Chronic functional constipation in children: adherence and factors associated with drug treatment.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the treatment adherence of children with chronic functional constipation.

Methods: The present study is a prospective and longitudinal study realized at a pediatric gastroenterology clinic of a Brazilian University Hospital, between August 2009 and October 2011. Rome III criteria and the Bristol Stool Scale were used to define constipation and to characterize feces, respectively.

[Marcus Gunn Phenomenon: differential diagnosis of palpebral ptoses in children].

Objective: The aim of this paper is to review existing literature on the subject and to report on and discuss a case of Marcus Gunn Phenomenon.

Description: A five year-old female, otherwise a healthy patient, while still a few months old, was seen by a pediatrician who detected a disorder of the right eye, initially believed to be strabismus, at a follow-up childcare consultation. Several ophthalmologists failed to establish a precise diagnosis.