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Borrelia lusitaniae infection mimicking headache, neurologic deficits, and cere...
Vieira, J.P.; Brito, M.J.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.Headache with neurologic deficits and cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis (HaNDL) is a rare headache syndrome included in the Classification of Headache of the International Headache Society as a “headache attributed to non-infectious inflammatory intracranial disease.” We report one 15-year-old patient with clinical history and cerebrospinal fluid findings compatible with the diagnosis of HaNDL in whom Borrelia ...
Borreliosis as a cause of myocarditis in pediatric age
Constante, A.D.; Lemos, A.; Trigo, C.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.; Brito, M.J.Introduction: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a zoonosis with worldwide distribution, mainly in the northern hemisphere countries with predominantly cutaneous, articular, cardiac and neuro-psychiatric manifestations. The greater variety of genospecies that cause disease in Europe and the complex laboratory confirmation contribute to the disease underdiagnose in Portugal. Case description: A 17-year-old boy resident in...
Kikuchi Fujimoto’s disease: fever of unknown origin and lymphadenitis
Soares, T.S.; Mafra, M.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.; Gouveia, C.; Brito, M.J.Kikuchi Fujimoto’s disease (KFD) or histiocytic lymphadenitis is especially rare in paediatrics. Although it is a self-limited and benign disease, its differential diagnose is vast including lymphoma, various infections and autoimmune diseases.
Borreliose de Lyme em idade Pediátrica
Borges, M.; Gouveia, C.; Vieira, J.P.; Lopes de Carvalho, I.; Brito, M.J.Introdução e objetivos: A doença de Lyme é uma entidade rara na idade pediátrica, causada por espiroquetas do complexo Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Pode afetar vários orgãos como pele,sistema nervoso, articulações e coração. Objetivo: Caracterizar a infeção por Borrelia num hospital pediátrico terciário.
Detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in Portuguese children with acute gastroenter...
Júlio, C.; Furtado, Cristina; Rocha, R.; Escobar, C.; Brito, M.J.; Oleastro, MónicaDientamoeba fragilis is an inhabitant of human gastrointestinal tract with a worldwide distribution. The first description considered this protozoan a rare and harmless commensal, since then it has struggled to gain recognition as a pathogen. Commercial multiplex real-time PCR was used to detect D. fragilis in fecal samples from hospitalized children (⩽18 years) with acute gastrointestinal disease, admitted to ...
Outbreak of acute respiratory infection among infants in Lisbon, Portugal, caus...
Rebelo-de-Andrade, Helena; Pereia, C.; Giria, M.; Prudêncio, E.; Brito, M.J.; Calé, E.; Taveira, N.Human adenoviruses (AdVs) typically cause mild illnesses in otherwise healthy hosts. We investigated a pediatric outbreak of acute respiratory infection with fatal outcomes that occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2004.Biological specimens were collected from 83 children attending two nurseries, a kinesiotherapy clinic, and the household of a nanny. Adenovirus infection was confirmed in 48 children by PCR and viru...