Relatamos o caso de uma criança de 11 anos, com doença renal crônica e hiperparatireoidismo secundário. Havia sido tratada com diálise, calcitriol, carbonato de cálcio e, na evolução, apresentou dislipidemia e trombos calcificados em vários vasos e órgãos. O exame anatomopatológico revelou necrose cerebral isquêmica, calcificação nas artérias coronárias e infarto do miocárdio.

We describe a case 11 year-old boy, in which a chronic renal disease and secondary hyperparathyroidism was treated by dyalisis, calcitriol, and calcium supplementation. He developed dyslipidemia, calcified lesions with thrombus formation in several organs and vessels. Necropsy findings showed ischemic cerebral necrosis, calcification in arteries including coronaries, and myocardial infarction.

O pseudotumor cerebral é uma síndrome neurológica relativamente comum na adolescência. Na maioria dos casos, a etiologia é idiopática, mas pode haver complicações graves, como cegueira, relacionadas com a hipertensão intracraniana. O objetivo deste artigo é enfatizar o diagnóstico diferencial do pseudotumor cerebral, com atenção especial às etiologias tratáveis. Relatamos o caso de um adolescente de 12 anos que se apresentou com diplopia e cefaléia 9 dias após otite média e mastoidite à direita. A tomografia computadorizada do crânio foi normal, mas a ressonância magnética do encéfalo detectou trombose dos seios transverso e sigmóideo ipsilaterais, a qual respondeu à anticoagulação precoce. A conclusão é que a ressonância magnética do encéfalo é essencial nos pacientes com diagnóstico clínico de pseudotumor cerebral para exclusão de causas tratáveis, como a trombose venosa dural.

Pseudotumor cerebri is a relatively common neurologic syndrome in adolescence. In most cases, etiology is idiopathic, but it may have serious complications, such as blindness, that are related to increased intracranial pressure. The aim of this article is to emphasize the differential diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri, with special attention to treatable etiologies. We report a case of an 12 year-old adolescent who presented with diplopia and headache 9 days after right-sided otitis media and mastoiditis. Head computerized tomography was normal, but brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated thrombosis of ipsilateral transverse and sigmoid sinuses, which responded promptly to early anticoagulation. The conclusion is that magnetic resonance imaging is essential for patients with a clinical diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri in order to exclude treatable causes, such as dural sinus thrombosis.

Feocromocitoma é uma neoplasia de células cromafins que causa sintomas e sinais decorrentes da libertação de catecolminas e é muito rara em crianças. Relatamos um caso feocromocitoma em criança, com difícil manejo clínico, confirmado também pela anatomia-patológica e curado após a ressecção cirúrgica.

Pheochromocytoma is a neoplasia of chromaffin cells that is very rare in children. Its signs and symptoms result from the release of catecholamines. We report the case of a child with pheochromocytoma of difficult clinical management, confirmed on the anatomicopathological study, and cured after surgical resection.

A síndrome de Gradenigo, uma complicação rara de otite média, é caracterizada por otorréia purulenta, paralisia de nervo abducente e dor na área de inervação do nervo trigêmeo. Sua ocorrência está relacionada ao acometimento do ápice da parte petrosa do osso temporal e estruturas vizinhas a essa área. Os autores relatam no artigo o caso de um paciente de 7 anos de idade com esta síndrome e o sucesso na adoção da conduta conservadora com antibioticoterapia sem mastoidectomia.

Gradenigo's syndrome, a rare complication of otitis media, consists of suppurative otitis, abducens nerve palsy and pain in the trigeminal nerve area. The occurrence of this disease is associated with osteitis of petrous apex of temporal bone and the neighbor structures. The authors describe in this article the case of a 7 year-old boy with this syndrome treated successfully with conservative treatment instead of surgical treatment.

PURPOSE: To report the result of patients treated with IV methylprednisolone divided into three groups and compare their follow-up during the last 12 years. METHODS: Seventy children with active rheumatic carditis (76 episodes) in heart failure Class III and IV (NYHA) were studied. The diagnosis was based on modified Jones' criteria. After ruling out infections and strongyloidiasis, treatment with IV methylprednisolone bolus was started three times a week until the laboratory tests became negative. Patients were divided into 3 groups, according to the time of hospital admittance: Groups 1, 2 and 3, comprising of 40, 18 and 12 children, respectively. RESULTS: Eighteen children in Group 1 (45%) were in their 1st attack: 2 series of pulsetherapy were used in 10 (25%), 3 in 9 (23%) and 4 in 21 (52%). In Group 2, 14 cases (77%) were in their 1st attack: 2 series were used in 7 (39%), 4 in 9 (50%) and 5 in 2 (11%). The echocardiogram showed a flail mitral valve in 12 (66%) of these patients (1 death occurred after mitral valvoplasty). In Group 3, 6 patients needed 5 or more series of pulsetherapy and a flail mitral valve was present in 5 (41%). One child underwent mitral valve replacement while still in the active phase, after 8 series of pulsetherapy, and another died. The number of patients who needed 5 or more series was significantly higher in Group 3. CONCLUSION: There were variations in the presentation and evolution of the cases during these 12 year. The established pulsetherapy protocol continues to be useful to treat severe cases.