ABSTRACT
We report here a 2.5-year-old male child with community-acquired Pseudomonal sepsis showing the characteristic lesions of ecthyma gangrenosum. The child had development of gangrenous changes of the nose and face - the 'cancrum oris' or 'Noma'. We highlight the possible association of Pseudomonas sepsis and Noma, with malnutrition playing a central role in causing both the diseases.
Subject(s)
Child Nutrition Disorders/complications , Child, Preschool , Humans , Male , Noma/complications , Pseudomonas Infections/complications , Sepsis/complicationsABSTRACT
A case of mixed infection due to Leptospira and Dengue in a two and a half-year-old girl with pyrexia is reported. Early detection and institution of appropriate therapy is crucial and lifesaving.
Subject(s)
Age Distribution , Child , Child, Preschool , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , HIV Infections/diagnosis , HIV Seropositivity/diagnosis , Hospitalization , Humans , Incidence , India/epidemiology , Infant , Male , Mass Screening/methods , Prospective Studies , Registries , Risk Factors , Sex Distribution , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
We report three sibs with mild autosomal recessive variety of osteopetrosis. The prominent clinical features were short stature, malocclusion of teeth, hepatosplenomegaly and a typical facial appearance. The only atypical features were microcephaly, a normal upper segment to lower segment ratio and a normal arm span.
Subject(s)
Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Genes, Recessive/genetics , Genetic Diseases, Inborn/genetics , Humans , Infant , Osteopetrosis/genetics , PedigreeABSTRACT
An eleven year old boy presented with sudden onset right-sided hemiplegia and ipsilateral lower facial weakness. Two-dimensional echo revealed the diagnosis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy with multiple intracardiac clots. MRI scan of head showed infarctions in the area of caudate nuclei, putamen, brain stem and cerebellum. On anticoagulation therapy, all thrombi, except one, disappeared. The child died 2.5 months later due to resistant cardiac failure.
Subject(s)
Anticoagulants/therapeutic use , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/complications , Cerebral Infarction/diagnosis , Child , Fatal Outcome , Humans , Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , MaleSubject(s)
Age of Onset , Child , Child Abuse, Sexual , Female , Humans , Keratitis/etiology , Osteomyelitis/etiology , Shoulder Joint , Syphilis, Congenital/complicationsABSTRACT
A 2 1/2 month old male child was admitted with loose motions and mild dehydration. He was full term normal delivery, born of a non-consanguinous marriage. On examination, he had trigonocephaly; anteverted nostrils, long philtrum and hypoplastic supraorbital ridges. X-ray showed sutural separation. Karyotyping confirmed deletion of short arm of chromosome 9 distal to band p22.
Subject(s)
Child, Preschool , Chromosome Deletion , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9 , Craniofacial Dysostosis/etiology , Humans , Male , Skull/abnormalities , SyndromeSubject(s)
Ambulatory Care , Child , Humans , Lung Diseases/diagnosis , Pediatrics , Reference Values , Respiratory Function TestsABSTRACT
A 6 1/2 year old female child with congenital lipodystrophy is being presented. The noteworthy feature in this case was the defective leucocyte function and its association with tuberculous pericardial effusion.