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African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2008 Fetus-in-fetu (FIF) is a pathological condition in which the malformed foetus is found in the body of its twin. We report this rare case of a 3-month-old female baby whose diagnostic work-up suggested a mesenteric cyst but the mass at surgery was a FIF.Although current imaging modalities like computerized Tomography and magnetic resonance imaging have ...
Akinola Ra +5 more
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Sex differences in fetal growth and immediate birth outcomes in a low-risk Caucasian population
Biology of Sex Differences, 2019 Background According to the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study Group recommendations, boys and girls have different growth trajectories after birth.
Sander Galjaard +6 more
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis: The State of the Art
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii occurs worldwide and usually causes no symptoms. However, a primary infection of pregnant women, may infect the fetus by transplacental transmission. The risk of mother-to-child transmission depends
Lina Bollani +7 more
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Invasive Candida Infections in Neonates after Major Surgery: Current Evidence and New Directions
Pathogens, 2021 Infections represent a serious health problem in neonates. Invasive Candida infections (ICIs) are still a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
Domenico Umberto De Rose +21 more
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Neonatal SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Practical Tips
Pathogens, 2021 The recent viral pandemic in Wuhan, Hubei, China has led to the identification of a new species of beta-coronavirus, able to infect humans, the 2019-nCoV, later named SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 causes a clinical syndrome named COVID-19, which presents with a
Cinzia Auriti +5 more
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Hepcidin and iron homeostasis during pregnancy. [PDF]
, 2014 Hepcidin is the master regulator of systemic iron bioavailability in humans. This review examines primary research articles that assessed hepcidin during pregnancy and postpartum and report its relationship to maternal and infant iron status and birth ...
Cadwell, Brooke +4 more
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Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 2009 Fetus in fetu is a congenital abnormality in which a nonviable, parasitic fetus grows within its twin. It is a rare cause of retroperitoneal abdominal mass in infants and children. The authors report a recent case of a six-month-old girl who presented with unexplained abdominal distention. A sonogram and a magnetic resonance imaging examination showed
Kimberly Dolbow, Hamad Ghazle
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Fetus in fetu in the back [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2012 An 11-year-old girl was hospitalised because of a large mass in her back (figure 1). She was the second child in her family where there was neither twin pregnancy nor fetal malformation. The large mass has two parts where the upper part consists of a mammary gland and an attached upper limb including a scapular, humerus and two fingers, and where the ...
Duanming Li, Baogan Peng
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Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2012 Fetus-in-fetu is a rare congenital anomaly in which a malformed parasitic twin is found within the body of its partner. Less than 100 cases have been reported in published studies. Although it is a relatively benign condition, clinicians need to have a high index of suspicion for the associated complications that may arise.
Chennamsetty Sashidhar +3 more
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A Rare Case of Fetus within a Fetus [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 We present a case of a 45-day-old baby brought to our paediatric outpatient department with complaints of abdominal distension. The prenatal ultrasonographic examination showed a large cystic intrabdominal mass with internal calcifications.
Sonali Ullal +3 more
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