Programa de exercício e promoção da actividade física após cirurgia por cancro da mama

RESUMO: Objectivo: O exercício tem sido identificado como um factor de promoção da qualidade de vida em mulheres submetidas a cirurgia por cancro de mama. Mas os níveis de actividade física tendem a reduzir após o diagnóstico de cancro de mama e a manterem-se baixos após fim dos tratamentos. O objectivo deste estudo é verificar se um programa de exercício físico supervisionado, associado a estratégias motivacionais em mulheres submetidas a cirurgia por cancro da mama e que mantêm a intervenção usual praticada, é mais efectivo no aumento dos níveis de actividade física, na redução do índice de massa corporal e na melhoria da qualidade de vida, do que o tratamento usualmente praticado. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo piloto experimental, aleatorizado e controlado. Cumpriram os critérios de inclusão no estudo 37 utentes submetidas a cirurgia por cancro de mama no Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, e submetidos à intervenção usual da fisioterapia. Foram aleatoriamente distribuídas pelos grupos experimental (n=19) e de controlo (n=18). O contacto telefónico foi feito por um elemento externo, cego em relação à distribuição dos sujeitos. Alguns elementos desistiram ou não puderam participar no estudo. O número de sujeitos final foi de 11 para o grupo experimental e de 10 para o grupo de controlo, idênticos na média de idades. Todos os sujeitos mantiveram a intervenção usual da fisioterapia. Os sujeitos do grupo experimental foram ainda submetidos ao programa de exercício e promoção da actividade física. Todo o grupo foi avaliado no início do programa, no final do mesmo (12 semanas) e após 6 meses de follow-up, nos seguintes indicadores: nível de actividade física, pelo International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), índice de massa corporal e qualidade de vida, pelos questionários: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) e Supplementary Questionnaire Breast Cancer Module (QLQ-BR23). Resultados: O programa implementado demonstrou-se efectivo no aumento dos níveis de actividade física (p=0,017) e na qualidade de vida associada ao estado funcional (p=0,016) e ao estado de saúde global auto-percepcionado (p=0,030) no final do programa. Foi ainda possível identificar resultados positivos noutras variáveis estudadas, como por exemplo a fadiga auto-reportada, mas que não se demonstraram estatisticamente significativos, facto que pode atribuir-se à reduzida dimensão da amostra. Conclusões: Apesar de algumas limitações, este estudo é de grande a importância para a comunidade científica preocupada com crescente problemática do cancro de mama. Mais uma vez se demonstra que o exercício físico é uma estratégia importante para a melhoria do estado de saúde de pacientes confrontados com doença. Esta comprovação é de grande interesse para os profissionais de saúde e particularmente para os fisioterapeutas dedicados à promoção da saúde nesta população.---------------------ABSTRACT: Purpose: Exercise has been identified as a quality of life promoting factor, amongst women after breast cancer surgery. But the physical activity levels reduce significantly after a diagnosis of breast cancer and remain low after treatment is completed. The aim of this study is to determine whether a supervised group exercise program allied to motivating strategies in women after breast cancer surgery in conjunction with standard treatment, is more effective in improving physical activity levels, reducing body mass index and promoting quality of life, than standard treatment on its own. Methods: This is a pilot randomized controlled trial. Thirty-seven women, submitted to breast cancer surgery in the Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, and submitted to standard physiotherapy intervention, completed the inclusion criteria. They were randomly allocated into intervention group (n=19) and control group (n=18). The telephone contact was done by an external element, blind to the subjects’ allocation. Some elements declined or could not participate. The final intervention group was n=11 and the control n=10, similar in age. All subjects maintained the standard physiotherapy intervention. The experimental group was submitted to the exercise and health promotion program. The complete group was evaluated in the beginning of the program, at the final (after 12 weeks) and after 6 months follow-up, using as outcomes: physical activity index with the international Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the body mass index and quality of life using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and Supplementary Questionnaire Breast Cancer Module (QLQBR23). Results: The studied program demonstrated to be effective in improving the physical activity index (p=0,017) and quality of live related to physical functioning (p=0,016) and to global health status (p=0,030) at the end of the program. It was possible to find positive results in some other outcomes, such as fatigue, although the differences were not statistically significant. We believe that these results can be attributed to the small sample size. Conclusions: Although we can identify some methodological constrains, this is a very important study for scientific community working on the breast cancer subject. Once more, exercise was identified as an important strategy to improve global heath status in breast cancer patients. This represents an important contribution to the health professionals and mostly for physiotherapists working on health promotion subject.

