Volume 3 Issue 1

Case Report

A Rare Case of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in an Adolescent Boy with History of Drug Use

Karin Vasic1*, Ljiljana Pejcic1 and Emilija Golubovic1

Since endocarditis was first described, both the spectrum of causative organisms and the patients affected have changed [1]. According to literature, right-sided infective endocarditis (IE) constitutes 5% to 10% of all cases of endocarditis [2]. It occurs predominantly in intravenous drug abusers PDF

Editorial

How Children Elaborate the Loss

Susana Dominguez Rovira*

Death is one of the most striking events in a child´s life. Interrupting contact with our significant others, no matter the cause were, will no doubt infringe suffering and immense grief. It could be a trip, a separation, moving home or school, an illness or death indeed. PDF

Mini Review

Prematurity Osteopeny or Metabolic Bone Disease

Olalla Otero Vaccarello1* and Carmen Madrigal Diez2

Prematurity osteopeny is a reduction in osteoid deposition and/ or a defect in bone mineralization that usually appears at 3 to 12 weeks of age in preterm babies, as frequent as lower gestational age PDF

Case Report

Apple-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis: Three Cases in Children and Literature Review

Catarina Salgado1*, Catarina Carrusca da Silva1 , Patrícia Sá Ferreira1 and Candida Mendes1

Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis occurs with exercise, preceded in a few hours by food intake, being both independently tolerated. Apple-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis is very rare and we present a series of 3 cases. They occurred in five, 13 and 15 year-old males. All of them had allergic rhinitis. PDF

Editorial

Anal Pathology in Infant: Perianal Abscess

Serafín Rodríguez López1*and FidelaMaríaBermúdez Torres

A 1-month-old infant who consults for the appearance of non-painful redness, margin anal 1 centimeter left, with central violaceous area, without suppuration, nor fever, 5 days of evolution (figure 1). Normal rectal tone. No history of interest. Breastfeeding exclusive with good weight gain. Meconiorrexisat 12 hours and bowel movements past daily pasty. PDF