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When subjective social status matters: moderating effects in the association be...

Social status is found to interfere with health outcomes after adverse life experiences. Evidence suggests the importance of subjective social status (SSS), above and beyond objective status. This study tests the moderating role of SSS in the association between victimization and mental health, considering the effect of distinct forms of victimization, clinical symptoms and psychological well-being. A sample of...

Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Pediatric Patients Living in Europe: Results o...

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, antibiotic susceptibility and treatment success of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infected pediatric patients. Methods: Between 2013 and 2016, 23 pediatric hospitals from 17 countries prospectively submitted data on consecutive H. pylori-infected (culture positive) patients to the EuroPedHP-Registry. Results: Of 1333 pat...

Portuguese Consensus on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Anemia in Pedia...

Anemia is a common extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), both in pediatric and in adult patients. Iron deficiency is the main cause of anemia in patients with IBD. Anemia is a clinically relevant comorbidity, with impact on patients' quality of life and it should be timely diagnosed and adequately treated. Currently, an active treatment approach is the recommended strategy, with evi...

Dome-Shaped Osteotomy for Revision of Failed Closing-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Autoimmune Pancreatitis with Associated Ulcerative Colitis in a Teenager

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare entity that is extremely uncommon in children. Its diagnosis is also a clinical challenge. This form of chronic pancreatitis often presents itself with obstructive jaundice and/or a pancreatic mass and it is sometimes misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. We describe the case of a 13-year-old boy with obstructive jaundice and a 4 cm mass in the head of the pancreas that was ...

Melanoma da Coroideia

Choroidal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular malignant tumor in adults. None of the different treatments available offers advantages of survival, resorting more and more to conservative treatments such as brachytherapy, which has been available in Portugal since 2013. In this article we review the clinical characteristics, risk factors, diagnosis, complementary exams and therapeutic options in chor...

Impacto Alimentar Esofágico, um Dilema Diagnóstico

O impacto alimentar esofágico é uma situação que na maioria dos casos é secundária a patologia esofágica congénita ou adquirida, podendo constituir a primeira manifestação da doença. Descreve-se um rapaz, 11 anos, saudável, com sialorreia e dor retrosternal que surgiram subitamente durante o jantar. Foi submetido a endoscopia digestiva alta, que revelou um fragmento de carne impactado no terço distal do esófago...

Impacto Alimentar Esofágico, um Dilema Diagnóstico

O impacto alimentar esofágico é uma situação que na maioria dos casos é secundária a patologia esofágica congénita ou adquirida, podendo constituir a primeira manifestação da doença. Descreve-se um rapaz, 11 anos, saudável, com sialorreia e dor retrosternal que surgiram subitamente durante o jantar. Foi submetido a endoscopia digestiva alta, que revelou um fragmento de carne impactado no terço distal do esófago...

Hordéolo ou algo mais?

Criança do sexo feminino, caucasiana, 15 anos, com história de hordéolo da pálpebra inferior do olho esquerdo, medicada com antibiótico e corticóide tópico associado a limpeza palpebral, desde há cerca de 4 semanas. Por ausência de melhoria e com crescimento progressivo da lesão, recorreu ao serviço de urgência. Negava outras queixas oftalmológicas ou sistémicas associadas. Ao exame objectivo observou-se tumefa...

Intracoronary Delivery of Human Mesenchymal/Stromal Stem Cells: Insights from C...

BACKGROUND: Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells have unique properties favorable to their use in clinical practice and have been studied for cardiac repair. However, these cells are larger than coronary microvessels and there is controversy about the risk of embolization and microinfarctions, which could jeopardize the safety and efficacy of intracoronary route for their delivery. The index of microcirculatory resis...