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Oral food challenges in pediatric food allergy: five-year experience of a level...
Rodrigues,Inês Patrício; Rocha-Castro,Carlos; Bernardo,Miguel; Santos,Marinela; Matos,Clara; Monteiro,Tânia; Carvalho,Marisa; Quaresma,MárciaAbstract Introduction and Objectives: Oral food challenges (OFC) are the gold standard for the diagnosis of food allergy. The aim of this study was to characterize and analyze the OFCs performed in the Pediatric Department of the study hospital. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent OFCs in the pediatric department of the study hospital from October 2016 to December 2021. Al...
An ill-appearing child with skin lesions and respiratory distress
Bernardo,Miguel; Igreja,Ana Isabel; Carvalho,Joana; Pereira,HelenaAbstract Primary infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) commonly occurs during childhood, generally with benign clinical course. The authors describe the case of a non-immunized eight-year-old girl with primary varicella infection complicated by a rare pulmonary finding: necrotizing pneumonia. Patient management and the spectrum of pulmonary complications in this setting are discussed.