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Report of simultaneous measles outbreaks in two different health regions in Por...

In Portugal, measles vaccination coverage and population immunity are high, and no endemic measles cases had been reported since 2004. The World Health Organization classified measles as eliminated in the country in 2015 and 2016, based on data from the previous 3 years. However, in a context of increasing incidence in several European countries in 2016 and 2017, Portugal experienced two simultaneous measles ou...

Report of simultaneous measles outbreaks in two different health regions in Por...

In Portugal, measles vaccination coverage and population immunity are high, and no endemic measles cases had been reported since 2004. The World Health Organization classified measles as eliminated in the country in 2015 and 2016, based on data from the previous 3 years. However, in a context of increasing incidence in several European countries in 2016 and 2017, Portugal experienced two simultaneous measles ou...

Challenging measles case definition: three measles outbreaks in three Health Re...

We report three simultaneous measles outbreaks with 112 confirmed cases in three Health Regions of Portugal, from February to April 2018. The mean age of cases was 30 years, 79% worked in a healthcare setting and 87% were vaccinated. Genotype B3 was identified in 84 cases from the three outbreaks. Primary cases in each outbreak were imported. Several cases presented with modified measles, highlighting the impor...

Measles outbreak after 12 years without endemic transmission, Portugal, Februar...

We report a measles outbreak in two Portuguese health regions (Algarve and Lisbon and the Tagus Valley) since February 2017, and which by 31 May resulted in 28 confirmed cases, of which 16 were unvaccinated. Thirteen cases were healthcare workers. One unvaccinated teenager died. Genotype B3 was identified in 14 cases from both regions. This outbreak occurs after 12 years without endemic measles transmission, an...

Síndrome de Guillain-Barré em idade pediátrica. Protocolo de actuação

Exmo. Senhor Editor da Revista Acta Pediátrica Portuguesa Na sequência da publicação “Síndrome de Guillain-Barré em idade pediátrica. Protocolo de atuação” recomendado pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Neuropediatria (Acta Pediátrica Portuguesa 2011; 42(1):33-42), contactámos o autor responsável pela correspondência solicitando a melhor atenção para importância de incluir, neste protocolo, requisitos do Programa de ...

Pênfigo Vulgar - um caso pediátrico

Resumo: O Pênfigo Vulgar é uma doença auto-imune rara na infância, com evolução crónica e mortalidade significativa. A doença manifesta-se por lesões vesiculares, semelhantes a infecções benignas, mas que são refractárias ao tratamento sintomático e persistem após a fase aguda. Apresenta-se o caso de uma criança de três anos com lesões muco-cutâneas orais, persistentes. A biópsia permitiu o diagnóstico de Pênfi...

PFAPA: A Propósito de um Caso Clínico

O síndrome PFAPA ( Periodic Fever, Aphtous stomatitis, Pharingitis and Adenitis) foi descrito pela primeira vez em 1987. A etiologia é desconhecida. Clinicamente caracteriza-se por febre alta, recorrente, com intervalos de quatro a seis semanas. A febre tem a duração de cerca de cinco dias e regride espontaneamente. Associadas à febre, encontram-se estomatite aftosa, faringite e adenomegalias cervicais. Os sint...

Gripe A (H1N1) 2009: a transição da etapa de contenção para a de mitigação em P...