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Dermatologic clinical case
Santos, Raquel; Quintela, Carolina; Azevedo Silva, Joana; Peralta, Lígia; Sá, AidaPhytophotodermatosis (PPD) is a skin reaction caused by contact with furocoumarins, photosensitizing substances present in certain plants, followed by exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Herein we report a case of a 17-year-old teenager who developed a cutaneous reaction after using rue (Ruta graveolens) as a homemade treatment for acne. The condition presented with a characteristic inflammatory phase, followed ...
Urinary tract infection in children: Assessment of antibiotic susceptibility pr...
Teixeira, Susana Cláudia; Coelho Almeida, André; Carvalho, Joana; Sá, Aida; Martins, Ângela; Trindade, AntónioIntroduction: Urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial infections in children. Knowing the local prevalence of uropathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns is essential for appropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the etiological bacterial organisms of community-acquired urinary tract infections in pediatric age and their antibiotic susc...
VIRAL RASH…OR SOMETHING MORE?
Carvalho, Joana; Cotrim, Joana; Sá, Aida; Quaresma, Márcia; Dias, Fátima; Dominguez, PurificacionGianotti-Crosti syndrome is a papular or papulovesicular eruption, monomorphous, symmetrically distributed in the face, members and buttocks. We present a clinical case of a four year old boy with a monomorphous papulovesicular exanthema in the extensor aspects of forearm and legs and buttocks, preceded by a upper respiratory tract infection eight days before. The laboratory investigation showed activated lymph...
Deficiência de alfa-1 antitripsina num grupo de crianças com patologia respirat...
Fraga, JC Fernandes; Sá, Aida; Martins, Vânia; Calvino, Juan; Pereira, António; Quaresma, MárciaIntrodução: A deficiência de alfa-1 antitripsina (AAT) é uma doença genética frequente mas subdiagnosticada. Em Portugal não existem dados consistentes de prevalência da doença. O objectivo é a determinação da frequência e a caracterização do fenótipo de deficiência de AAT numa população pediátrica. Métodos: Foram incluídas todas as crianças e adolescentes referenciados à consulta de Pediatria/Alergologia com p...
The temporal pattern and the overall effect of ozone exposure on pediatric resp...
Botelho, Anabela; Sá, Aida; Fraga, José; Quaresma, Márcia; Costa, MargaridaUp to now no study has investigated the temporal pattern of children’s respiratory morbidity due to ozone. In the present study, we investigate the temporal pattern and the general effect of ozone exposure on children and adolescents’ respiratory morbidity using data from a particularly well suited area in southern Europe to assess the health effects of ozone. The effects of ozone are estimated using the recent...
The lag structure and the general effect of ozone exposure on pediatric respira...
Fraga, José; Botelho, Anabela; Costa, Margarida; Quaresma, Márcia; Sá, AidaUp to now no study has investigated the lag structure of children’s respiratory morbidity due to surface ozone. In the present study, we investigate the lag structure and the general effect of surface ozone exposure on children and adolescents’ respiratory morbidity using data from a particularly well suited area in southern Europe to assess the health effects of surface ozone. The effects of surface ozone are ...