Belly button piercings: a saving grace? A patent urachus presenting in a 17-year-old girl

Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Eye in a 17-Year-Old Girl with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Herein we describe a case of intraocular melanoma in a17-year old leukemic patient.  The history, histological findings of the enucleated eye, blood and bone marrow of the patient were investigated. The enucleated eye contained epitheloid cell type melanoma instead of leukemic cell infiltration.  We conclude that intraocular malignant melanoma can occur in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Mediterranean Stomatocytosis/macrothrombocytopenia in A 9-Year-Old Girl

A 17-year-old girl with a neck mass.

This 17-year-old girl was seen for evaluation of a neck mass. She had been well until 1 week before this outpatient visit, when she described pain in her neck behind her right ear, followed by the development of a lump in the front of her neck. There was no history of dysphagia or other symptoms. Her past medical history was remarkable. She had had a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) of he...

Treatment of a Horizontally Impacted Permanent Incisor in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

Abstract Impaction of maxillary central incisors is not common. Treatment of an impacted central incisor is challenging as it relates to facial esthetics and dental function. Although impaction of permanent teeth is rarely diagnosed in mixed dentition period, an impacted central incisor is usually diagnosed when there is a delay in the eruption of tooth. Tooth impaction may result from...

Chest Pain in a 17-Year-Old Girl with Chickenpox.