Pediatric Oncall Journal Archives

The Effect of COVID-19 on Influenza, RSV and COVID-19 Activity Following the Reduction of Pandemic-Related Public Health Measures
Yingna Liu¹, Ronald Ikechi^1,2, Christine Ramdin¹, Kei U. Wong^1,2.
¹Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA, ²University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Amoxicillin allergy in children - a 22 month study
Cristina F. Rodrigues¹, Ana Ribeiro¹, Margarida Morais¹, Ana Antunes¹, Carmen Botelho².
¹Pediatrics Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal, ²Immunoallergology Department, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal.
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Causes of readmission among premature infants during their first three months of life in Cameroon
Daniel Armand Kago-Tague^1,2, Lynda Miaffo Sonkeng¹, Claude Ginette Kalla¹, Dominique Enyama³, 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, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Yaounde, Cameroon, ³Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
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Spicy food induced transient ischemic attack: A diagnostic conundrum in a child with moyamoya vasculopathy.
Benjamin Wei-Liang Ng¹, Jeffrey Soon-Yit Lee², Teck-Hock Toh^1,2.
¹Department of Pediatrics, Sibu Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia, ²Clinical Research Centre, Sibu Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Trichobezoar: the importance of a multidisciplinary approach
Catarina Macedo Francisco¹, Pedro Pereira², Íris Santos Silva¹, Pedro Fernandes¹, António P. Pissarra³.
¹Pediatrics Department, Hospital Sousa Martins, Guarda, Portugal, ²General surgery Department, Hospital Sousa Martins, Guarda, Portugal, ³Medical Imaging Department, Hospital Sousa Martins, Guarda, Portugal.
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Bigorexia - an unusual diagnosis in female
Inês Catarina Simões Gameiro¹, Ana Isabel Fraga Oliveira², Maria da Graça de Almendra Valente Milheiro de Oliveira³, Pascoal Moleiro², Marco António Louro Fernandes².
¹Paediatrics Department, Hospital Pediátrico, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ²Paediatrics Department, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal, ³Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal.
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Persistent Pupillary Membrane and Secondary Angle Closure Glaucoma: A Case Report
Vishwaraj C R¹, Kavitha S², Rengaraj Venkatesh³, Lavanya Gottigere Shankar⁴.
¹Medical Consultant, Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India, ²Head of Department, Glaucoma Services, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India, ³Chief Medical Officer, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India, ⁴Fellow in Paediatric Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry, India.
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Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita - a case report
Angelica Teodora Filimon, Rodica Dorina Burdan.
Department of Neonatology, Arad Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Arad, Romania.
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Unusual cause of Capillary leak syndrome with shock in a child
Poovazhagi Varadarajan¹, Gomathy Srividya Venugopal¹, Ramesh Subramaniyan¹, Nisha Rangabashyam¹, Balaraman Velayutham².
¹Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for children, Chennai, ²Department of pediatric Nephrology, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for children, Chennai.
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Spinnaker-Sail sign - a sign to neonatal pneumomediastinum
Joana Vieira de Melo¹, Pedro Mantas², Tânia Marques², Rosalina Barroso².
¹Pediatrics Department, Unidade Local de Saúde do Baixo Alentejo, Beja, Portugal, ²Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Unidade Local de Saúde Amadora/Sintra - Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, EPE, Amadora, Portugal.
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Never Forget Glucose - A Case of Idiopathic Ketotic Hypoglycemia
Marta Caldas, Mariana Pedro, Gonçalo Passos Croca, Fabiana Fortunato, Catarina Gomes.
Serviço de Pediatria, Hospital das Caldas da Rainha, Unidade Local de Saúde do Oeste, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
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Spontaneous gastric perforation in a preterm neonate- a potential catastrophe
Soumyodhriti Ghosh¹, Vivek Sharma², Pradeep Singh³, Aamir Khan³, Hari Ignatius Pandey¹, Kumar Mitrabhanu², Abhishek Kumar³, Rajiv Sharan².
¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Abhishek Child Care hospital, Jamshedpur, ²Department of Pediatrics, Tata Motors hospital, Jamshedpur, ³Department of Pediatrics, Abhishek Child Care hospital, Jamshedpur.
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Leg ulcer in a child with sickle cell disease - Is it a complication of the disease or a cutaneous side effect of hydroxyurea treatment?
Filipa Sutre¹, Carolina Amaro Gonçalves², Anabela Ferrão².
¹Pediatric Department, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal, ²Pediatric Haematology Unit, Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Unusual case of cervical swelling
Beatriz Luzio Vaz, Sara Ferreira.
General Pediatrics Department, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Unidade Local de Saúde S. José, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Is it just an abdominal pain?
Inês F. Ferreira, Diana H. Silva, Ana Foles, Cristina Pedrosa.
Pediatric Service, São Bernardo’s Hospital, Setúbal’s Hospital Centre, Portugal.
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Axillary swelling after vaccine
Inês Azevedo¹, Helena Torrão², Ana Maia Ferreira³, Iris Maia³, Miguel Costa¹.
¹Pediatric Department of Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, Portugal, ²Radiology Department of Instituto Português Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Portugal, ³Pediatric Department of Instituto Português Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Portugal.
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Neonatal lupus erythematosus - a cause to remember in newborn dermatosis
Mariana Silva Duarte¹, Filomena Pinto², Rodrigo Carvalho³, Marta Conde⁴.
¹Medical Paediatric Unit, Área de Pediatria, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central – EPE, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Área de Pediatria, Maternidade Alfredo da Costa, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central – EPE, Lisbon, Portugal, ³Dermatology Department, Hospital dos Capuchos, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central – EPE, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Área de Pediatria, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central – EPE, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Neonatal pneumomediastinum: a pathognomonic radiological sign
Susana Correia de Oliveira¹, Joana Mendes², Jorge Correia Pinto³, Andreia A. Martins⁴.
¹Department of Pediatrics, Senhora da Oliveira Hospital, Guimarães, Portugal, ²Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Center of Cova da Beira, Covilhã, Portugal, ³Department of Pediatric Surgery, Braga Hospital, Braga, Portugal, ⁴Department of Neonatology, Senhora da Oliveira Hospital, Guimarães, Portugal.
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Congenital Chikungunya in Newborn along with Early Onset Sepsis: How To Interpret?
Vivek Chothe, Ramchandra Babar.
Department of Paediatrics, MAM’s SSAM’s Sane Guruji Hospital, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
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Cold agglutinin syndrome associated with a pediatric severe systemic Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
Sara Geitoeira¹, Inês Paiva Ferreira², Ana Lachado³, Lurdes Morais⁴, Paula Cristina Fernandes⁵, Emília Costa³, Esmeralda Cleto³, Isabel Couto Guerra³.
¹Pediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde de Viseu Dão-Lafões, Viseu, Portugal, ²Pediatrics, Unidade Local de Saúde do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal, ³Pediatric Hematology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal, ⁴Pediatric Pneumology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal, ⁵Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
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Twins with Tuberculous Abscesses in the Left Thigh Vaccination Site - Is it BCG or Mycobacterium Tuberculosis?
Dhruv Gandhi, Aditi Gupta, Shatakshi Garg, Zahabiya Nalwalla, Ira Shah.
Pediatric State DR- TB Centre of Excellence, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India.
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