Caracterização e Planeamento Urbano da Zona de Intervenção Prioritária da Cidade do Porto pela Porto Vivo, SRU

O presente relatório de estágio descreve as atividades realizadas durante o período do estágio curricular, com a duração de 6 meses, na empresa Porto Vivo, SRU – Sociedade de Reabilitação Urbana da Baixa Portuense S.A. Inicialmente efetua-se uma descrição da empresa, indicando a missão, os objetivos e alguns dos seus projetos realizados ou em realização. De seguida e com o intuito de compreender a área em que Porto Vivo, SRU atua, é realizado um enquadramento demográfico e geográfico da zona de intervenção prioritária da cidade do Porto. As atividades realizadas, nomeadamente os levantamentos da dinâmica imobiliária, das unidades de alojamento, do edificado e ainda o acompanhamento de vistorias ao estado de conservação dos edifícios, são descritas destacando-se os objetivos e todos os procedimentos necessários á sua execução. Com base nas duas primeiras atividades, realizou-se um estudo de forma a compreender a relação de desenvolvimento do estado de conservação das edificações com a dinâmica imobiliária. Por último é desenvolvido um caso de estudo onde se analisa a evolução do quarteirão Carlos Alberto, descrevendo todas as fases do seu processo de reabilitação. Menciona-se a estratégia implementada pela Porto Vivo, SRU e de que forma é que esta influencia a execução do projeto de reabilitação.

Revestimento de fachadas e coberturas com chapas de zinco e cobre

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo o estudo da utilização do zinco e do cobre como revestimento de coberturas e de fachadas em edifícios. O trabalho inicia-se com uma introdução sobre as características do zinco e cobre e a sua aplicação desde os primeiros tempos até à atualidade. Incluiu-se uma breve explanação sobre a sua produção, extração, disponibilidade de recursos, reciclagem e compatibilidade com outros materiais. O trabalho inclui também um capítulo destinado a compreender os princípios que justificam o seu uso em revestimentos, onde se aborda a sua importância na ventilação, sistemas de drenagem e noutras temáticas associadas ao processo construtivo. Em seguida desenvolve-se um capítulo orientado para os sistemas de revestimento mais comuns, onde se faz a separação entre sistemas com e sem ventilação e as diferentes técnicas e formas de instalação. Apresenta-se finalmente um caso prático de estudo de um sistema de revestimento de uma cobertura, onde se completa com um subcapítulo destinado à quantificação da ação do vento, da chuva e dos seus efeitos, mas também, onde se realça a importância da análise do comportamento e desempenho dos respetivos órgãos de drenagem.

Prevalence of Asthma in a Portuguese Countryside Town:Repercussions on Absenteeism and Self-Concept

Background: Childhood asthma represents an increasing health problem and is the leading cause of hospital admission and absenteeism in children with chronic disease. It also compromises quality of life, eventually contributing to disturbances in self-concept. Self-concept is a recent and global perspective of “the self” and relates to skills, self-image and self-esteem. Little information is available on this topic and there are no data from Portuguese countryside towns. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma among all school children in the 5th and 6th grades in a Portuguese countryside town and to establish its possible correlation with absenteeism and self-concept. Methods: In April 2002, two questionnaires were administered in the presence of the researcher to a group of 950 children attending different schools. The children completed the internationally renowned questionnaires: ISAAC and the Self-Concept Scale by Susan Harter. Results: Our sample (n = 818) had a mean age of 11 years (10-15 years) and a male-to-female ratio of 1/1. The cumulative prevalence of asthma was11.9% and that of active asthma was 8.8 %; 63.9% of asthmatics were male and 36.1 % were female. The mean age of asthmatics was 11.34 years and 74 % had active symptoms. Comparison of this group of 97 asthmatic children with the remaining children revealed a statistically significant correlation between the presence of asthma and school absenteeism (global: p = 0.04; gymnastics: 0.05). Regarding the Self-Concept Scale a statistically significant association was found between the presence of asthma and school achievement (p = 0.027), physical appearance (p = 0.015), behavior (p < 0.000) and self-esteem (p < 0.000). No statistically significant correlations were found in social acceptance (p = 0.289) or athletic competence (p = 0.085). Asthmatic boys had higher self-concept scores than girls, except in the domain of behavior. Conclusions: Twelve percent of the population studied was asthmatic. In asthmatic children, absenteeism was higher and self-concept was lower for almost all domains, except social acceptance and athletic achievement, probably due to overprotection.

