Resumo A gastroenterite aguda (GEA) continua a ser uma das patologias mais frequentes em idade pediátrica, sendo que a rehidratação oral permanece a pedra angular do seu tratamento. O racecadotril é um fármaco antidiarreico utilizado no tratamento da diarreia aguda em crianças, dado que reduz a secreção de água e eletrólitos pelo aparelho digestivo. Apesar de poder ser considerado no tratamento da GEA, não é cl...
Epstein Barr virus (EBV) primoinfection may contribute to the development of post-mononucleosis lymphomas in EBV-seronegative adult males with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) under thiopurine therapy, but data on children are sparse. Knowledge of the EBV status may influence the type of surveillance and therapy in a group particularly vulnerable to the occurrence of EBV primoinfection. We aimed to determine th...
Background: Over the last decades, the use of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures has been increased in children worldwide, allowing the early diagnosis and therapeutic intervention in multiple GI diseases. Aims and Methods: In order to evaluate the appropriateness and the diagnostic yield of initial GI endoscopic techniques in children in a Portuguese tertiary hospital, we performed a retrospective coh...
Juvenile dermatomyositis is an autoimmune systemic vasculopathy, mainly characterized by chronic inflammation of the striated muscle and skin. The authors report the case of a 15-year-old boy presenting with a four-month history of myalgia and proximal muscle weakness on the upper and lower limbs. These symptoms were associated with heliotrope palpebral exanthema, erythema in the dorsum of the hands, Gottrons ...
Objetivos: Avaliar os conhecimentos e práticas dos pais sobre medidas preventivas de acidentes domésticos e de viação. Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional descritivo e analítico. Local: Unidade de Saúde Familiar Camélias, Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Grande Porto VII - Gaia. População: Pais de crianças entre os 0 meses e seis anos de idade. Métodos: Aplicação de um questionário preenchido pelos pais das cri...
Introduction: Fidget spinners are small rotating toys with a central disc and three tips. They are currently one of the most popular childrens toys. Case report: The case of a seven-year-old child admitted to the Emergency Department of the local hospital due to epigastric pain following ingestion of a fidget spinner component is described. Due to presence of a foreign body in the digestive tract, an upper dig...