IMMUNIZATION STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE.

Background: Treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes a variety of immunosuppressants and biological agents, which increase the risk of infections due to altered cellular and humoral immunity. Prevention of these infections can be done through vaccination, however, patients with IBD are usually under-immunized.

Objective: Analyze the immunization status of patients with IBD and confront it with the current recommendations to verify if the immunization guidelines are being followed correctly.

Brachial artery pseudoaneurysm after fixation of supracondylar fracture in a 9-year-old child.

The supracondylar humerus fracture is the most common elbow fracture in children, corresponding to 58% of these cases. The objective of this study is to report a rare postoperative complication, the pseudoaneurysm of the brachial artery. A 9-year-old girl with was admitted with a Gartland III supracondylar fracture of the right humerus, presenting normal neurological and vascular exams.