Pediatric Oncall Journal Advance Access

Rehabilitation approach to spinal muscular atrophy
Raquel Lage Araújo¹, Bruna Catarina Ferreira de Melo², Ana Margarida Sousa Ribeiro¹, Maria de Lurdes Lopes Palhau Madeira¹, Rosa Maria Almeida Abreu Amorim¹.
¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto - Porto, Portugal, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital Senhora da Oliveira - Guimarães, Portugal.
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The burden of chronic disease in adolescent’s hospitalizations
André Garrido¹, Francisca Costa¹, Maria de Lurdes Torre¹, Alexandra Dias².
¹Pediatric Department, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, E.P.E., Amadora, Portugal, ²Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Pediatric Department Hospital admissions due to Complex Chronic Conditions: A Retrospective Study
Andreia Romana¹, Maria Filomena Cardosa¹, Cristina Lorenzo², Joana Matias¹, Marta Almeida¹, Paulo Calhau¹.
¹Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ²Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Santa Maria - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal.
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The Sensitivity and Specificity of DPOAE (Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission) Compared with ABR (Auditory Brain Stem Response Audiometry) in Neonatal Hearing Screening
Amrita Lal Halder, Md. Abid Hossain Mollah, Md. Abdul Baki, Shareen Khan, Jebun Nahar, Sabrina Jasim.
Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka.
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Inclusion of Mental Health Surveys in Schools: Need of the Hour
Shreeya V Pradhan¹, Mona P Gajre², Akhilesh C Pradhan³.
¹Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, India, ²Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai, India, ³Specialist Registrar (ST3), Department of Trauma and Orthopedics, Lincoln County Hospital, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincoln, United Kingdom.
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Rhabdomyolysis - when should one suspect of an inherited metabolic disorder?
Joana Pires Borges, Maria João Gaia, Marta Vila Real, Helena Santos.
Pediatrics Department, Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho Hospital Centre, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on childhood obesity: The reality in a portuguese hospital
Paula Santos, Débora Aroeira Mendes, Catarina Ribeiro, Julieta Morais.
Pediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo E.P.E., Torres Novas, Portugal.
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COVID-19 in children in third wave : Clinical presentation, complications and effect of Influenza vaccination
Raya Ghosh¹, Kanchankumar Bhagyawant², Prashant Udavant¹, Rupali Surywanshi³, Himanshi Chaudhary¹.
¹Department of Paediatrics, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India, ²Department of Paediatrics, Zydus Medical College and Hospital, Dahod, Gujrat, India, ³Department of Microbiology, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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Short-term interventions in health cooperation programs: volunteers and local healthcare professionals perspective
Sara Isabel Mateus de Almeida¹, Teresa Sofia Aires de Matos Nóbrega².
¹Paediatric Department of Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal, ²Integrated Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality II, Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
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Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 positive mothers and their newborns – a retrospective study
Diana H. Silva, Anaísa Afonso, Ana Gomes Silva, Ana Gomes Silva, Ana Póvoas.
Serviço de Pediatria, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, EPE - Setúbal, Portugal.
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Point prevalence of pain in a Pediatric Department of a Portuguese level-II hospital: a prospective cross-sectional survey
Joana Gomes Vieira, Carolina Oliveira Gonçalves, Marta Silva, Catarina Melancia, Vera Ramos, Clara Abadesso.
Child and Youth Department, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, E.P.E., Amadora, Lisbon, Portugal.
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A novel treatment for Apnoea of Prematurity
Jisha Mathew, Kishore Kumar R.
Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Cloudnine Hospital, Jayanagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Disseminated tuberculosis at one month of age - A case series
Aradhita Maheshwari¹, Ira Shah².
¹Seth G S Medical College, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India, ²Pediatric Infectious Diseases, V Care Polyclinic, Mumbai, India.
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A case of false hematuria and an unexpected diagnosis
Rita Maia Condeças de Oliveira Sousa, Joana Sousa Martins, Rita Marques, Ana Sofia Fraga, Luísa Rocha.
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
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Huge Arachnoid Cyst Presented with Bilateral Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy
Ana Torres Rebelo¹, Ana Isabel Martins², Sara Rodrigues¹, Josue Pereira³, Sónia Aires¹.
¹Pediatrics department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria Da Feira, Portugal, ²Pediatrics department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ³Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João CHUSJ e Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto FMUP, Porto, Portugal.
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Acute Oral Iron Poisoning in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Ana Sofia Ferreira Lança¹, Andreia Sofia Colaço Romana², Ana Castelbranco Silva², Maria Gomes Ferreira².
