Al lergic rhinitis (AR) remains a significant pediatric health problem because of the burden of uncontrolled symptoms on daily activities and on general well being. Aim: to assess the impact of AR on health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children and adolescents using a generic instrument, the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ -PF50). Methods: Between January and November 2004, parents or caregivers of 23 children and adolescents with AR without comorbidities and with positive prick tests for at least one air allergen were invited to participate of a cross-sectional study and asked to answer the self-administered CHQ-PF50. The scores were compared to those of healthy children and adolescents. Results: Patient scores were lower (p<0.05) than healthy subsets in both the physical and psychosocial summaries and in most of the CHQ-PF50 scales (p<0,05), except for the "change in health" scale. The size effect was higher in the physical score compared to the psychosocial summary score. Conclusions: allergic rhinitis has a global negative impact on the HRQL of children and adolescents, with major repercussions in physical function; AR also negatively affects family relations.

ResumoObjetivo: a doença de Kawasaki (DK) é uma vasculite sistêmica idiopática, autolimitada, de pequenos e médios vasos. Foram descritos na literatura treze casos de deficiência auditiva neurossensorial, durante a evolução dessa doença. Descreve-se o caso de um lactente com doença de Kawasaki com evolução, durante a fase aguda, para deficiência auditiva neurossensorial. A descrição do caso justifica-se por ilustrar uma complicação grave da DK, pouco mencionada na literatura, que reforça a recomendação de cautela na avaliação global destes pacientes.Descrição: menino hígido de 1 ano e sete meses de idade apresentou-se com febre diária persistente, iniciada havia sete dias, associada à irritabilidade, conjuntivite bilateral não-exsudativa, eritema máculo-papular em tronco. Evoluiu com artrite em punhos, cotovelos, joelhos e tornozelos e edema e descamação de mãos e pés, que impossibilitava a deambulação. O diagnóstico de doença de Kawasaki foi estabelecido de acordo com os critérios da American Heart Association (AHA), e a criança foi tratada de forma convencional. Houve regressão das manifestações clínicas três dias após o início do tratamento. Contudo, um mês após o início dos sintomas, os familiares notaram resposta insatisfatória a estímulos sonoros. A avaliação da acuidade auditiva através do BERA (Brainstem Evoked Responses Audiometry -Audiometria de Potenciais Evocados de Tronco Cerebral) diagnosticou perda auditiva neurossensorial bilateral, grau severo a profundo.Comentários: é possível que o exame rotineiro de acuidade auditiva em crianças com doença de Kawasaki possa identificar precocemente a deficiência auditiva neurossensorial. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2002; 78 (1): 71-74: vasculite, síndrome do linfonodo mucocutâneo, perda auditiva sensorioneural. AbstractObjectives: Kawasaki disease is a systemic idiopathic selflimited vasculitis of small and medium-sized vessels. Thirteen cases of sensorineural hearing loss during the evolution of this disease have been described in the literature. We describe a case of an infant with Kawasaki disease who developed sensorineural hearing loss during the acute phase. This case report shows a complication of Kawasaki disease, with few citations in literature, enhancing the importance of careful evaluation of these patients.Description: nineteen-month-old-boy, formerly healthy, with persistent daily fever seven days before admission, associated with irritability, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis and maculopapular erythema on his trunk. There was later development of arthritis on wrists, elbows, knees, and ankles, and swelling associated with desquamation of hands and feet, which prevented him from walking. The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease was established according to the American Heart Association's criteria, and the child was conventionally treated. There was regression of clinical manifestations three days after the beginning of treatment. However, one month after the onset of symptoms, the family noticed an unsatisfactory response to sound stimuli. The evaluation of...

ResumoObjetivo: a doença de Kawasaki (DK) é uma vasculite sistêmi-ca idiopática, autolimitada, de pequenos e médios vasos. Foram descritos na literatura treze casos de deficiência auditiva neurossensorial, durante a evolução dessa doença. Descreve-se o caso de um lactente com doença de Kawasaki com evolução, durante a fase aguda, para deficiência auditiva neurossensorial. A descrição do caso justifica-se por ilustrar uma complicação grave da DK, pouco mencionada na literatura, que reforça a recomendação de cautela na avaliação global destes pacientes.Descrição: menino hígido de 1 ano e sete meses de idade apresentou-se com febre diária persistente, iniciada havia sete dias, associada à irritabilidade, conjuntivite bilateral não-exsudativa, eritema máculo-papular em tronco. Evoluiu com artrite em punhos, cotovelos, joelhos e tornozelos e edema e descamação de mãos e pés, que impossibilitava a deambulação. O diagnóstico de doença de Kawasaki foi estabelecido de acordo com os critérios da American Heart Association (AHA), e a criança foi tratada de forma convencional. Houve regressão das manifestações clínicas três dias após o início do tratamento. Contudo, um mês após o início dos sintomas, os familiares notaram resposta insatisfatória a estímulos sonoros. A avaliação da acuidade auditiva através do BERA (Brainstem Evoked Responses Audiometry -Audiometria de Potenciais Evocados de Tronco Cerebral) diagnosticou perda auditiva neurossensorial bilateral, grau severo a profundo.Comentários: é possível que o exame rotineiro de acuidade auditiva em crianças com doença de Kawasaki possa identificar precocemente a deficiência auditiva neurossensorial. AbstractObjectives: Kawasaki disease is a systemic idiopathic selflimited vasculitis of small and medium-sized vessels. Thirteen cases of sensorineural hearing loss during the evolution of this disease have been described in the literature. We describe a case of an infant with Kawasaki disease who developed sensorineural hearing loss during the acute phase. This case report shows a complication of Kawasaki disease, with few citations in literature, enhancing the importance of careful evaluation of these patients.Description: nineteen-month-old-boy, formerly healthy, with persistent daily fever seven days before admission, associated with irritability, bilateral nonexudative conjunctivitis and maculopapular erythema on his trunk. There was later development of arthritis on wrists, elbows, knees, and ankles, and swelling associated with desquamation of hands and feet, which prevented him from walking. The diagnosis of Kawasaki disease was established according to the American Heart Association's criteria, and the child was conventionally treated. There was regression of clinical manifestations three days after the beginning of treatment. However, one month after the onset of symptoms, the family noticed an unsatisfactory response to sound stimuli. The evaluation of auditory acuity through BERA (Brainstem Evoked Responses Audiometry) revealed severe bilateral sensorineural hea...

We report a severe case of diarrhea in a 62-year-old female HIV-negative patient from whom Giardia lamblia and Isospora belli were isolated. Because unusual and opportunistic infections should be considered as criteria for further analysis of immunological status, laboratory investigations led to a diagnosis of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). This is the first reported case of isosporiasis in a patient with CVID and illustrates the importance of being aware of a possible link, particularly in relation to primary immunodeficiency.

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