Submandibular Hemangioma with Cardiorespiratory Arrest in an Infant

Cardiorespiratory arrest after administration of an antibiotic.

Infantile Hemangioma Treated with Propranolol: Learning from an Infant Death

Infantile hemangioma (sometimes called a “strawberry birthmark”) is a benign vascular, soft-tissue tumour that affects 4% to 10% of infants.1-4 Most infantile hemangiomas resolve spontaneously, without treatment, but some may warrant medical or surgical treatment because of interference with function, significant disfigurement, or, in rare cases, life-threatening physiologic compromise.4,5 As p...

Pica, constipation and cardiorespiratory arrest.

Mourato Nunes I, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221066 Description Pica is an eating disorder typically defined as the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive substances, for at least 1 month, at an age of which this behaviour is inappropriate. It may be benign or may have life-threatening consequences. 2 The clinical presentation is highly variable and is associated with the spec...

Acute Cardiorespiratory Deterioration in a Preterm Infant.

C A S E A 31 and 1/7–week gestation premature male infant with a birth weight of 1730 g developed sudden onset of desaturations (oxygen saturation 30%), bradycardia (heart rate 40/min) and hypotension (mean blood pressure,15 mm Hg) at 6 days of age. He was born by a cesarean delivery for maternal preeclampsia, received nasal continuous positive airway pressure for 3 days after birth, and was in...

Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension in an Infant Treated with Diazoxide

Background: Diazoxide is the main therapeutic agent for congenital hyperinsulinism. The drug is generally well tolerated; however, in this report severe adverse effects including heart failure (HF) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) in an infant are reported.Case report: A sixteen-day male infant with persistent hypoglycemia and with diagnosis of congenital hyperinsulinism underwent near total pan...

Re: Traumatic cardiorespiratory arrest on the battlefield.