¹Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal, ²Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
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Intriguing Acute Abdomen and Covid-19 in children : A case report
N. Amenzoui¹, Kh. Gharib¹, S. Kalouche², A. Chlilek², F. Ailal¹, AA Bousfiha¹.
¹Covid 19 Unit, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology Department, A. Harouchi Children's Hospital, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, ²Pediatric intensive care unit, A. Harouchi Children's Hospital, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca.
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Unusual cutaneous and neurological complications in a child with Multisystem inflammatory syndrome
Nisha R, Poovazhagi V, Seenivasan S, Karthick A R.
Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Institute of Child Health, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India.
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Congenital Tuberculosis with Paradoxical Reaction
Rishika Sakaria¹, Ira Shah².
¹Seth G S Medical College, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India, ²Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Levioza Healthcare, Mumbai, India.
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Lamellar Ichthyosis in a Female Neonate with a Novel Mutation on TGM1 Gene
Ana Francisca Henriques Cardoso¹, Flávia Oliveira Belinha², Ana Ratola³, Raquel Henriques³.
¹Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal, ²Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ³Maternidade Daniel de Matos, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Prolonged fever, pancytopenia, and splenomegaly - is it sarcoidosis?
Carolina Amaro Gonçalves¹, Ana Dias Curado¹, Catarina Salgado², Isabel Esteves³, Filipa Oliveira Ramos⁴, Anabela Ferrão².
¹Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Pediatric Haematology Unit, Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Pediatric Infectious Disease and Immunodeficiency Unit , Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Hybrid Lung lesion: An Accidental Finding
Banuprritaa Veejeyahshegarun, John Emmanuel, Pavin Bal Baldev Singh, Muhammad Firdaus Bin Madzlan, Nurdaliza Binti Mohd Badarudin.
Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgical Unit, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Malaysia.
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Meningitis due to Varicella-Zoster virus reactivation without rash in an immunocompetent adolescent
Susana Andreia Assunção de Almeida^1,2, Joana Cleto Duarte da Costa Ribeiro^3,4, Francisco Maria Fernandes Vinagre Pinhol Abrantes³, Tiago Filipe Proença dos Santos⁵, Ana Isabel Moreira Borges Mouzinho³, José Gonçalo Duque Pereira Monteiro Marques³.
¹Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency’s Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Santa Maria - Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Paediatric Department, Hospital de Cascais Dr. José de Almeida, Cascais, Portugal, ³Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency’s Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Paediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal, ⁵Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Silvery Hair with Immunodeficiency: A Comparative clinical brief of Griscelli Syndrome Type II and Chediak Higashi Syndrome
Sunil Jondhale¹, Tushar Jagzape², Anil Kumar Goel³, Kavita Tiwari⁴, Tripty Singh¹, Manas Ranjan Sahoo¹.
¹Associate Professor, Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, ²Additional Professor, Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, ³Professor, Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, ⁴Senior Resident, Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
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A Rare Cause of Severe Hypocalcemia in Paediatrics
Rita Sousa, Andreia Romana, Nádia Santos, Joana Jorge, Rita Marques, Margarida Pinto, Paulo Calhau.
Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
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Rare cause of pseudotumor cerebri in children
Meryem El-bouz¹, Halima Msaaf¹, Leila Aoued², Widad Gueddari³.
¹Pediatric emergency department, Mother-Child Hospital Harouchi- Ibn Rochd University hospital center - Faculty of medicine and pharmacy – University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco, ²Poison control and pharmacovigilance center, Rabat, Morocco, ³Poison control and pharmacovigilance center, Morocco.
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Pediatric multi-systemic inflammatory syndrome complicated by severe cardiac and renal involvement
N. Amenzoui, I. Belkhou, KH. Gharib, A.A. Bousfiha, F. Adnane, Z. jouhadi, F. Ailal, I. Benhsein.
Covid 19 Unit, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology Department, A. Harouchi Children's Hospital, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca.
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Urine toxicology screen: What challenges?
Bárbara Barroso de Matos, Débora Aroeira Mendes, Nélia Santos Gaspar, Sara Ferreira.
Department of Pediatrics, Médio Tejo Hospital Center, Torres Novas, Portugal.
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A Case Report of Ingestion of Multiple Bead Magnets Presenting With Multiple Intestinal Perforations.
Krishna Chaitanya¹, Ravula Satyanarayana², Avani Duggirala³.
