Littoral cell angioma (LCA) is a rare primary splenic vascular tumor, originating from the littoral cells lining the red pulp sinuses of the spleen. There are only a handful of case reports of LCA in children to be found in the literature. We performed a retrospective analysis of the medical charts of pediatric patients with splenic lesions who were treated between 2005 and 2010 in the Pediatri...

We describe a simple, sensitive, and reproducible method for using whole blood collected onto filter paper (dried blood spots) for detection and genotyping of hepatitis C virus RNA that can be useful in large field studies, particularly in settings where collection, preparation, storage, and shipment of samples at controlled temperature can be difficult.

El síndrome de Sturge-weber (SSW), también conocido como angiomatosis encefalotrigeminal es un trastorno vascular congénito, poco frecuente, con causas aún desconocidas, sin patrón herencia definido, que se caracteriza por una tríada angioma facial plano, malformaciones leptomeníngeas y lesiones oftálmicas; complicaciones podrían llegar a ser incapacitantes. Se presenta el caso niño 1 año diagn...

Cutaneous angiomata of the "port wine" variety are frequently associated with angiomata elsewhere in the body and particularly in the central nervous system. Retinal and nervous system involvement by angioma serpiginosum has, however, not previously been recorded. For this reason and also because of the unusual retinal abnormality in this patient, it is felt justifiable to report this single ca...