A Rachitic Assimilation Pelvis.

Delivery by the Breech through a Greatly Narrowed, Flat, Rachitic Pelvis

Hypocalcemic rachitic cardiomyopathy in infants.

UNLABELLED Hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy in infants is characterized by heart failure in a previously normal infant with hypocalcemia without organic cardiac lesion. Vitamin D deficiency rickets is increasing in Middle East. In a six month study 136 cases of rickets were diagnosed in the main Children's Hospital in Almadinah but none of them showed evidence of cardiomyopathy. Concerned of missing...

Rachitic respiratory distress in small preterm infants.

A syndrome of subacute respiratory distress, severe metabolic bone disease affecting the thoracic cage, and mild cholestasis occurred in 4 small preterm infants during the first three months of life and was associated with considerable morbidity. The early radiological features in the chest resembled thos of the Mikity-Wilson syndrome, with which the disorder may be confused. After spontaneous ...

Hypocalcemic Rachitic Stridor: A Neglected Warning Sign in Infants

Although stridor is a common respiratory symptom associated with upper respiratory diseases, yet its relation with hypocalcemia is not widely appreciated. The mechanism of hypocalcemia in causing stridor might be a collapsing of larynx most likely caused by decalcifi cation due to hypocalcemia. Vitamin D defi ciency causes a reduction in serum calcium, which stimulates the production of extra P...

A case report of a bifid ureter and renal pelvis

Background: Double ureter is one of the anomaly of urethra that appears complete or incomplete. Incomplete duplication of ureter is known as bifid ureter, this kind of anomaly may be formed due to some error or disturbance in development of the ureteric bud which arises from the mesonephric duct around the 5th week. The ureteric bud grows and penetrates in to the metanephric tissue at about32co...