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Poland syndrome (PS) is a rare congenital condition with predominant unilateral chest wall deformity due to hypoplasia of the pectoralis muscles. However, its clinical features are highly variable as all the features may not be present in one individual or it may present with some rare associations or complications as being reported here. A 6-year-old boy was diagnosed, for the first time, as a case of PS but, detailed examination and work up revealed two rare associations and/or incidental findings of this disorder, namely, Dandy-Walker variant and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. Hence, a detailed clinical examination and a through workup are mandatory to quantify the disease spectrum of this rare disorder
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Umbilical myiasis is rare in newborns. We are reporting two cases of umbilical myiasis from rural West Bengal (India) that were infected by larval forms of blow fly (Chrysomya megacephala). One of them subsequently developed septicemia while the other one was clinically well.
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Oropharyngeal teratoma in newborn is very rare. Here we report a case of oropharyngeal true teratoma where a 17-day-old female baby presented with a protruding mass from oropharynx with episodic respiratory distress and feeding difficulty complicated by aspiration pneumonia, and treated successfully with coordinated team approach.
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Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Infant, Newborn , Laryngoscopy/methods , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/congenital , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/surgery , Rare Diseases , Teratoma/congenital , Teratoma/diagnosis , Teratoma/surgery , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Three cases of extragonadal teratomas presented at birth and all the cases arisen from three separate sites are reported in the present study. A huge sacrococcygeal teratoma is being reported and the other two retroperitoneal and nasopharyngeal teratomas, are reported for the rarity of their location in neonatal period. Teratomas of all three babies were mature benign on histopathology and surgical removal sufficed as mode of treatment. No recurrence was noted on follow-up.