Posttravel Hepatitis A: Probable Acquisition from an Asymptomatic Adopted Child

The Religion of an Adopted Child

The Adopted Child

Mrs. Ellison, from a wide experience of social work, writes about the history of the background of adoption and of the emotional problems involved. She describes the social difficulties, especially the housing shortage, which to-day makes it hard for many to achieve the conditions of family life. Her stories from casehistories, however, make the issues appear too simple and advocate adoption as...

“Filiation Erotomania” in an Adopted Child: The Adolescence of an Adopted Child with Borderline Personality Disorder Complicated by Passionate Delusion

Erotomania described by De Clérambault has been the object of numerous descriptions and has many variants in its clinical expression. It can be primary or secondary, homo or heterosexual, with more or less prominent delusional conviction. We report in this article the case of an adopted adolescent where psychological disturbances were expressed through what we wish to qualify as filiation eroto...

[Asymptomatic cholelithiasis in an extreme premature child]

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of asymptomatic cholelithiasis in a premature young infant, presenting literature review. METHODS: The authors describe a case of asymptomatic cholelithiasis, incidentally diagnosed during a routine ultrasonographic exam, with spontaneous resolution. Literature review has been done from Medline and Lilacs, with quotations from articles of the last 45 years. RESULTS: ...

Multiseptate Gallbladder in an Asymptomatic Child

A one-year-old child being investigated for urinary tract infection was diagnosed with a multiseptate gallbladder. The patient remains asymptomatic, and investigations demonstrate no associated anomalies. Forty-three cases, including 13 cases in children were identified in the literature. Their presentation and management were reviewed.