Leiner’s Disease (Erythroderma Desquamativum) in a Baby Boy

A baby boy with hypothyroidism and hemangioendothelioma.

A full-term baby boy underwent an ultrasound scan of the abdomen at 6 weeks of age for the follow-up of an antenatal diagnosis of left-sided hydronephrosis. Although there was no hydronephrosis, the abdominal ultrasound revealed an enlarged liver with multiple hypoechoic lesions measuring up to 25 mm in diameter. He was admitted to the hospital for further evaluation of the hepatic lesions. Exa...

A 6-week-old baby boy with discharge.

A 6-week-old non-Hispanic white boy presented to the Neonatal Intensive Care team of Tulane University Medical Center with a 3-week history of yellow-grey discharge from both eyes; he was otherwise in no distress. He was born by normal vaginal delivery at 37 weeks gestational age after an uneventful pregnancy. He was in the care of foster parents, and the medical history of his biological paren...

ABCA12-deficient Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma in a Boy with an Intellectual Developmental Delay.

Takayasu's disease in a young black boy.

BACKGROUND Takayusu's disease is a rare disease affecting women predominantly during the child- bearing age. It is a primary vasculitis condition of large-vessels that responds well to steroid therapy. Immunosuppressives and vascular reconstruction may be needed as necessary. PROCEDURE Reference was made to the case note of this young boy who was being co-managed by cardiology and vascular cl...

Successful treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia meningitis in a preterm baby boy: a case report

INTRODUCTION Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important cause of hospital acquired infection particularly among severely debilitated and immunosuppressed patients. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of S. maltophilia meningitis in a preterm baby boy after a neurosurgical procedure, successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and ciprofloxacin. CONCLUSION This organism should b...