Use of Distress and Depression Thermometers to Measure Psychosocial Morbidity Among Southern European Cancer Patients

GOALS OF WORK: Recent literature has indicated the need for rapid evaluation of psychosocial issues secondary to cancer. Because of the problems of routine use of psychometric instruments, short instruments such as visual analogue scales or one-item 0-10 scales have been developed as valid assessment alternatives. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A study was conducted to examine the role of two 0-10 scales in measuring emotional stress (distress thermometer, DT) and depressed mood (mood thermometer, MT), respectively, in a multicenter study carried out in southern European countries (Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland). A convenience sample of 312 cancer outpatients completed the DT and MT and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). MAIN RESULTS: DT was more significantly associated HADS anxiety than HADS depression while MT was related both to HADS anxiety and depression. The correlation of MT with HADS was higher than DT. A cutoff point >4 on the DT maximized sensitivity (65%) and specificity (79%) for general psychosocial morbidity while a cutoff >5 identified more severe "caseness" (sensitivity=70%; specificity=73%). On the MT, sensitivity and specificity for general psychosocial morbidity were 85% and 72% by using the cutoff score >3. A score >4 on the MT was associated with a sensitivity of 78% and a specificity of 77% in detecting more severe caseness. CONCLUSIONS: Two simple instruments, the DT and the MT, were found to have acceptable levels of sensitivity and specificity in detecting psychosocial morbidity. Compared to the HADS, however, the mood MT performed better than the DT.

Úlceras de Perna em Portugal: um Problema de Saúde Subestimado

To determine the prevalence and aetiology of leg ulceration in a population of patients registered with five health centres within Lisbon, a study was undertaken to identify patients receiving care from community and hospital. Identification of patients was through health professionals, with a simple questionnaire completed for all patients identified who were registered with the five health centres. In 263 patients were identified in a population of 186,000 (total prevalence 1.41/1,000 population). The prevalence was similar between men and women (1.3 and 1.46/1,000, respectively). As expected this was highly age dependent, being most common in patients aged over 80 years (6.5 and 4.9/1,000, respectively). The ulceration was highly chronic in nature, with median ulceration of 18 months. Of the 240 with ulcer duration recorded, 158 (66%) had the present ulcer for longer than one year, and 40 (17%) for longer than five years. The cause of ulceration was unknown to the health professional treating the patient in 86 (33%) of the cases. Of those with a cause, most commonly this was venous (80%) with 10% mixed arterial/venous ulceration and 3% frank arterial disease. Most care was provided by community services, with 145 (55%) treated in health centres and 77 (29%) treated in the patient's home. The mean number of treatments per week was 3.0, with 21 (9%) of patients being seen on a daily basis. Most patients (80%) had seen a specialist doctor for their ulceration, most often a dermatologist (48%) and a vascular surgeon (33%). The prevalence of chronic leg ulceration is similar to other reported studies in western Europe, and indicates that approximately 14,000 patients suffer from leg ulceration at any one time in Portugal. This produces a high burden on both hospital and community services.

Comparative analysis of two-dimensional electrophoresis maps (2-DE) of Helicobacter pylori from Brazilian patients with chronic gastritis and duodenal ulcer: a preliminary report

Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium recognized as the major cause of peptic ulcer and chronic gastritis. Recently, a proteome-based approach was developed to investigate pathogenic factors related to H. pylori. In this preliminary study, H. pylori strains were isolated from gastric biopsies of patients with chronic gastritis and duodenal ulcers. A partial proteomic analysis of H. pylori strains was performed by bacterial lyses and proteins were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). A comparative analysis was performed to verify a differential protein expression between these two 2-DE maps. These data should be useful to clarify the role of different proteins related to bacterial pathogenesis. This study will be completed using a larger number of samples and protein identification of H. pylori by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.

