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Miliary tuberculosis - A challenging diagnosis
Silva,Catarina Pinto; Sousa,Beatriz de; Lima,Joana; Vasconcelos,Sofia; Rebelo,Alícia; Lobo,Ana Luísa; Fernandes,AlexandreAbstract Tuberculosis is a challenging diagnosis with marked clinical heterogeneity that can lead to diagnostic delay and serious and potentially life-threatening problems. The most prevalent form of the disease is pulmonary tuberculosis. The present case has unique features as in that it describes a case of miliary tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adolescent vaccinated with the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vacci...
Castleman disease. A rare diagnosis in childhood
Cunha,Sara Monteiro; Vasconcelos,Sofia; Neto,Cláudia; Oliva,Tereza; Salgado,MiguelAbstract Introduction: Castleman Disease (CD) is a rare polyclonal lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by massive growth of lymphoid tissue. The most common sites of disease are the chest, abdomen, neck, and axilla. Excisional biopsy is mandatory for diagnosis, and complete surgical resection the gold-standard treatment in unicentric CD. Case report: A ten-year-old girl was observed at the Emergency Depa...
Quality of life of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Vasconcelos,Sofia; Cunha,Sara Monteiro; Rebelo,Alícia; Ferreira,Carla; Meireles,Carla; Dias,ÂngelaIntroduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrine-metabolic disorders of childhood and adolescence and requires a continuous and rigorous therapeutic approach, with recognized impact on children and adolescents quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and its relationship with clinical and laboratory asp...
Acute abdominal pain in a 13-year-old female adolescent
Cunha,Sara Monteiro; Leite,Sara; Vasconcelos,Sofia; Meireles,Carla; Gonzaga,Luís; Simão,Teresa SãoIntroduction: Ovarian torsion can occur at any pediatric age, mainly between the ages of 9 and 14 years. Diagnosis is challenging, as symptoms are nonspecific, misleading to other more common diagnoses, as genitourinary and gastrointestinal disorders. In children, ovarian lesions leading to torsion are typically benign and cystic. Surgical approach is safe, as most cases of early torsed ovary untwisting exhibit...