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- Diffuse infantile hepatic haemangioma—how to manage an incidental but potentially lethal findingPublication . Rodrigues, Alexandra; Forno, Andreia; Costa, Edite; Berenguer, Alberto; Pilar, Carla; Loureiro, Rui; Rufino, Duarte; Barros, Andreia; Teixeira, FilomenaInfantile hepatic haemangioma (IHH) is a rare vascular tumour that is potentially lethal due to its associated complications, including heart failure, hepatic failure, hypothyroidism and abdominal compartment syndrome. The authors report a case of an asymptomatic diffuse IHH in a newborn male, which was presented as an incidental finding at the time that the patient was diagnosed with pyloric stenosis. The patient was treated with increasing doses of propranolol that were well tolerated. With the regression of the IHH by the time that the patient reached one year of age, there was a significant imagiologic improvement. Because there is no consensus on the optimal approach for the treatment of liver tumours in newborns, it is important to adopt a systematic approach. After the diagnosis of diffuse IHH has been established, the decision to initiate treatment and the therapeutic of choice is often controversial. Regular follow-up is recommended to monitor possible complications.
- Distribution of polymorphisms IL4 -590 C/T and IL4 RP2 in the human populations of Madeira, Azores, Portugal, CapePublication . Berenguer, Alberto; Câmara, Rita A; Brehm, António D; Oliveira, Susana; Fernandes, Ana TAbstract: The IL4 gene is located on chromosome 5q23.3-31.2. Polymorphisms within this cytokine gene, like the derivative allele T of IL4-590, have been reported as being associated to elevated IgE serum levels and asthma. In the present work, the allelic and genotypic frequency of the IL4-590 and IL4 RP2 polymorphisms was carried out in 599 individuals from Madeira, Azores, Portugal mainland, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau and in a sample of 101 asthmatics from Madeira population. In all populations the polymorphisms were in LD and presented a significant dissimilar allelic and genotypic distribution (p<0.05) except between mainland Portugal and Madeira when compared to Azores. Significant differences regarding both loci were found between Madeira population and the group of asthmatics. Genotype 183183TT frequency is higher for African populations while 253253CC prevails in Caucasian populations. The existence of a Hardy-Weinberg Disequilibrium in Guinea-Bissau population not observed in neutral markers leads to the hypothesis of natural selection occurring in these loci probably associated to a rapid population growth an hypothesis strengthened by neutral STRs D5S818 and CSF1PO gene diversity.