Maria João Virtuoso
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: X-linked Multisystem Autoinflammatory Disease With Immune Dysregulation in a Pediatric Patient: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature
X-linked Multisystem Autoinflammatory Disease With Immune Dysregulation in a Pediatric Patient: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature Open
View article: Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis in a healthy teenage boy
Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis in a healthy teenage boy Open
View article: Infected Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Infected Severe Atopic Dermatitis Open
View article: Local Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection: The Importance of Local Surveillance of a Global Problem
Local Antimicrobial Resistance Trends in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection: The Importance of Local Surveillance of a Global Problem Open
View article: Unraveling the genetic background of individuals with a clinical familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype
Unraveling the genetic background of individuals with a clinical familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype Open
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic disorder of lipid metabolism caused by pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in LDLR, APOB, and PCSK9 genes. Variants in FH-phenocopy genes (LDLRAP1, APOE, LIPA, ABCG5, and ABCG8), pol…
View article: Prospective study of loss of health-related quality adjusted life years in children and their families due to uncomplicated and hospitalised varicella
Prospective study of loss of health-related quality adjusted life years in children and their families due to uncomplicated and hospitalised varicella Open
View article: Early-Onset Neonatal Pneumococcal Sepsis: An Old but Sometimes Forgotten Pathogen
Early-Onset Neonatal Pneumococcal Sepsis: An Old but Sometimes Forgotten Pathogen Open
Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) is an uncommon but potentially serious neonatal pathogen. SP is perceived as a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in infancy; however, there are relatively few cases of neonatal sepsis recorde…
View article: Prospective Study of Loss of Health-Related Quality Adjusted Life Years in Children and Their Families Due to Uncomplicated and Hospitalised Varicella
Prospective Study of Loss of Health-Related Quality Adjusted Life Years in Children and Their Families Due to Uncomplicated and Hospitalised Varicella Open
View article: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome with marked mucous presentation
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome with marked mucous presentation Open
Introduction: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare mucocutaneous disease whose incidence increases with age and about 20% of cases occur in children and adolescents. Mortality reaches 5%. Case description: We present a male adolescent,…
View article: Flebectasia: Uma Causa de Tumefação Cervical
Flebectasia: Uma Causa de Tumefação Cervical Open
Os autores relatam o caso clínico de um rapaz de 4 anos de idade referenciado para consulta por disfonia e massa cervical anterior direita, evidenciada com manobra de Valsalva. Na observação apresentava tumefação cervical direita, mole, in…
View article: Ectima Gangrenoso: Um Alerta Para Imunodeficiência
Ectima Gangrenoso: Um Alerta Para Imunodeficiência Open
As infeções graves, atípicas, recorrentes ou por agentes oportunistas devem ser sempre um sinal de alerta para imunodeficiência primária. Apresenta-se o caso clínico de uma lactente de 8 meses, previamente saudável, internada por sépsis e …