Pediatric Oncall Journal Archives

Determinants of survival of extreme prematurity at the Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaoundé, Cameroon
Daniel Armand Kago-Tague^1,2, Claude Ginette Kalla¹, Yvana Rose Nnanga Edjimbi¹, Annick Arielle Tchouamo Sime^2,3, Euranie Kouam¹, Jeannette Epee Ngoue¹, Evelyn Mungyeh Mah^1,2.
¹Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Yaounde, Cameroon, ²Department of Pediatrics, Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon, ³Faculty of Medecine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Anticipating the Need for Advanced Resuscitation in Newborns: A 10-Year Retrospective Case-Control Study
Maria Sousa Dias¹, Mariana Meneses¹, Mónica Calado Araújo², Joana Moreno³, Ana Azevedo⁴, Sara Peixoto⁴, Cláudia Ferraz⁴.
¹Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal, ²Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal, ³Department of Public Health, Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal, ⁴Department of Neonatology, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.
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Osteogenesis imperfecta - Experience of a Portuguese healthcare center
Catarina Macedo Francisco¹, Sara Vale², Andreia Fernandes³, João Lameiras Campagnolo⁴, Mafalda Pires⁵.
¹Pediatrics Department, Hospital Sousa Martins, Guarda, Portugal, ²Department of Pediatrics, Leiria Hospital, Portugal, ³Department of Pediatrics, ULS Algarve - Faro Unit, Portugal, ⁴Department of Orthopedics, Dona Estefânia Hospital, CHULC, Portugal, ⁵Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dona Estefânia Hospital, CHULC, Portugal.
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Neonatal ascites - a case series
Saugat Ghosh, Kheya Ghosh Uttam, Priti Khemka, Rafikul Islam, Shabana Kabir.
Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, India.
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Adrenal insufficiency in childhood: two cases of a rare condition
Mafalda Moreira¹, Bebiana Sousa², Sandra Teixeira¹, Sara Soares², Leonilde Machado¹, Carla Brandão¹.
¹Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, ²Department of Pediatrics, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte Albino Aroso, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto.
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Incontinentia Pigmenti - one case, two diagnoses
Alexandra Andrade¹, Carolina Ferreira Gonçalves², Pedro Vale Fernandes², Teresa Jacinto³, Filomena Teixeira³, Edite Costa³, Paulo Rego Sousa⁴.
¹Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal, ²Department of Dermatology, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal, ³Department of Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal, ⁴Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal.
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Osteoporosis in an 11 year old: a case report
Moras KJ, Mundkur SC, George DM, Pereira RA.
Department of Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education(MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India.
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Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan in unexplained pediatric hypertension with normal ultrasound and renal angiogram
Pankaj Venkatrao Deshpande.
Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist, Hinduja hospital, Mahim, Mumbai, India.
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The role of NACC1 c.892C>T (p.Arg298Trp) variant in a neurodevelopmental disorder: report of two new cases
Carolina Folques^1,2, Liza Aguiar², Ana Luísa Carvalho^3,4,5, Catarina Paiva⁶, Patrícia Dias⁷, Mariana Soeiro Sá⁷, José Paulo Monteiro⁸, Filipe Palavra^9,5,10.
¹Center for Child Development - Neuropediatrics Unit, Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ²Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal, ³Department of Medical Genetics, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁴University Clinic of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁵Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁶Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁷Medical Genetics Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁸Center for Child Development Torrado da Silva, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ⁹Center for Child Development – Neuropediatrics Unit, Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ¹⁰Institute of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Not Just a Lung Infection: An Atypical Manifestation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Ana Catarina Duarte Sequeira Bastião de Almeida¹, Beatriz Fazendeiro de Andrade², Cristel da Silva Gonçalves¹, Sofia Costa Lima¹.
¹Pediatrics Department, Unidade Local de Saúde Loures Odivelas, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Pediatrics Department, Unidade Local de Saúde Santa Maria, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Is nutritional rickets a disease from the past?
Afonso Sousa¹, Inês Foz², Maria Soto-Maior Costa³, Margarida Pinto², Júlia Galhardo^4,5.
¹Pediatrics Department, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Pediatrics Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Unidade Local de Saúde Almada-Seixal, Almada, Portugal, ³Pediatric Nephrology Department, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Department, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁵Lisbon Academic and Clinical Center, NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Two unexpected outcomes after an unmonitored pregnancy
João Sousa Marques, Inês Silva Costa, Sofia Reis, Clara Gomes, Isabel Andrade.
Department of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Viseu, Portugal.
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