Introduction: Limbal dermoids are benign congenital tumours that contain choristomatous elements. These lesions are present at birth but may not be easily identified until later in life. Case report: We report a case of a one-day-old newborn, female, with no relevant gestational or neonatal history, referred to our pediatric ophthalmologic unit because of a whitish round mass in the inferotemporal limbus of the...
Introduction: Limbal dermoids are benign congenital tumours that contain choristomatous elements. These lesions are present at birth but may not be easily identified until later in life. Case report: We report a case of a one-day-old newborn, female, with no relevant gestational or neonatal history, referred to our pediatric ophthalmologic unit because of a whitish round mass in the inferotemporal limbus of the...
Introdução: Os recém -nascidos (RN) internados em unidades de cuidados intensivos (UCIN) apresentam um risco acrescido de infeções associadas aos cuidados de saúde (IACS). Na Maternidade Júlio Dinis (MJD), após ter sido constatada uma incidência elevada de IACS, efetuaram-se alterações na prática clínica diária. Objetivos: Avaliar a eficácia das estratégias de prevenção de infeção implementadas na UCIN da MJD. ...