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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: A Rare Diagnosis
Monteiro Cunha, Sara; Moita, Rita; Vasconcelos, Sofia; Neto, Cláudia; Azevedo, InêsIntroduction: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is a pulmonary inflammatory disease associated with the exposition of several environmental agents in immunological susceptible individuals. HP is a rare disease and its exact prevalence remains unknown in children. Case report: A healthy ten-year-old male hospitalised with complaints of fatigue, anorexia, abdominal pain, and dry cough. He subsequently developed d...
Quality of life of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Vasconcelos, Sofia; Monteiro Cunha, Sara; Rebelo, Alícia; Ferreira, Carla; Meireles, Carla; Dias, ÂngelaIntroduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrine-metabolic disorders of childhood and adolescence and requires a continuous and rigorous therapeutic approach, with recognized impact on children and adolescents’ quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and its relationship with clinical and laboratory asp...
Acute abdominal pain in a 13-year-old female adolescent
Monteiro Cunha, Sara; Leite, Sara; Vasconcelos, Sofia; Meireles, Carla; Gonzaga, Luís; São Simão, TeresaIntroduction: Ovarian torsion can occur at any pediatric age, mainly between the ages of 9 and 14 years. Diagnosis is challenging, as symptoms are nonspecific, misleading to other more common diagnoses, as genitourinary and gastrointestinal disorders. In children, ovarian lesions leading to torsion are typically benign and cystic. Surgical approach is safe, as most cases of early torsed ovary untwisting exhibit...