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Croup and COVID‐19
Almendra, M; Pereira, MP; Gonçalves, CS; Bonfadini, M; Brites, V; Estrada, JF
Immunological Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome and Thrombotic Microangiopat...
Rocha, AP; Milheiro Silva, T; Francisco, T; Neves, C; Brites, V; Candeias, FSome patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection deteriorate shortly after starting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the so-called immunological reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS).1 Although having a spontaneous resolution in many instances, it can be fatal.1 Worse prognosis is seen in younger children, severe immunosuppression and central nervous system IRIS, or infections ...
Anaphylaxis in Pregnancy: a Rare Cause of Neonatal Mortality
Berenguer, A; Couto, A; Brites, V; Fernandes, RAnaphylaxis is a rare condition in pregnancy. Drugs are the aetiological agents most often implicated. Maternal anaphylaxis can lead to significant fetal morbidity and even mortality if uterine perfusion and maternal oxygenation are compromised. Significant risk of neonatal neurological damage or death can occur even when the maternal clinical outcome is favourable. The authors present the case of a newborn, bo...