A New Electronic Approach for the Surgical Safety Checklist

To improve surgical safety, and to reduce the mortality and surgical complications incidence, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC). The SSC is a support of information that aids health professionals to reduce the number of complications, induction of anaesthesia, period before skin incision and period before leaving the operating room (OR). The SSC was tested in several countries of the world and their results shown that after introduction of the SSC the incidence of patient complication lowered from 11.0% to 7.0% (P<0.001), the rate of death declined from 1.5% to 0.8% (P = 0.003) and the nurses recognized that patients identity was more often con rmed (81.6% to 94.2%, P<0.01) in many institutions. Recently the SSC was also implemented in Portuguese hospitals, which led us to its study in the real clinical environment. An observational study was performed: several health professionals were observed and interviewed, to understand the functioning of the SSC in an OR, during the clinical routine. The objective of this study was to understand the current use of the SSC, and how it may be improved in terms of usability, taking advantage of the technological advancements such as mobile applications. During two days were observed 14 surgeries, only 2 surgeries met the requirements for the three phases of the SSC, as de ned by the WHO. Of the remaining 12 observed surgeries, 9 surgeries completed the last phase at the correct time. It was also observed that only in 2 surgeries all the phases of the SSC were read aloud to the team and that, in 7 surgeries, several items were read aloud and answered but no one was checking the SSC, only after the end of the phase. The observational study results disclose that several health professionals do not meet with rules of the WHO manual. This study demonstrates that it is urgent to change the mindset of health professionals, and that di erent features in the SSC may be useful to make it more easy to use. With the results of the observational study, a SSC application proposal was developed with new functionalities to improve and aid the health professional in its use. In this application the user can chose between a SSC already created to a speci c surgery or to create a new SSC, adding and adapting some questions from the WHO standard. To create a new SSC, the application is connected to an online questionnaire builder (JotForm). The choice for this online questionnaire builder went through three essential characteristics: number of types of questions, mainly checkbox, radio button and text; the possibility of to create sections inside sections and the API. In addition, in this proposal the improvements are focused in forcing the user to focus in the work ow of the SSC and to save the input timestamps and any actions made by them. Therefore, the following features was implemented to achieve that goal: display one item of the SSC at a time; display the stage where the SSC is; do not allow going back to the previous step; do not allow going forward to the next item if the current is not lled; do not allow going forward to the next item if the time it took to ll the item was too short and log any action made by the user.

Esterilização Feminina: Estudo Comparativo entre Esterilização Histeroscópica e Laparoscópica

Overview and Aims: Female sterilization is increasingly requested as a contraceptive method. Hysteroscopic sterilization by transcervical placing of Essure® micro-inserts in the initial portion of the tubes is a recent alternative to laparoscopic sterilization. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of hysteroscopic versus laparoscopic sterilization. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Population: A total of 98 women undergoing sterilization in an outpatient clinic between July 2005 and July 2009. Methods: Patients’ age, associated diseases, anesthesic risk, procedure time, discomfort, adverse events and success rate were evaluated. Results: Mean age at surgery was 37.8 years (19-49), and there were no statistically significant differences between the groups regarding this parameter. Women in the hysteroscopic group had a significant number of associated diseases (98% versus 47%), obesity (31% versus 6%), and anesthesic risk (ASA III- 31% versus 0%). The mean duration of the procedure was the same for both techniques (laparoscopy 28 minutes and hysteroscopy 26 minutes). All laparoscopic sterilizations were successfully completed. In the hysteroscopic group 4% failed to complete the technique. There were no cases of severe pain. Women in the hysteroscopy group reported pain less frequently (40% versus 57%, χ2 p<0.05). Long term success rate was similar in both groups (96% for hysteroscopy and 98% for laparoscopy). Conclusions: In spite of a higher incidence of associated diseases, obesity and anesthetic risks in the hysteroscopy group, there were no significant differences in the duration of the procedure, adverse events and success rate. The hysteroscopic approach can therefore be considered an alternative to laparoscopy, eliminating the need for incisional surgery and for general anaesthesia. If women with high surgical risk and several associated diseases can safely undergo this procedure, it could well become the preferred method for women who want a permanent and irreversible contraceptive method.

