Ahmed Khan,Koert de Waal
Ahmed Khan
Pneumoperitoneum in the newborn is an acute surgical emergency requiring immediate surgical intervention to ensure survival. It refers to radiological evidence of rupture of an air-containing viscus with resultant soiling of the peritoneal ...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2012:2012:295657. DOI:10.1155/2012/295657 2012
Jennifer Hsu,Brian G Mohney
Jennifer Hsu
Periocular tumors are common in infancy. The most common periocular tumors are capillary hemangiomas, which are present in 1-2% of newborns and develop in 10%-12% of children by the age of 1 year old. Deep capillary hemangiomas may be more ...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2012:2012:290645. DOI:10.1155/2012/290645 2012
Joseph P Pillion
Joseph P Pillion
A case study is presented of a 17-year-old male who sustained an anoxic brain injury and sensorineural hearing loss secondary to carbon monoxide poisoning. Audiological data is presented showing a slightly asymmetrical hearing loss of senso...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2012:2012:231230. DOI:10.1155/2012/231230 2012
Emilie Chow,Jaime Deville,Jarlath Nally et al.
Emilie Chow et al.
We present a case of leptospirosis in a previously healthy girl following a trip to Costa Rica. While she was clinically asymptomatic, she had spirochetes cultured from her urine six weeks following her trip. Prolonged urinary shedding foll...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2012:2012:169013. DOI:10.1155/2012/169013 2012
Andrea Scaramuzza,Maddalena Macedoni,Gian Luca Tadini et al.
Andrea Scaramuzza et al.
Necrobiosis lipoidica is a rare disorder that usually appears in the lower extremities and it is often related to diabetes mellitus. There are few reported cases of necrobiosis lipoidica in children. We present an interesting case in that t...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2012:2012:152602. DOI:10.1155/2012/152602 2012
Asha Mahadevappa,Vanisri H Raghavan,Sunila Ravishankar et al.
Asha Mahadevappa et al.
Congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face is a rare lesion that comprises a subgroup of lipomatous tumor-like lesions of infancy and childhood. It is characterized by (1) no encapsulation, (2) diffuse infiltration of mature adipose ti...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2012:2012:134646. DOI:10.1155/2012/134646 2012
Premature birth with complicated perinatal course delaying diagnosis of prader-willi syndrome [0.03%]
早产及围生期复杂病程致普拉德-威利综合征诊断延迟
G Ciana,M C Fertz,V Pecile et al.
G Ciana et al.
Prader-Willi syndrome in the newborn is essentially characterized by marked hypotonia, feeding difficulties, hypogonadism, and possible characteristic facial features. However, diagnosis at this age may be particularly difficult, and dysmor...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2011:2011:981941. DOI:10.1155/2011/981941 2011
Andrew Fretzayas,Maria Moustaki,Olga Liapi et al.
Andrew Fretzayas et al.
Erythema nodosum is an acute, nodular, erythematous eruption usually limited to the extensor aspects of the lower legs. It could be idiopathic or associated with other systemic diseases. We, herein, report a phenotypically healthy, ten-year...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2011:2011:935153. DOI:10.1155/2011/935153 2011
Kristin N Fiorino,Brian Lestini,Kim E Nichols et al.
Kristin N Fiorino et al.
A 10-year-old boy presented with a 3-day history of worsening abdominal pain, fever, emesis and melena. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a right upper quadrant mass that was confirmed by computed tomography angiogram (CTA), which showed an 8 c...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2011:2011:748543. DOI:10.1155/2011/748543 2011
Successful utilization of high-flux hemodialysis for treatment of vancomycin toxicity in a child [0.03%]
成功应用高通量血液透析治疗儿童万古霉素中毒病例
Timothy Stidham,Pamela D Reiter,Douglas M Ford et al.
Timothy Stidham et al.
Vancomycin is routinely used for empiric antibiotic therapy in children. Higher-serum-concentration targets for serious infections are now being recommended. This recommendation may result in aggressive dosing with increased potential for t...
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Case reports in pediatrics. 2011:2011:678724. DOI:10.1155/2011/678724 2011