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SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children

Children with COVID-19 typically experience milder symptoms and lower hospitalization rates, though severe cases do occur. Understanding age-related immune responses is crucial for future preparedness. We characterized immune response dynamics to SARS-CoV-2 in 145 samples from 119 pediatric patients (<18 years) with confirmed infection, assessed at four distinct time points: <14 days, 14 days-3 months, 3-6 mont...

Multiresistant Kawasaki Disease in a Young Infant with Giant Aneurysms Growing ...

Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a type of vasculitis in which giant coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) can occur. There are no specific guidelines for managing giant CAAs that develop quickly and are at risk of rupture. Regarding cardiovascular drugs, only beta-blockers are formally recommended in the acute phase of KD. Case presentation: A 6-month-old male patient with multiresistant Kawasaki disease and gi...

A Retropharyngeal Phlegmon as a Presentation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndro...

Salmonellosis in Children at a Portuguese Hospital: A Retrospective Study

Introduction: Salmonellosis represents a considerable health, social and economic burden in both high- and low-income countries. Recently, in Portugal, most cases of Salmonella infections have been reported in children under 15 years of age. The main aim of this study was to characterize, from an epidemiological, microbiological, and clinical perspective, cases of Salmonella isolation among children.Material an...

Pediatric Tuberculosis: 12 Years of Experience in a Tertiary Referral Center in...

Introduction: The diagnosis of tuberculosis in children is a challenge namely because extrapulmonary tuberculosis and severe disease are more frequent in this age group. The aim of this study was to evaluate and reflect about severe tuberculosis in pediatric age, in a metropolitan area of Lisbon.Material and Methods: Descriptive study about patients under 18 years of age admitted with tuberculosis disease in a ...

The Protective Role of Self-Compassion in the Relationship between Perfectionis...

Recent studies have documented the high prevalence of burnout among medicine and dentistry students, with potentially catastrophic consequences for both students and patients. Both environmental and personality factors play a part in burnout; perfectionism, a common trait in medicine students' personalities, has been linked to psychological distress and increasing students' vulnerability to burnout. Self-compas...

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 in a Ter...

Introduction: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare and severe manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of children with MIS-C admitted to a pediatric tertiary hospital in Portugal.Material and Methods: Observational descriptive study of MIS-C patients admitted between April 2020 and April 2021. Demographic and clin...

Diagnostic Challenge in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient with COVID-19

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a life-threatening complication in sickle cell disease (SCD). Infections are frequently implied and like other viruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may be a trigger. Additionally, due to their inflammatory status, they are considered a high-risk group for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Pneumonia and ACS share clinical, laboratory and ra...

Clinical and Therapeutic Approach to Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Pediatri...

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, in children is usually a mild disease, but severe illness has been reported. Currently, the therapy benefits of antiviral experimental drugs are still uncertain. The main aim of this study is to describe the experience of a level III hospital regarding therapeutic management of hospitalized children with COVID-19 and to characterize clinical features and evol...

‘TB OR NOT TB?’: The Importance of Appropriate Screening

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