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Miliary tuberculosis - A challenging diagnosis

Abstract Tuberculosis is a challenging diagnosis with marked clinical heterogeneity that can lead to diagnostic delay and serious and potentially life-threatening problems. The most prevalent form of the disease is pulmonary tuberculosis. The present case has unique features as in that it describes a case of miliary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adolescent vaccinated with the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vacci...

Pediatric COVID-19 ─ What kind of disease is it?

Abstract Background: The burden of COVID-19 is reported to be less significant in pediatric patients, with lower morbidity and mortality. Our center secured daily telephone follow-up for pediatric COVID-19 outpatients during the isolation period of the pandemic. The aim of this study was to describe COVID-19 manifestations in the pediatric population. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of pediatric ...

Gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 in pediatric age

Abstract Introduction: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms associated with COVID-19 have become increasingly relevant, particularly in pediatric age. The expression of angiotensin II receptors in the GI tract may explain, not only the predominance of GI symptoms, but also the presence of isolated GI manifestations of the disease in some cases. The aim of this study was to characterize a population of pediatric patie...

Long COVID in children and adolescents: Is it real?

Abstract Introduction : While acute COVID-19 symptoms are well defined and described, long-term symptoms are not. Most patients achieve full recovery within 3-4 weeks after the onset of the infection, but in some cases, symptoms persist weeks or months after recovery. Although extensively studied in adults, COVID-19 data in pediatric patients remains scarce. Objective : To review the available literature regard...

Feeling better in the presence of others: It may depend on whether you are a ma...

Abstract Previous research has suggested that it is good to have other people around us. Indeed, there seems to be a generally positive impact of the presence of others on individuals’ physical and psychological well-being. In the current work, we examine if these positive experiences may be promoted by the mere presence of nonsignificant others in our environment, during a brief period. Specifically, in two ex...

Políticas locais e envelhecimento ativo: a realidade portuguesa à luz da perceç...

RESUMO A crescente proporção de idosos tem colocado vários desafios às políticas públicas em diferentes escalas. As diretrizes internacionais e nacionais têm subjacente a necessidade de promover um envelhecimento mais ativo e a importância de criar os meios necessários para que os decisores e demais atores relevantes trabalhem articuladamente para implementar políticas locais de envelhecimento ativo. Como é que...

Consensus on Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography of the Brazilian So...

Abstract Through the Life Cycle of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (ETTI/SBA) the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology, together with the Department of Cardiovascular Image of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (DIC/SBC), created a task force to standardize the use of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography by Brazilian anesthesiologists and echocardiographers based on scientific evidenc...

Doença de Addison: a dificuldade de diagnóstico

Introdução: A insuficiência supra-renal primária é uma patologia rara, sobretudo na idade pediátrica. Caso clínico: Apresenta-se o caso de um adolescente com queixas de astenia com quatro meses de evolução, motivando repetidas idas ao serviço de urgência no último mês por sintomas gastrointestinais e perda ponderal de dez quilogramas. À admissão encontrava-se com razoável estado geral, hidratado, sem hiperpigme...

Celulite da região orbitária: a realidade de 10 anos de um hospital nível 3

Doença invasiva pneumocócica: uma realidade sempre presente