https://lusiadasscientificjournal.pt/index.php/lsj/issue/feed Lusiadas Scientific Journal 2025-03-31T04:27:31-07:00 Lusiadas Scientific Journal lusiadasscientificjournal@lusiadas.pt Open Journal Systems <div> <p>Lusíadas Scientific Journal (Lusíadas Sci J), the scientific journal of Lusíadas Saúde Group.</p> <p>The mission of Lusíadas Sci J is to provide physicians and other healthcare professionals with the best research and information at the intersection of biomedical science and clinical practice and to present this information in understandable and clinically useful formats that influence healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes.</p> <p>Lusíadas Sci J strives to publish articles that are exciting to read, educate and inform readers with the most up-to-date research, and lead to positive changes in healthcare systems and in the way patient care is delivered.</p> <p>Furthermore, to ensure quality and scientific relevance, the journal has a distinguished and international Editorial Board and accepts only articles that have been through a rigorous double-blind review process, a procedure that protects the impartiality of the selection process.</p> <p>Lusíadas Sci J publishes articles preferably in English. Therefore, articles should be submitted in English (exceptionally in Portuguese from Portugal).</p> </div> https://lusiadasscientificjournal.pt/index.php/lsj/article/view/221 Wellens Pattern: A Crucial Marker of Left Coronary Stenosis 2024-07-26T02:38:54-07:00 Beatriz Coelho ana-beatriz.95@hotmail.com Diogo Sousa diogosousa4697@gmail.com Vanda Devesa Neto vandadevesaneto@gmail.com 2025-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 Copyright (c) 2020 Lusiadas Scientific Journal https://lusiadasscientificjournal.pt/index.php/lsj/article/view/238 Esophageal Food Impaction: An Atypical Case 2024-11-23T07:02:50-08:00 Catarina Silva Araújo catarinaa17@hotmail.com Martinha Vale martinhaifvale@gmail.com Rosa Ferreira rosafcferreira@gmail.com 2025-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 Copyright (c) 2020 Lusiadas Scientific Journal https://lusiadasscientificjournal.pt/index.php/lsj/article/view/240 Acute Diarrhea in a Patient with HIV Infection: Cystoisospora belli 2024-11-11T08:09:00-08:00 Catarina Silva Araújo catarinaa17@hotmail.com Maria Glória Gonçalves gloria.goncalves@ulsb.min-saude.pt Martinha Fernandes Vale martinhaifvale@gmail.com Cristina Cruz Ângela crisangela2@gmail.com 2025-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 Copyright (c) 2020 Lusiadas Scientific Journal https://lusiadasscientificjournal.pt/index.php/lsj/article/view/243 Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome in a Healthy Adult 2024-12-21T08:49:56-08:00 Mariana Constante mariana.constante@campus.ul.pt Martim Henriques martimcah@gmail.com Rita Reis rreis@ulslo.min-saude.pt 2025-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 Copyright (c) 2020 Lusiadas Scientific Journal https://lusiadasscientificjournal.pt/index.php/lsj/article/view/251 COVID-19 Vaccine in Children: Current Evidence and Recommendations 2024-12-27T03:19:34-08:00 Teresa Nunes David teresa.nunes.david@lusiadas.pt João Bismarck Pereira joao.bismarck.pereira@lusiadas.pt <p>Vaccination against COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) was a fundamental tool in the pandemic control strategy and its benefits were greater in the groups at higher mortality risk.</p> <p>Children and adolescents with COVID-19 generally present with mild and often asymptomatic disease, but they may have severe respiratory and/or inflammatory clinical manifestations resulting in hospital admission with around one-third requiring intensive care.</p> <p>Mortality from COVID-19 in children and young adults is low and the existence of chronic diseases or underlying medical conditions is relevant to clinical severity and prognosis.</p> <p>Currently, after the end of the pandemic was declared in May 2023, vaccination of children in Portugal no longer covers healthy children, but includes children with immunosuppression and chronic diseases. Following WHO recommendations, several European countries have adopted a similar strategy. Other countries, such as the United States of America (US), continue to vaccinate healthy children as part of the public health strategy to control the disease and improve immunity.</p> <p>In Portugal, the vaccination of children belonging to risk groups requires the involvement of pediatricians, who are involved in the care of children with diverse chronic diseases in various areas and who may play a relevant role in overcoming vaccine hesitancy of the parents that results from lack of knowledge, misinformation or a mistaken perception of low risk.</p> 2025-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 Copyright (c) 2020 Lusiadas Scientific Journal https://lusiadasscientificjournal.pt/index.php/lsj/article/view/220 Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III: Case Report and Comprehensive Analysis of Phenotypic Classification, Genetic Causes, and Therapeutic Approaches 2024-08-16T07:53:18-07:00 Natã Graça natannascimento1601@gmail.com Roberto Fakhouri robertofakhouri16@outlook.com Maria Luiza Alessi Ribeiro malualessi@gmail.com Samira El Maerrawi Tebecherane Haddad samira@unoeste.br Alessandra Alessi Ribeiro ale.alessi@hotmail.com <p>Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), known as brittle bone disease, is a genetic condition that affects the extracellular matrix of the skeletal system, causing bone fragility and potential impacts on other organs. Its prevalence varies from approximately 1 in 10 000 to 20 000 births and is associated with various genetic mutations. We report a case of a 14-month-old female patient diagnosed with OI type III, characterized by short stature, dental abnormalities, and bone fragility. Medical history includes effectively treating fevers, gastrointestinal, and respiratory issues. X-rays revealed fractures in bilateral femurs and humeri. She underwent femur surgery and continues to experience frequent fractures, unable to ambulate, under intensive medical care. OI is a genetic condition presenting with severe bone fragility, short stature, and progressive deformities, necessitating accurate diagnosis and effective treatment to improve quality of life<strong>.</strong></p> 2025-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 Copyright (c) 2020 Lusiadas Scientific Journal https://lusiadasscientificjournal.pt/index.php/lsj/article/view/253 The 2025 Editorial 2025-03-20T05:39:21-07:00 Maria Estarreja maria.estarreja@lusiadas.pt <p>.</p> 2025-03-31T00:00:00-07:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Lusiadas Scientific Journal