Feasibility and acceptability of an exergame intervention for schizophrenia

Objectives To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an exergame intervention as a tool to promote physical activity in outpatients with schizophrenia. Design Feasibility/Acceptability Study and Quasi-Experimental Trial. Method Sixteen outpatients with schizophrenia received treatment as usual and they all completed an 8-week exergame intervention using Microsoft Kinect® (20 min sessions, biweekly). Participants completed pre and post treatment assessments regarding functional mobility (Timed Up and Go Test), functional fitness performance (Senior Fitness Test), motor neurological soft signs (Brief Motor Scale), hand grip strength (digital dynamometer), static balance (force plate), speed of processing (Trail Making Test), schizophrenia-related symptoms (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) and functioning (Personal and Social Performance Scale). The EG group completed an acceptability questionnaire after the intervention. Results Attrition rate was 18.75% and 69.23% of the participants completed the intervention within the proposed schedule. Baseline clinical traits were not related to game performance indicators. Over 90% of the participants rated the intervention as satisfactory and interactive. Most participants (76.9%) agreed that this intervention promotes healthier lifestyles and is an acceptable alternative to perform physical activity. Repeated-measures MANOVA analyses found no significant multivariate effects for combined outcomes. Conclusion This study established the feasibility and acceptability of an exergame intervention for outpatients with schizophrenia. The intervention proved to be an appealing alternative to physical activity. Future trials should include larger sample sizes, explore patients' adherence to home-based exergames and consider greater intervention dosage (length, session duration, and/or frequency) in order to achieve potential effects.

Metodologia BIM aplicada à conceção e produção de uma estrutura metálica

Este relatório apresenta o estágio curricular relativo ao curso de mestrado em engenharia civil na área de especialização de estruturas. O estágio decorreu no grupo O Feliz, S.A, uma metalomecânica sedeada em Braga. No âmbito do estágio, foi efetuada uma pesquisa e de seguida um projeto real aplicando a metodologia Building Information Modeling. Inicialmente, será feita uma apresentação da empresa e definidos os objetivos propostos para o estágio. Seguidamente, será apresentada toda a pesquisa realizada sobre o BIM para poder, seguidamente, realizar um projeto real utilizando esta metodologia, proposta pela empresa. Posteriormente é apresentado o projeto realizado com a metodologia BIM e todo o seu processo até chegar à sua construção. Por último, são apresentadas algumas das obras que estavam em curso durante a realização do presente trabalho e que houve a oportunidade de acompanhar, refletindo a experiência adquirida na área, durante o desenvolvimento do estágio.

Immediate effects of hip mobilization with movement in patients with hip osteoarthritis: A randomised controlled trial

Background Mobilization with movement (MWM) has been shown to reduce pain, increase range of motion (ROM) and physical function in a range of different musculoskeletal disorders. Despite this evidence, there is a lack of studies evaluating the effects of MWM for hip osteoarthritis (OA). Objectives To determine the immediate effects of MWM on pain, ROM and functional performance in patients with hip OA. Design Randomized controlled trial with immediate follow-up. Method Forty consenting patients (mean age 78 ± 6 years; 54% female) satisfied the eligibility criteria. All participants completed the study. Two forms of MWM techniques (n = 20) or a simulated MWM (sham) (n = 20) were applied. Primary outcomes: pain recorded by numerical rating scale (NRS). Secondary outcomes: hip flexion and internal rotation ROM, and physical performance (timed up and go, sit to stand, and 40 m self placed walk test) were assessed before and after the intervention. Results For the MWM group, pain decreased by 2 points on the NRS, hip flexion increased by 12.2°, internal rotation by 4.4°, and functional tests were also improved with clinically relevant effects following the MWM. There were no significant changes in the sham group for any outcome variable. Conclusions Pain, hip flexion ROM and physical performance immediately improved after the application of MWM in elderly patients suffering hip OA. The observed immediate changes were of clinical relevance. Future studies are required to determine the long-term effects of this intervention.

