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Hyponatremia, hypoglycaemia and hyperkalaemia occurring in the first few weeks of life in the first instance indicate adreno-cortical insufficiency due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia (salt-losing type). Girls have ambiguous genitalia, while boys may or may not have a large penis at birth. Both
Galactosemia is a treatable metabolic disorder caused by the deficiency of enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GALT) and inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. A case of neonate manifesting with recurrent Escherichia coli sepsis is presented here which turned out to be a classic
Brevundimonas vesicularis has rarely been isolated from clinical specimens. We report here a case of B. vesicularis bacteremia in a female infant who presented with fever, vomiting and altered sensorium. USG abdomen showed mild hepatomegaly, moderate ascitis with bilateral mild basal pleural
BACKGROUND
Noonan syndrome is a genetic disease frequently characterized by short height, winged neck and a thoracic defect, among other alterations. However, there are no reports that mention oral health complications. In this article three children are presented with this syndrome in which
Abstract: Appendicitis is common in paediatric surgical praxis, but extremely rare in newborn infants.
METHODS
We report a premature male newborn from a twin pregnancy with gestational age of 31(+4) weeks, birth-weight 1580g, who underwent a laparotomy because of perforation. The baby was admitted
BACKGROUND
Hyperglycemia as the first manifestation of neonatal sepsis is rare.
METHODS
A breast-fed neonate was admitted at the age of 6 days because of vomiting. Group B streptococci had been isolated in secretions of the ear at birth but the neonate had not been treated. At admission, physical
Recently, new broad spectrum carbapenem has been investigated on a world-wide scale for the treatment of moderate to severe infections. In the neonatal intensive care units the extensive use of third generation cephalosporins for therapy of neonatal sepsis may lead to rapid emergence of