Depressive disorders are listed as one important public health issue among women of reproductive age. Postpartum depression is a mental health disorder occurring after childbirth and has disabling effect on mother and child. Amongst ..
To describe the case of a school patient with cutaneous leishmaniasis, given that it is a pathology that the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies as an emerging and uncontrolled disease. ..
Hydronephrosis (HN) can be found on ultrasound in 1-5% of pregnancies. This dilatation can be a transitory physiologic state like in most cases, however it can also entail congenital abnormalities. The antenatal diagnosis and the evaluation ..
Pediatric DIP is known to occur due to defects in surfactant protein production genes, however, its association with lysosomal storage disorders, is less known and understudied. Here we report a couple with two earlier children ..
Neuroblastoma is the most frequent extracranial solid tumor in the pediatric age and radiotherapy is one of its pillars of treatment especially in high-risk patients. In order for this therapy to be provided effectively, it requires precision ..
In the past decades, suburethral sling operations have been the most common procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The objective of this study is to present the results of an alternative technique ..
Improved maternal health remains a major concern of the United Nations in general and of the World Health Organization in particular, which have placed an important place on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as in the ..
Early-onset sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare event. We present the case of a full-term baby delivered to a teenage mother, who presented in the first hours of life with severe and rapid clinical deterioration. ..
A key component of "choosing wisely in neonates" is the discontinuation of unnecessary antibiotic therapy [1]. Early and prolonged exposure to antibiotics in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been associated with significant. ..
Evaluate fetal lung maturity (FLM) tests in twins based on birth order, birth weight and gender. Our hypothesis is these variables are poor predictors of FLM correlation within twin pairs. ..
A 12 year old premorbidly asymptomatic boy presented with complaints of on and off fever for 2 months, multiple swelling in neck and bilateral painless enlargement of breast for 15 days. There was no history of cough, swelling anywhere else ..
A 4-year-old male presented to the pediatric endocrinology clinic for evaluation of an abnormal thyroid function test that showed elevated TSH and T4. The child was born asymptomatic and at full term with a birth weight of 3.5 kg. His past medical..