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Impact of COVID-19 in Pediatric Patients and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bow...
Magalhães,Tiago; Granado,Maria Cristina; Manuel,Ana Rute; Espinheira,Maria do Céu; Trindade,EuniceAbstract Introduction: Acute COVID-19 in pediatric and young adult patients tends to be milder in severity compared to adult infection. Recent studies seem to show that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are at no greater risk than the general population. We aim to describe our experience in the follow-up of pediatric and young adult patients with IBD followed in our center and determine possible risk fa...
Oral tolerance induction protocol to egg white - A report of three pediatric cases
Granado,Maria Cristina; Sousa,Dinis; Mendes,Ana Raquel; Santalha,Marta; Silva,Armandina; Costa,AlbertoABSTRACT Food allergies are the main cause of anaphylaxis in children. Cow’s milk and egg white are the most common agents and elimination diets are considered the current strategy for their management. Many children can tolerate increasing amounts of the known allergen, and thus, oral tolerance induction protocols seem to be a promising approach. The authors present a protocol drawn up in a pediatric allergic ...
Van Neck-Odelberg disease: a rare cause of childhood limping
Ferreira,Joana; Granado,Maria Cristina; Lemos,Cláudia; Cunha,Sara; Simão,Teresa São; Ferreira,Cristina; Neto,CláudiaIntroduction: 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...