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Perforated Appendix in a Neonate: A Review of Literature and a Case Report from Northern Tanzania

The Annals of African Surgery, 2021
Acute perforated appendicitis is rare in neonates and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This is mainly because the rarity of the pathology and the abnormal clinical features cause delays in diagnosis and definitive management.
Lodhia Jay, Philemon Rune, Wapalila Daudi, Sadiq Adnan, Amsi Patrick, Msuya David, Herman Ayesiga   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Heat and mass transfer under an infant radiant warmer – Development of a numerical model [PDF]

, 2010
This is the post-print version of the final paper published in Medical Engineering & Physics. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural ...
Fic, AM, Ginalski, MK, Ingham, DB, Nowak, AJ, Wrobel, L   +4 more
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Neonatal retinoblastoma

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2017
From 7% to 10% of all retinoblastomas and from 44% to 71% of familial retinoblastomas in developed countries are diagnosed in the neonatal period, usually through pre- or post-natal screening prompted by a positive family history and sometimes serendipitously during screening for retinopathy of prematurity or other reasons.
Kivelä, Tero T, Hadjistilianou, Theodora   +1 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Concomitant Mutations in the Thyroglobulin and SLC26A4 Genes Leading to Fetal Goiter and Congenital Hypothyroidism in a Patient With Pendred Syndrome

Case Reports in Endocrinology
We described new forms of thyroglobulin gene (TG) mutation resulting in fetal goiter and congenital hypothyroidism in a pendred syndrome (PS) patient. Fetal hypothyroidism was diagnosed, based on ultrasonographic evidence of goiter alongside with fetal ...
Valeria Calcaterra, Mariano Lanna, Elisa Ligato, Alberto Dolci, Arianna Laoreti, Irene Daniele, Elisa Cattaneo, Gianluca Lista, Valeria Savasi, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comprehensive Management of Child Maltreatment Syndrome: A Case Study and Clinical Implications in An Infant

Quality in Sport
Introduction and purpose   The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence against children as “all forms of physical and emotional maltreatment, sexual abuse, neglect and exploitation that result in actual or potential harm to a child's ...
Emilia Kowalczyk, Sylwia Koziej, Joanna Borkowska, Julia Bajorek   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protection against pertussis in humans correlates to elevated serum antibodies and memory B cells [PDF]

, 2017
Pertussis is a respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis that may be particularly severe and even lethal in the first months of life when infants are still too young to be vaccinated. Adults and adolescents experience mild symptoms and are the
Carsetti, Rita, Di Mattia, G., Fedele, Giorgio, Frassanito, A., Gesualdo, Francesco, Leone, Pasqualina, Marcellini, Valentina, Midulla, Fabio, Mortari, Eva Piano, Nenna, R., Pandolfi, Elisabetta, Stefanelli, Paola, The Pertussis Study, Gropu, Tozzi, Alberto Eugenio   +13 more
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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait, R. Al‐Saadi, A. Lopez‐Cortes, K. Dzhuma, M. Oostveen, J. Brok, S. Irtan, M. Weeks, J. Bate, S. Baker, R. Williams, M. Powis, D. Saunders, O. Olsen, T. Watson, S. Shelmerdine, S. Vaidya, L. Howell, C. Duncan, G. M. Vujanic, C. Stiller, G. P. Balchin, T. Chowdhury, K. Pritchard‐Jones   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Awareness of Menstrual Abnormalities among Female Nursing Students at the University of Sulaimani

UHD Journal of Science and Technology
Background: The menstrual cycle, which occurs on a monthly basis from menarche to menopause and facilitates fertilization and conception, is a normal function in the female reproductive system. A 28-day cycle is the typical length.
Peshwaz Abdulrahman Ahmad, Amani Fadhil Abbas, Nazera Salam Mena Qadir   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sirolimus for Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Scoping Review of the Evidence in Syndromic and Non‐Syndromic Cases

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare, high‐flow, vascular anomalies that can occur either sporadically or as part of a genetic syndrome. AVMs can progress with serious morbidity and even mortality if left unchecked. Sirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that is effective in low‐flow vascular malformations; however, its role in AVMs is unclear.
Will Swansson, Ingrid Winship, Gary Hammerschlag, Laura Scardamaglia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source