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Prospective Study of Loss of Health-Related Quality Adjusted Life Years in Chil...

Introduction and aims: Although usually benign, varicella can lead to serious complications and sometimes long-term sequelae. Vaccines are safe and effective but not yet included in immunisation programmes in many countries. We aimed to quantify the impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALY) in children with varicella and their families, key to assessing cost...

Evaluation of consumer habits and knowledge about dietary fibre and fibre-rich pr...

This study investigated the Turkish consumers’ knowledge about dietary fibres and purchasing behaviours about fibre rich foods and also their attitudes towards food labelling with specific emphasis on dietary fibre. The survey consisted on a longitudinal study undertaken on a sample of 293 participants. For the analysis of the data, basic descriptive statistics was used, complemented with statistical tests (U-M...

The impact of food choices on human and animal rights protection and environmen...

Introduction: People’s food choices are of the utmost importance to regulate markets and the food chain towards the global goal of sustainability. Objectives: The objective of this work was to evaluate to what extent some aspects linked to sustainability in the food chain influence people’s food choices, specifically in the domains of packaging, food surplus, transportation and human or animal welfare. Methods:...

Febre, cardiopatia congénita e muitas surpresas

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, Leishmania and Epstein-Barr infection: an u...

Introduction: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a syndrome of abnormal excessive immune activation, with signs and symptoms of excessive inflammation. Case report: 18-months-old girl admitted for persistent fever for the past two months. No other symptoms associated. History of a trip to the north of Portugal with contact with dogs. On examination: ill-appearance, pale and hepatosplenomegaly. Laborato...

Acute mastoiditis in children: Middle ear cultures may help in reducing use of ...

Acute mastoiditis (AM) is a suppurative infection of the mastoid air cells, representing the most frequent complication of acute otitis media. AM remains an important entity in children due to its potential complications and sequelae. We aim to describe the cases of AM admitted at our department, identify risk factors potentially associated with complications and analyse the changes in clinical approach of AM o...

Celulite Orbitária Pré e Pós-Septal em Idade Pediátrica: 17 Anos de Experiência

Introdução: A celulite orbitária, pré e pós-septal, é a principal infeção dos tecidos e anexos do olho, tendo diferentes abordagens e implicações clínicas. Métodos: Análise retrospectiva de crianças internadas num hospital de nível II da região metropolitana de Lisboa por celulite orbitária ao longo de 17 anos. Comparação entre celulite pré-septal e infeção pós-septal no que respeita à sua apresentação clínica,...

Atypical renal presentation of antiphospholipid syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disease which can occur as a primary disease or in association with other autoimmune diseases, the most frequent being Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Although renal manifestations of SLE are well known, antiphospholipid syndrome renal manifestations such as antiphospholipid syndrome nephropathy and glomerulopathies have yet to be better characterized...

Acessos vasculares definitivos para hemodiálise: abordagem multidisciplinar

Amaurose súbita e doença falciforme: a propósito de um caso

Os autores apresentam o caso clínico de uma criança com doença falciforme, internada por choque séptico com meningite e pneumonia a Streptococcus pneumoniae. No decurso do internamento surgiu amaurose súbita à esquerda e herpes mucocutâ- neo labial. O exame oftalmológico foi sugestivo de oclusão arterial no olho esquerdo e de necrose retiniana viral à direita, pelo que foi instituída terapêutica antiviral e ant...