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View article: Oral ulcerations after respiratory symptoms
Oral ulcerations after respiratory symptoms Open
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is frequently associated with respiratory infections in pediatric patients, but can also cause mucosal and cutaneous lesions. It has a wide spectrum of manifestations, including Kawasaki disease, eryth…
View article: A rare cause of chest pain in a teenager - an unlikely diagnosis
A rare cause of chest pain in a teenager - an unlikely diagnosis Open
Clinical Problem:A 12-year-old female born in Syria presented to the emergency department with a history of fever and rhinorrhea for the last 2 weeks.She had been prescribed amoxicillin without improvement, and she began to complain of rig…
View article: Not just a Coffin-Siris Syndrome – The diagnosis of pre-symptomatic diseases
Not just a Coffin-Siris Syndrome – The diagnosis of pre-symptomatic diseases Open
Introduction Coffin-Siris syndrome is a rare genetic disease, characterized by global developmental delay, typical facial dysmorphisms, hirsutism and bilateral aplasia or hypoplasia of the 5th distal phalange, although other malformations …
View article: Culler-Jones Syndrome
Culler-Jones Syndrome Open
Culler-Jones Syndrome (CJS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder, caused by heterozygous mutation in the GLI2 gene on chromosome 2q14. The phenotype is highly variable due to incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. It is characte…
View article: Cutaneous Larga Migrans - presentation of two typical cases
Cutaneous Larga Migrans - presentation of two typical cases Open
Introduction: Cutaneous Larva Migrans is a dermatosis caused by nemantode parasites, mainely Ancylostoma brasiliensis and Ancylostoma caninus. It is an endemic disease in tropical countries but a rare diagnosis in the rest of the world. …
View article: AFEBRILE BENIGN CONVULSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MILD GASTROENTERITIS
AFEBRILE BENIGN CONVULSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MILD GASTROENTERITIS Open
RESUMO Introdução: As convulsões afebris benignas associadas a gastroenterite aguda ligeira são crises convulsivas que ocorrem em apirexia, acompanhando quadros de gastroenterite aguda, sem desidratação ou distúrbios hidroeletrolíticos. Ca…
View article: Gorlin-Goltz syndrome: a case report
Gorlin-Goltz syndrome: a case report Open
Introdução: O Síndrome de Gorlin-Goltz é uma condição hereditária autossómica dominante rara caracterizada por: carcinomas basocelulares, queratoquistos odontogénicos, depressões palmo-plantares, calcificações da foice cerebral e malformaç…