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Congenital syphilis — preventable, yet increasing: 10-year data from a secondar...
Sousa, Maria; Vasco, João; Alveirinho, Filipa; Noites, Inês; Fraga, Beatriz; Pacheco, Lucinda; Monteiro, isabelIntroduction: Congenital syphilis (CS), which resultss from vertical transmission of Treponema pallidum, presents a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations in neonates. It’s effective control relies on early maternal diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy. Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective and descriptive study of CS cases in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Hospital do Divino Es...
Idiopathic Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome: Report of a Pediatric Case
Vasco, João; Albuquerque, Francisca; Costa, Francisca; Dias Curado, Ana; Escobar, CarlosThe idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypovolemia, with an unknown cause, presenting as a distributive and hypovolemic shock, due to fluid loss to the extravascular space. We describe a case of a previously healthy seven-year-old boy, who started with prodromal symptoms (abdominal pain, fatigue, nausea), followed by a fluid extravasation phase, with hemoconcen...
King-Denborough Syndrome: Report of a Family
Vasco, João; Viveiros, Eulália; Pires, PaulaWe report a case of an Azorean family with the diagnosis of the King-Denborough syndrome. Both mother and the two siblings present all the characteristic clinical findings of this syndrome – facial dysmorphias (with palpebral ptosis, malar hypoplasia, arched palate and micrognathia), musculoskeletal abnormalities (bell-shaped chest, pectus excavatum and lumbar hyperlordosis), diminished lower limbs strength wit...