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Evolution of nutritional status of infants infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
(Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM, 2000-09-07)
CONTEXT: There are today only a limited number of studies defining growth parameters and nutritional status for HIV children. OBJECTIVE: To study the nutritional status of infants infected with the human immunodeficiency ...
Cystatin C and renal function in pediatric kidney transplant recipients
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2009-12-01)
In clinical practice, the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is often determined with serum creatinine. However, studies have shown cystatin C to be a better parameter for the diagnosis of impaired renal function. We compared ...
Twenty-four-hour esophageal pH monitoring in children and adolescents with chronic and/or recurrent rhinosinusitis
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2005-02-01)
Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disorder was studied in children and adolescents with chronic and/or recurrent rhinosinusitis not associated with bronchial asthma. Ten children with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of ...
Seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 infection in children born to HIV-1- infected women in São Paulo, Brazil
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2005-02-01)
Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) appears to be transmitted mainly by sexual contact. However, several studies suggest that in developing countries the infection may be acquired early in life by routes other than sexual transmission. ...
Open oral food challenge in the confirmation of cow's milk allergy mediated by immunoglobulin E
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-01-01)
Background: the most reliable method to diagnose food allergy or to determine tolerance is the oral food challenge.Objectives: the aim of this study was to describe the open oral food challenge applied to children with ...
Diagnosis of malignancies in children with musculoskeletal complaints
(Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM, 2005-01-01)
CONTEXT: Musculoskeletal complaints may be associated with neoplasias as an initial manifestation of the disease. When these symptoms predominate at the onset of the disease, the differential diagnosis includes several ...
Delta sleep instability in children with chronic arthritis
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2008-10-01)
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the expression of a cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) in slow wave sleep (SWS) in children with the well-defined chronic syndrome juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Twelve ...
Fratura na patela em crianças (fraturas do tipo sleeve)
(Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, 2005-01-01)
The authors describe a rare case of patellar fracture in an 11 year-old patient in whom an early diagnosis was not provided. The sleeve fracture - or ungloving fracture - diagnosis was reviewed for various aspects such as ...
Prevalence of allergic diseases and/or allergic sensitisation in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
(Elsevier B.V., 2015-03-01)
Background: the prevalence of atopic diseases in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) has been reported as lower. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of allergic diseases and allergic sensitisation ...
Bone mineral density in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2002-10-01)
We evaluated spine bone mineral density (BMD) in Brazilian children with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) in order to detect potential predictors of reduction in bone mass. A cross-sectional study of BMD at the ...