Rhabdomyosarcoma in infants younger than 1 year

Intercellular adhesion molecules and mortality for sepsis in infants younger than 1 year of life.

BACKGROUND Adhesion molecules in sepsis syndrome are correlated with the severity of illness and may be considered as predictors of survival outcome in adults. However, only few studies have been performed in infants and none using international criteria for sepsis. OBJECTIVE To determine whether adhesion molecules during the first 7 days of the disease could predict sepsis outcome and its se...

Otitis media with effusion in children younger than 1 year

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of otitis media with effusion in children younger than 1 year and its association with the season of the year, artificial feeding, environmental and perinatal factors. METHODS Retrospective study of 184 randomly included medical records from a total of 982 healthy infants evaluated for hearing screening tests. Diagnosis of otitis media with effusion was b...

Mandibular distraction osteogenesis in infants younger than 3 months.

OBJECTIVES To examine the long-term outcomes and complications in infants with upper airway obstruction and feeding difficulty who underwent bilateral mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) within the first 3 months of life and to identify any preoperative characteristics that may predict the long-term outcome following early MDO intervention for airway obstruction. METHODS An institutiona...

The Blalock-Taussig anastomosis in infants younger than 1 week of age.

Epidemiological Survey of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Younger than 14 Years in Ahvaz