¹Consultant Pediatric Intensivist, Ankura Hospital for women & children, L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, ²Consultant Pediatric Surgeon, Ankura Hospital for women & children, L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, ³Post graduate student, MRIMS, Hyderabad.
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Three Chinese Patients with WNT1 Mutations-related Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Literature Review of Extra-skeletal Manifestations
Wing In Yam, Shirley Man Yee Wong, Betty Wai Man But.
Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR.
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Camptodactyly Arthropathy Coxa Vara Pericarditis Syndrome: a mimicker of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis- Zebra amongst Horses
Avinash Sharma¹, Yamini Sharma².
¹Pediatric clinical immunology and Rheumatologist, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, ²Department of Pediatrics, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Autoimmune hepatitis and Influenza A - a possible association
Débora Aroeira Mendes¹, Bárbara Barroso de Matos¹, Gina Rubino², Ermelinda Júlia Gonçalves², Cristina Gonçalves³.
¹Serviço de Pediatria, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, E.P.E, Torres Novas, Portugal, ²Serviço de Pediatria, Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, E.P.E., Torres Novas, Portugal, ³Serviço de Pediatria, Unidade de Gastroenterologia Pediátrica, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Potomania in pediatric age? The diagnostic challenge
Carolina Freitas Fernandes¹, Carolina Gouveia¹, Pedro Gouveia², Bernardo Camacho¹, Maria João Borges¹.
¹Pediatrics, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal, ²Endocrinology, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal.
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Positive coproculture in newborn
Susana Alexandre, Zulmira K. Abdula, Raquel Carreira, Sara Santos.
Centro Hospitalar do Oeste, E.P.E. - Unidade de Caldas da Rainha, Paediatric Unit, Caldas Da Rainha, Portugal.
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Pancreatitis in a two-year-old child with COVID-19
Joana Suarez¹, Diana Amaral², Isabel Afonso³.
¹Pediatric Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Pediatric Department, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Pediatric Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Henna: temporary tattoo or permanent lesion?
Sandra Soares Cardoso, Sónia Andrade Santos, Sofia Reis, Maria José Cálix.
Pediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
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Unusual cause of Capillary leak syndrome with shock in a child
Poovazhagi Varadarajan¹, Gomathy Srividya Venugopal¹, Ramesh Subramaniyan¹, Nisha Rangabashyam¹, Balaraman Velayutham².
¹Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for children, Chennai, ²Department of pediatric Nephrology, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for children, Chennai.
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Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita - a case report
Angelica Teodora Filimon, Rodica Dorina Burdan.
Department of Neonatology, Arad Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Arad, Romania.
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Persistent Pupillary Membrane and Secondary Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Case Report
Vishwaraj C R¹, Kavitha S², Rengaraj Venkatesh³, Lavanya Gottigere Shankar⁴.
¹Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India, ²Head of Department, Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India, ³Chief Medical Officer, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India, ⁴Fellow in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India.
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Awareness of the Pitfalls in Children with Musculoskeletal Complaint
W Zhang, WKY Chan.
Department of Paediatrics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR.
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Tumors of the Adolescent Breast - Regarding a Clinical Case
Frederico Portugal Guerreiro¹, Mariana Martins², David Rasteiro², Pedro Reino Pires³, Catarina Ladeira³.
¹Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxilofacial Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Portugal, ²Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Portugal, ³Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit of the Pediatric Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Central, Portugal.
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Nephrotic syndrome in a child with alkaptonuria
Ramya Madhavan, Senthilkumar Palaniappan.
Masonic medical centre for children, Coimbatore, India.
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Littre's Hernia-Meckels Diverticulum Strangulated in an Umbilical Hernia
Nihil Edavana Lohidakshan¹, Sruthi Alanghat¹, Guruswamy Rajamani².
¹Department of paediatrics, Masonic Medical Centre for Children, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, ²Department of paediatric surgery, Masonic Medical Centre For Children, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
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Antenatal Betamethasone dosing schedule: an ongoing conundrum!
Medha Goyal, Dwayne Mascarenhas, Ruchi Nanavati.
Department of Neonatology, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
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One Too Many Bones
Margarida Almendra¹, Vera Brites¹, Pedro António Jordão², João Falcão Estrada¹.
¹Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, EPE, ²Orthopedics Department, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, EPE.
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Pseudohypoaldosteronism Secondary to Urinary Tract Infection in a Premature Newborn Baby
Samet Benli, Erdal Taşkın, Mustafa Aydın.
Department of Neonatology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey.
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