A histiocitose de células de Langerhans (HCL) é uma doença rara de etiologia desconhecida e com uma apresentação clínicamuito variável. Caracteriza-se pela proliferação e infiltração anormais de histiocitos com características morfológicas, citoquímicase imunofenotípicas de células de Langerhans (que em condições normais se encontram sobretudo na epiderme). Os autores apresentamo caso de um lactente de 2 meses ...
The authors present a case of a child aged 32 months, victim of accidental ingestion of an unidentified hydrocarbon product. Sixteen hours following hospitalization, the patient began polypnea with progressive hypoxemia, with the radiograph showing ARDS pattern. Mechanical ventilation was initiated on the 2nd day of admission. During hospitalization the patient developed pneumomediastinum and bilateral pneumoth...
We present the results of a prospective study of the technical and human characteristics of the transport of children transferred from other Hospitals to our PICU. During eight months of 1994, 153 children were transferred and 138 included in our study. Their ages varied between one month and fourteen years and the majority (60%) were males. 67% of the patients transferred required Pediatric specialties and 30%...
Patients in intensive care units (ICU) are 3 to 4 times more prone to nosocomial infection (NI) than patients in general wards owing to the severity of their pathology and the frequent use of invasive procedures. The aim of this study was to establish the incidence of NI in an ICU and the associated risk factors.During 18 months, all patients with severity scores III and IV (Clinical Classification System) were...
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