Paediatric Hypotrichosis: A Clinical and Algorithmic Approach to Diagnosis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Paediatric hypotrichosis is the clinical feature of paucity of hair arising congenitally or in early life with the presentation being that of the child whose hair is growing insufficiently. It is a hallmark finding of a diverse group of genodermatoses and sporadic disorders, presenting as either an isolated symptom or in association with ...
So N, Yip L, Orchard D.
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Severe Shock Caused by Rupture of Bladder Diverticulum in a Patient With Menkes Disease: A Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Menkes disease (MD) is an X‐linked copper metabolism disorder associated with bladder diverticula (BD). BD in MD may easily perforate more than common BD because of connective tissue damage. Since BD rupture can be fatal, large or multiple BD in MD require careful management, including prophylactic resection.
Fujii S +6 more
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Giant Bladder Diverticulum in A Female Infant Mimicking Intraperitoneal Mass. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Urinary bladder diverticula can be either primary (congenital) or secondary (acquired) and are more commonly observed in males, sometimes in association with syndromes. The condition presents with a wide range of symptoms, while some cases may remain asymptomatic.
Lodhia J +4 more
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Familial adult myoclonus epilepsy: Neuroimaging and neuropathological findings
Abstract Familial adult myoclonus epilepsy (FAME) is characterized by cortical myoclonus and often epileptic seizures, but the pathophysiology of this condition remains uncertain. Here, we review the neuroimaging and neuropathological findings in FAME. Imaging findings, including functional magnetic resonance imaging, are in line with a cortical origin
Anne‐Fleur van Rootselaar +3 more
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Proposal for a 6‐step approach for differential diagnosis of neonatal erythroderma
Abstract The broad differential diagnosis of neonatal erythroderma often poses a diagnostic challenge. Mortality of neonatal erythroderma is high due to complications of the erythroderma itself and the occasionally severe and life‐threatening underlying disease.
E. Cuperus +23 more
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Multiple Bladder Diverticula Presenting in an 82‐Year‐Old Congolese Male
Bladder diverticulum is a congenital malformation characterized by the outpouching of the bladder following an obstruction of urine flux. We present a case of 82‐year‐old Congolese male patient presented at our facility with a poor urinary stream and lower abdominal pain.
Jean de Dieu Tumusifu Manegabe +16 more
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Tubular Dysfunction and Ruptured Ureter in a Child with Menkes Syndrome
Children with Menkes disease may develop various urological and renal problems that evolve as the disease progresses. A 4‐year‐old boy with Menkes disease had multiple bladder diverticula and a history of recurrent urinary tract infection caused by urea‐splitting organisms. The child developed urosepsis and right pyelonephritis.
Wun Fung Hui +5 more
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Menkes’ Syndrome with Cerebellar Hypoplasia
A 14-month-old boy with Menkes’ kinky hair syndrome (MS) associated with deafness and inferior cerebellar vermian hypoplasia was admitted with convulsions and urinary infection at Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
J Gordon Millichap
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Metal ions in macrophage antimicrobial pathways: emerging roles for zinc and copper [PDF]
The immunomodulatory and antimicrobial properties of zinc and copper have long been appreciated. In addition, these metal ions are also essential for microbial growth and survival.
Achard +158 more
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Melatonin for sleep disorders in children with neurodevelopmental disorders: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of randomised clinical trials [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Neurodevelopmental disorders are a group of disorders thought to be associated with the functioning of the brain and the nervous system. Children with neurodevelopmental disorders often have sleep-related comorbidities that may negatively ...
Faltermeier, Pascal +7 more
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