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COVID-19-induced rhabdomyolysis in an adolescent: A rare presentation

Viral infections are a well-known cause of myositis. The clinical presentation may vary from mild myalgia to severe muscle injury. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a viral respiratory disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), can be a cause of myositis and of rhabdomyolysis, a rare and severe complication. A previously healthy 11-year-old female adolescent with COVI...

TYROSINEMIA TYPE III: A CASE REPORT OF SIBLINGS AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Objective: Tyrosinemia type III (HT III) is the rarest form of tyrosinemia, and the full clinical spectrum of this disorder is still unknown. The neurological involvement varies, including intellectual impairment and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD). We report the case of two siblings diagnosed with HT III at different ages. Case description: The index case was diagnosed by newborn screening...

Tyrosinemia type III: a case report of siblings and literature review

Objective: Tyrosinemia type III (HT III) is the rarest form of tyrosinemia, and the full clinical spectrum of this disorder is still unknown. The neurological involvement varies, including intellectual impairment and attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD). We report the case of two siblings diagnosed with HT III at different ages. Case description: The index case was diagnosed by newborn screening...

Doença de Addison – a dificuldade de diagnóstico

Introdução: A insuficiência supra-renal primária é uma patologia rara, sobretudo na idade pediátrica. Caso clínico: Apresenta-se o caso de um adolescente com queixas de astenia com quatro meses de evolução, motivando repetidas idas ao serviço de urgência no último mês por sintomas gastrointestinais e perda ponderal de dez quilogramas. À admissão encontrava-se com razoável estado geral, hidratado, sem hiperpigme...

O Que Sabem os Pais Sobre o Tratamento de Queimaduras

Introdução: A nível mundial, oito em cada 100 000 crianças são hospitalizadas anualmente na sequência de uma queimadura. Pretendeu-se avaliar o grau de conhecimento dos pais portugueses sobre o tratamento básico de queimaduras. Métodos: Estudo observacional, transversal, no qual foram incluídos 644 pais que responderam a um questionário disponível em plataformas online de pediatria no período de 26 de julho a 1...

Ophthalmology case

Introduction: Limbal dermoids are benign congenital tumours that contain choristomatous elements. These lesions are present at birth but may not be easily identified until later in life. Case report: We report a case of a one-day-old newborn, female, with no relevant gestational or neonatal history, referred to our pediatric ophthalmologic unit because of a whitish round mass in the inferotemporal limbus of the...

CARDIOMIOPATIA DILATADA – QUAL A ETIOLOGIA?

HEMANGIOMA DO CORDÃO E PERSISTÊNCIA DO ÚRACO: UMA ASSOCIAÇÃO INESPERADA

Imaging case

Introduction: Calcaneal osteomyelitis is a relatively rare entity and may be underdiagnosed for not being correctly recognized. Case report: An eight-year-old white boy presented with heel pain and an inability to weight-bearing. The condition was misdiagnosed as Sever’s disease so he was discharged with symptomatic treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging two weeks after clinical onset revealed diffuse osteomyeli...

Ophthalmology case

Introduction: Limbal dermoids are benign congenital tumours that contain choristomatous elements. These lesions are present at birth but may not be easily identified until later in life. Case report: We report a case of a one-day-old newborn, female, with no relevant gestational or neonatal history, referred to our pediatric ophthalmologic unit because of a whitish round mass in the inferotemporal limbus of the...