Congenital teratoma is a rare condition and is a germ cell tumor composed of elements from one or more of the embryonic germ layers and contain tissues usually foreign to the anatomic site of origin. We report a case of a neck tumor diagnosed during pregnancy, initially thought to be a goiter. After birth the neck mass kept growing until it compressed the trachea and produced respiratory failur...

Biogenesis of the small and large ribosomal subunits requires modification, processing, and folding of pre-rRNA to yield mature rRNA. Here, we report that efficient biogenesis of both small- and large-subunit rRNAs requires the DEAH box ATPase Prp43p, a pre-mRNA splicing factor. By steady-state analysis, a cold-sensitive prp43 mutant accumulates 35S pre-rRNA and depletes 20S, 27S, and 7S pre-rR...

A three-month-old female infant presented with abdominal distention for 2 months. A large palpable mass in right upper quadrant was noted on physical exam. Abdominal ultrasound revealed a large heterogeneous mass with multiple cystic components. Mass was surgically excised and pathology was consistent with mature adrenal teratoma. Teratoma is a germ cell tumor mainly found in gonadal tissues. O...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) threatens the neonates and small infants’ life. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the first choice of renal replacement therapy for neonates and small infants with AKI. Because the abdominal wall structure development of neonate or small infant is not mature, the requirements of the operator’s technical level are relatively high. Literature in this area is scarce, especially...

Infant mental development occurs in interplay with a caregiver. The infant establishes an inner world, a psyche, by using his or her caregiver as transitional mental space for the development of a sense of self. This mental progress occurs simultaneously with motor elaboration, pre-conditioned by neurophysiological maturation. The bodily holding function of the caregiver, through initial skin-t...

presence of maternal diabetes mellitus (dm) during pregnancy has important consequences for both mother and child. to determine maternal and fetal/neonatal complications of gestational dm and compare them with pre-gestational dm, a prospective study was performed in 100 diabetic women delivered in our hospital from january 2001 to april 2002. pregnancy outcome in 27 women with gestational dm an...

Maternal chronic medical conditions, infectious diseases, psychiatric conditions, parental and environmental exposures, and psychosocial stressors have an established impact on fetal and neonatal health. Although countless studies have shown relationships between maternal risk factors and low-birth weight, pre-term birth, and fetal and infant morbidity (e.g. reduced apgar scores), fewer have de...

Language has long been identified as a powerful communicative tool among humans. Yet, pre-linguistic communication, which is common in many species, is also used by human infants prior to the acquisition of language. The potential communicational value of pre-linguistic vocal interactions between human infants and mothers has been studied in the past decades. With 120 dyads (mothers and three- ...

infection process including spore germination, penetration and intercellular development of cercospora beticola in the mesophyll of immature and mature leaves of two resistant  (fd0018 and hm1836) and a susceptible genotypes (236) of sugar beet were studied, in order to determine the relative importance of defense phenomena in pre and post-penetration stage of infection to the pathogen in sugar...