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A Retropharyngeal Phlegmon as a Presentation of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndro...
Costa, Cristiana; Valsassina, Rita; Brito, Maria João; Garcia, Ana Margarida
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 in a Ter...
Vieira de Melo, Joana; Valsassina, Rita; Garcia, Ana Margarida; Silva, Tiago; Gouveia, Catarina; Brito, Maria JoãoIntroduction: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare and severe manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of children with MIS-C admitted to a pediatric tertiary hospital in Portugal.Material and Methods: Observational descriptive study of MIS-C patients admitted between April 2020 and April 2021. Demographic and clin...
Engasgamento e Epistaxe: Uma Causa Invulgar
Valsassina, Rita; Silva, Sara; Crispim, João Núncio
Children Who Leave the Emergency Department Without Being Seen: Why Did They Le...
Sousa, Rodrigo; Correia, Cátia; Valsassina, Rita; Moeda, Sofia; Paínho, Teresa; Oom, PauloIntroduction: Children who visit emergency departments and leave without being seen represent a multifactorial problem. We aimed to compare the sociodemographic characteristics of children who left and of those who did not leave, as well as to evaluate parental reasoning, subsequent use of medical care and patient outcome.Material and Methods: This was a prospective case-control study of a random sample of chil...