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Purpuric rash in an adolescent
Melo,Joana; Miranda,Ana Margalha; Garcês,Sónia Pereira FernandesAbstract A previously healthy 17-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with a 14-day history of fever, sore throat, and a generalized reddish-purple pruritic rash. The rash, initially erythematous and maculopapular, worsened and became coalescent and purpuric. She had been treated with azithromycin for three days starting on the third day of illness. Physical examination revealed a good general co...
Coarse face, hypotonia, and neurodevelopmental regression
Miranda,Ana Margalha; Ezequiel,Marta; Luís,Catarina; Dupont,Juliette; Gaspar,Paulo; Vilarinho,Laura; Janeiro,Patrícia; Gaspar,AnaInborn errors of metabolism are a heterogeneous class of multisystemic diseases which, although individually rare, are collectively quite common. Central nervous system is usually affected. The authors report the case of a five-month-old girl, daughter of non-consanguineous parents, born after an unremarkable full-term pregnancy and delivery. Hypotonia and neurodevelopmental regression were noted from the age o...
Overweight in youth and sleep quality: is there a link?
Pacheco,Susana Rebelo; Miranda,Ana Margalha; Coelho,Raquel; Monteiro,Ana Cristina; Bragança,Graciete; Loureiro,Helena CristinaABSTRACT Objective Overweight seems to be related to a higher prevalence of sleep disturbances. Decreased sleep duration and altered sleep quality are risk factors for obesity. Our aim was to compare the sleep pattern of overweight children with that of a matched control group and assess the relationship between sleep quality and obesity. Materials and methods Retrospective cohort study comparing 41 overweight ...