A child with cancer: a family in crisis.

A child with cancer: a family in crisis.

Celiac crisis with ataxia in a child

Jane Oba, Ana Maria Escobar, Benita G. S. Schvartsman, José Luiz Gherpelli I Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Instituto do Coração of Hospital das Clı́nicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. II Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Instituto da Criança ‘‘Prof. Pedro de Alcântara’’ of Hospital d...

Child suicide, family environment, and economic crisis.

Suicide among children is considered to be a rare event, although it is still one of the leading causes of death in children younger than 15 years of age worldwide (Pelkonen & Marttunen, 2003; Vajani, Annest, Crosby, Alexander, & Mille, 2007). Compared to other age groups, the prevalence of suicide in children is more likely to be underestimated (Beautrais, 2001; Crepeau-Hobson, 2010; Fortune &...

Hematologic manifestations in a child with HIV a Case Report

Abstract Background Immune deficiency in human might be primary or secondary and could be seen with a wide variety of manifestations. In the following, we presented a Child with various complains that diagnosed to have HIV infection. Case Report A 2/5 y/o child was admitted to the hospital for FUO with prolonged cough, FTT, cervical lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly and bilateral opti...

A Fetal Hemolytic Anemia in a Child with Cytomegalovirus Infection

Background Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a hematologic disorder that is rarely observed in infants and young children. Most of the cases are associated with viral or bacterial infections. In some cases, AIHA can be characterized by a chronic course and an unsatisfactory control of hemolysis, thus requiring prolonged immunosuppressive therapy. Case report Especially in children younger...