Acute fulminant cerebral edema (AFCE) is a recently identified encephalitis type associated with significant morbimortality. Described as rare, limited data exists on its early detection and treatment. This paper describes a case of AFCE that progressed to unresponsive intracranial hypertension. A previously healthy four-year-old boy presented with fever, myalgias, and neurological symptoms. Diagnostic assessme...
Introduction: Intestinal volvulus is a surgical emergency in which a segment of the intestine twists over its mesenteric attachment, causing bowel obstruction. It usually presents with bilious vomiting and can progress to bowel necrosis and shock. Case Report: A 40-days-old male infant presented with acute onset irritability, bilious vomiting, abdominal distention, and hematochezia. He rapidly evolved to shock ...
Introduction: Intestinal volvulus is a surgical emergency in which a segment of the intestine twists over its mesenteric attachment, causing bowel obstruction. It usually presents with bilious vomiting and can progress to bowel necrosis and shock. Case Report: A 40-days-old male infant presented with acute onset irritability, bilious vomiting, abdominal distention, and hematochezia. He rapidly evolved to shock ...
O estreptococo do grupo B (GBS) continua a ser a principal causa de sépsis e mortalidade no período neonatal (i). Os últimos consensos sobre a prevenção da infecção precoce pelo GBS recomendados pelo Colégio Americano de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia e pela Academia Americana de Pediatria prevêm a selecção das grávidas para profilaxia e o algoritmo de tratamento dos recém-nascidos (2). Os autores apresentam dois ca...
Os autores apresentam o caso clínico de uma criança do sexo feminino, com infecção pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana do tipo 1 (VIH1), de transmissão vertical. Tratava-se de uma prematura de 32 semanas com sífilis congénita, enterocolite necrosante e pancitopenia refractária que levaram ao diagnóstico de infecção pelo VIH1 no primeiro mês de vida. Apesar dos factores de mau prognóstico traduzidos pela imuno...