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Autoimmune hepatitis in 828 Brazilian children and adolescents: clinical and la...
Porta, Gilda; Carvalho, Elisa; Santos, Jorge Luiz Dos; Gama, Jorge; Borges, Cristian V.; Seixas, Renata; Ferreira, Alexandre; Miura, Irenesentation, laboratory findings, histological profile, treatments, and outcomes of children andadolescents with autoimmune hepatitis.Methods: The medical records of 828 children and adolescents with autoimmune hepatitiswere reviewed. A questionnaire was used to collect anonymous data on clinical presentation,biochemical and histological findings, and treatments.Results: Of all patients, 89.6% had autoimmune hepa...
Wilson's disease: an analysis of 28 Brazilian children
Kleine, Rodolpho Truffa; Mendes, Renata; Pugliese, Renata; Miura, Irene; Danesi, Vera; Porta, GildaOBJECTIVES: Clinical-laboratory and evolutionary analysis of twenty-eight patients with Wilson's disease. METHODS: Twenty-eight children (twelve females and sixteen males) with Wilson's disease were evaluated retrospectively between 1987 and 2009, with a follow-up of 72 months (1 - 240 months). The clinical, laboratory, and histologic features at diagnosis were recorded at the end of the study. RESULTS: The med...