background: brain abscess remains a potentially fatal central nervous system (cns) disease, especially in developing countries. anaerobic abscess is difficult to diagnose because of cumbersome procedures associated with the isolation of anaerobes. materials and methods: this is a hospital-based retrospective microbiological analysis of 430 brain abscess materials (purulent aspirates and/or tiss...

It is well known that idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura occurs most commonly during childhood but its incidence is difficult to estimate. MacFarlane (1960) found that in 737 cases 45 per cent were aged 15 years and younger, while Wintrobe (1956) noted that in childhood purpura was most frequent between the ages of two and eight years. The disease is uncommon in the general population. The pre...

  Cor triatriatum is an acyanotic congenital heart disease. We present a rare case of cor triatriatum sinistrum in a 6-month-old female infant who was presented with cyanosis and failure to thrive. The 2D transthoracic echocardiography and the Doppler color flow imaging showed a proximal venous chamber communicating to the distal left atrium  through restrictive opening to the low-pressure, dis...

Background and Objectives: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the causes of malnutrition and growth retardation. Here we studied growth disturbance in different type of CHD. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 400 children with CHD (from 3 months to 16 years old age) were selected. Patients were divided into four groups: 1.acyanotic without pulmonary hypertension (PHT), 2. ...