Gait and Sit-To-Stand Motor Compensation Strategies in Children and Adolescents With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), the most common form of muscular dystrophies, is characterized by progressive and generalized muscle weakness. The weakness of the trunk and other muscle groups leads these patients to perform motor compensation strategies to maintain their lower limb functionality for gait quality and for tasks such as getting up from a sitting position. In this cross-sectional observational study, we described and quantified trunk, gait, and sit-to-stand motor compensation strategie in different stages of this disease.

Acute cor pulmonale due to lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia in a child with AIDS.

Background: Acute cor pulmonale is a clinical syndrome with signs of right-sided heart failure resulting from sudden increase of pulmonary vascular resistance.

Case Presentation: A five-year-old male, infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), was admitted at the division of infectious diseases of this hospital with cough, tachydyspnea, fever, and breathing difficulty. Computed tomography scan showed ground-glass opacities, cystic lesions, and bronchiectasis.