Sclerosing Mesenteritis (SM) is a rare diagnosis, particularly in pediatric patients, and is typically non-fatal when appropriately treated. Although molecular and immunohistochemical alterations have been described, no pathognomonic signature has been identified for this entity. This report presents a case of a seven-year-old boy who suffered sudden cardiorespiratory arrest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: An unbalanced dietary pattern, characterized by high animal protein content: may worsen metabolic control, accelerate renal deterioration and consequently aggravate the stage of the chronic kidney disease (CKD) in pediatric patients with this condition.
Aim: to assess the effect of a registered dietitian (RD) intervention on the CKD children's eating habits.
Methods: Anthropometric and dietetic parameters, obtained at baseline and 12 months after implementing healthy eating and nutrition education sessions, were compared in 16 patients (50% girls) of 8.
Introduction: Central Giant Cell Granuloma is an infrequent bone lesion located mainly in the maxillary bone. The main treatment is surgery with wide margins, so it sometimes causes great morbidity and esthetic al terations. Denosumab, a RANK-ligand inhibitor monoclonal antibody, has been presented as a valid therapeutic alternative in the treatment of these lesions.
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