Predictors of adherence to the Mediterranean diet from the first to the second trimester of pregnancy

Background: Although changes in eating patterns may occur during gestation, predictors of these changes have not been explored. This study aimed to identify predictors of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) from the first to second trimester of pregnancy. Methods: A prospective study was conducted with 102 pregnant women aged 18-40, from the city of Porto, Portugal. Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics were assessed through a questionnaire. Food consumption was assessed with a three-day food diary completed during the first and second trimesters. Participants were categorized according to their change in adherence to the MD into the negative change group (i.e., women who had low adherence in each trimester or had high adherence in the first trimester and then low adherence in the second) and the positive change group (i.e., women who had high adherence in both trimesters or had low adherence in the first trimester and then high adherence in the second). Conditional stepwise logistic regression models were performed to assess the potential predictors of negative MD change. Results: Among the 102 women, 39.2% had negative change from the first to the second trimester. The logistic model´s results show that being married (OR=0.26, 95%CI: 0.10, 0.76) and having a higher intake of vegetables in the first trimester (OR=0.17, 95%CI: 0.10, 0.43) were associated with lower odds of having a negative change in adherence to the MD from the first to second trimester. Conclusion: Marital status and vegetable consumption seem to be associated with a lower occurrence of negative change in adherence to the MD from early to middle pregnancy.

Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis in an Infant: A Rare Cause of Difficult Airway

1.Pre-assessment data of the patient A 2-year-old boy, weighing 15 kg was admitted with a history of limited mouth opening(inter-incisor distance of 6 mm), hypoplastic and retrognathic mandible (bird face deformity) and facial asymmetry from left temporomandibular joint ankylosis (TMJA). He was born at term, after an uneventful pregnancy, and there was no report of trauma during caesarean section. No other possible aetiologies were identified. He was scheduled for mandibular osteotomy. Preoperative ENT examination revealed adenotonsillar hypertrophy. 2. Anaesthetic Plan A fiberoptic nasal intubation was performed under deep inhalation anaesthesia with sevoflurane, with the patient breathing spontaneously. Midazolam (0.05 mg.kg-1) and alfentanil (0.03 mg.kg-1) were given and anaesthesia was maintained with O2/air and sevoflurane. No neuromuscular blocking agent was administered since the surgical team needed facial nerve monitoring. 3. Description of incident During surgery an accidental extubation occurred and an attempt was made to reintubate the trachea by direct laryngoscopy. Although the osteotomy was nearly completed, the vocal cords could not be visualized (Cormack-Lehane grade IV laryngoscopic view). 4. Solving the problem Re-intubation was finally accomplished with the flexible fiberscope and the procedure was concluded without any more incidents. Extubation was performed 24 hours postoperatively with the patient fully awake. After surgery mouth opening improved to inter-incisor gap of 15 mm. 5. Lessons learned and take home message Two airways issues present in this case can lead to difficultventilation and intubation: TMJA and adenotonsillar hypertrophy. These difficulties were anticipated and managed accordingly. The accidental extubation brought to our attention the fact that, even after surgical correction, this airway remains challenging. Even with intensive jaw stretchingexercises there is a high incidence of re-ankylosis, especially in younger patients. One should bear that in mind when anaesthetizing patients with TMJA.

Summer Vacations not Only a Memory for Life, but Also a Rare Infection

Introduction: Rhinoscleroma is a rare, chronic, granulomatous disease that most frequently affects the upper respiratory tract, especially the nasal cavity and sometimes extends through the lower respiratory tract. Is associated with Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis, which is endemic in certain geographic regions namely Central America. The pathogenesis and risk factors remain unclear. Clinical case: We report a five years Old Portuguese boy, previously healthy, brought to the Emergency Department with epistaxis, without other accompanying signs or symptoms. The Otorhinolaryngologist (ORL) performed rhinoscopy and identified an intranasal bleeding mass. The MRI revealed an intranasal mass with extension to the ethmoid bone sinus, and performed biopsy. The histopathology was vital, making the diagnosis of Rhinoscleroma. The child had traveled abroad for the first time on vacations a year before to Dominican Republic. The bacteriologic exam identified a Klebsiella spp. sensible to the association of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid. Blood test performed excluded association of immunodeficiency. Since it’s a rare disease genetic study are under course. Monthly evaluation by ORL and pediatrician was performed which documented progressive reduction until total disappearing of the macro and microscopic lesion, and negative bacteriologic exam. Six months of antibiotic therapy were completed without any known secondary effects. The child remained asymptomatic up to the last visit, 3 months following treatment and has shown no evidence of recurrence. Conclusion: Globalization and free transit of people to areas far from origin countries here some rare diseases are endemic brings a new challenge to modern medicine. Sometimes vacations bring more than memories.