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A 2-year-old previously well child presented to the emergency department with temperatures and lethargy. He was pale and looked unwell. He received a fluid bolus and was commenced on intravenous ceftriaxone. Pus was discharging from his left ear with postauricular swelling and erythema. Given clinical concerns, urgent neuroimaging was arranged.
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Mastoiditis , Abscess , Child , Child, Preschool , Fusobacterium necrophorum , Humans , Jugular Veins , Male , Mastoiditis/diagnosis , Mastoiditis/therapy , Rare DiseasesABSTRACT
A 9-month-old boy presented to the emergency department with acute wheeze. He had a background of cleft lip repair at 4 months and was awaiting palatoplasty. He had mild eczema but had never had a previous wheezy episode, and was awaiting cardiology follow-up for a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). He had been at the child minder when symptoms began abruptly with no witnessed event. On assessment, the wheeze had resolved, saturations were 98% breathing air, respiratory rate was 34 breaths per minute and he was afebrile. He was discharged home with safety net advice.He represented 2 days later with cough, wheeze and shortness of breath. On examination, he had subcostal recession and there was reduced air entry on the right. There was no wheeze, crepitations or obvious organomegaly. Oxygen saturations were 98% breathing air, respiratory rate was 38 breaths per minute and he was afebrile. Oral amoxicillin was given.
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Cough , Dyspnea , Foreign Bodies , Humans , Infant , Male , Respiratory SoundsABSTRACT
Paediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a non-degenerative, acquired brain insult. Following a blow or penetrating trauma to the head, normal brain function is disrupted. If it occurs during the early stages of development, deficits may not immediately become apparent but unfold and evolve over time. We address the difficulties that arise when treating a child with severe TBI.
