Abstract Introduction: Childhood epileptic encephalopathies are age-dependent brain disorders in which ictal and interictal epileptogenic activity is the apparent cause of progressive cognitive and neuro-psychological impairment. Case report: A previously healthy four-year-old boy presented to the Emergency Department with a history of receptive and expressive language regression with four days of evolution, as...
RESUMO INTRODUÇÃO: O sistema alimentar é o maior consumidor de recursos naturais finitos do planeta, sendo responsável por cerca de 26% das emissões globais de gases de efeito de estufa. A produção alimentar não sustentável é também responsável pela desflorestação, perda de biodiversidade e de qualidade dos solos, danos que ultrapassam a capacidade regenerativa do Planeta. Além disso, as más escolhas alimentare...
Introduction: Behçet´s syndrome is a systemic vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and/or genital ulcers, and several systemic manifestations. The authors describe the case of a pediatric-onset Behçet´s syndrome. Case report: An 11-year-old boy was referred to the Pediatric consultation after two episodes of great saphenous vein thrombophlebitis. He had experienced daily oral aphthae for the past three ye...
Introduction: Joint pain and limping are common in pediatric age. Assessment of a child with joint pain requires differentiating benign conditions from those requiring urgent medical attention. Case report: A previously healthy nine-year-old boy was brought to the Emergency Department with fever and pain in the left ankle and hip associated with limping. He reported fever, abdominal pain, and slightly dry cough...
Signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare form of adenocarcinoma that predominantly affects the stomach. Signet ring cell carcinoma originated from the ileum is extremely rare and the prognosis is poor. We present a case of small bowel obstruction with features suggesting Crohn disease of the ileum. The symptoms were chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain with a family history of inflammatory bowel disease. The patient...
Spondylodiscitis is an inflammatory process of the intervertebral disc and the adjacent vertebral endplates and mainly involves the lumbar spine. Clinical suspicion is not raised in most instances, often resulting in difficult and delayed diagnosis. The onset may be insidious and clinical signs can be mild and unspecific. This is also true with laboratory tests, which often remain within the normal range. Refus...
RESUMO Este artigo intenciona problematizar as relações entre norma e prática de jovens e mulheres trabalhadores da indústria têxtil de Blumenau, com ênfase na dimensão do cotidiano, repleto de estratégias criativas de atuação no mundo do trabalho. Em um universo de constantes trocas de experiência, a ênfase recaía sobre o trabalho diário e a elaboração de códigos de solidariedade, com atitudes sutis de inversã...
Abstract Nasal type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma is a distinct entity according to the World Health Organization classification. Although 60% to 90% of patients with this disease present with a destructive mass in the midline facial tissues, it may also primarily or secondarily involve extranasal sites, like the skin. We report the case of a 77-year-old patient that came to our department with erythematous pla...