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Dermatology clinical case

Abstract Herein are reported two cases of a previously healthy fourteen-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy who presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department with a cutaneous reaction after applying a temporary black henna tattoo. Diagnosis of delayed hypersensitivity to black henna was established. Black henna tattoos are known for their temporary and harmless nature, but henna usually contains paraphenyle...

Outcomes of Different Methods for Analysis of Biliary Brush Cytology and of Fac...

Background and Aims: Brush cytology during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the most frequently used strategy for obtaining a tissue sample from an indeterminate biliary stricture. A recent study reported that age is a factor associated with positive yields, but further analysis of how age influences the results was lacking. We aimed to evaluate clinical effectiveness of biliary cytology...

A rare case of pediatric volvulus caused by a persistent omphalomesenteric cyst

A persistent omphalomesenteric duct is one possible cause of small-bowel volvulus, a rare cause of acute abdomen in children. A four-year-old child was admitted to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain and incoercible vomiting, with neither abdominal guarding nor relevant abnormalities revealed in complementary diagnostic exams. Due to a significant clinical deterioration over a 48-hour observation perio...

Fistulization of J-PEG Jejunal Tube into the Colon in a Patient Treated with Du...

The continuous delivery of a levodopa/carbidopa gel suspension (Duodopa®) into the small bowel through a jejuna tube inserted via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy represents a new treatment method in advanced Parkinson disease. Some severe device-related complications have been described in the last few years. Some of them are associated with phytobezoar formation at the pigtail of the catheter. We present t...

Fistulizing Gastric GIST

Cystic Pancreatic Lymphangioma: Diagnostic Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound

Pancreatic cystic lymphangiomas are rare benign lesions that arise from lymphatic vessels, accounting for less than 0.2% of all pancreatic cysts. Typically it is asymptomatic and discovery occurs during imaging exams for non-pancreatic disease. In the past, a definite diagnosis was made through surgery, with complete resection of all tumoral tissue to prevent recurrence. Nowadays, the development of endoscopic ...

Trombose venosa profunda em idade pediátrica: estudo retrospetivo de 10 anos

Introdução e Objetivos: A trombose venosa profunda (TVP) e o tromboembolismo pulmonar são os componentes do tromboembolismo venoso (TEV) que, embora infrequente, é uma entidade emergente na pediatria. Apresentamos uma casuística cujo objetivo é a avaliação dos aspetos mais relevantes da TVP em idade pediátrica e da sua abordagem terapêutica. Metodologia: Revisão retrospetiva descritiva dos processos dos doentes...

Duodenal Variceal Bleeding Successfully Treated by Endoscopic N-butyl-2-cyanoac...

Ptose palpebral: a importância de valorizar

Baixa Estatura e haploinsuficiência do gene SHOX

Introdução: A haploinsuficiência do gene SHOX (short stature homeobox gene) é uma das causas genéticas mais frequentes de baixa estatura isolada ou familiar, cuja gravidade clínica pode ser muito variável. Caso Clinico: Os autores descrevem uma adolescente de 14 anos, com membros curtos e baixa estatura. A radiografia do punho demonstrou deformidade de Madelung. O estudo molecular revelou a deleção do gene SHOX...