Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy as a Cause of Failure to Thrive by Ann G Sheehan, R Brent Scott, Helen M Machida

“…Two infant aged 11 and 15 months presented to the Gastroenterology Clinic at Alberta Children's Hospital because of failure to thrive. …”
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Postmortem Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis: A Marker of Inflammation or Postmortem Artifact? by James A. Morris, Linda M. Harrison, David R. Telford

“…But the marked increase in lymphocyte counts seen in some cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and in other deaths in the paediatric age range could well be a marker of inflammation.…”
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Formation, Contraction, and Mechanotransduction of Myofribrils in Cardiac Development: Clues from Genetics by Javier T. Granados-Riveron, J. David Brook

“…Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect in humans. It is a leading infant mortality factor worldwide, caused by defective cardiac development. …”
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Importance of Imaging in Congenital Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis: A Case of Neck Neuroblastoma Presenting with Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis by W. X. Yeo, C. Y. Chan, K. K. H. Tan

“…Congenital vocal fold paralysis (VFP) is an important cause of respiratory compromise in infants. It can either be unilateral or bilateral, while imaging is routinely performed for bilateral VFP to evaluate for potential neurological causes, and such a practice may not be routine for unilateral VFP. …”
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Colocolic Intussusception in an Adult Patient Secondary to Caecal Adenocarcinoma by Hicham Elmajdoubi, Marouane Baiss, Mohamed El Absi, El Hassan El Faricha El Alami, Mohamed El Ouanani, El Mahjoub Echarrab, Mohamed El Amraoui, Abdelkader Errougani

“…Acute intestinal invagination is the pathology of infants and small children. Its occurrence in adults is rare, and it represents 1 to 5% of intestinal occlusions often leading to the discovery of an organic cause that may be tumor. …”
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Traumatic Posterior Fossa Subdural Hematoma in a Neonate: A Case Report by Ki Seong Eom

“…Here, the author presents the case of a 3-day-old male infant who underwent emergency surgical treatment of TPFSH with a favorable outcome. …”
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Successful Treatment of Atlantoaxial Subluxation in an Adolescent Patient with BrachytelephalangicChondrodysplasia Punctata by Yoh Fujimoto, Yuki Taniguchi, Yasushi Oshima, Yoshitaka Matsubayashi, Keita Okada, Nobuhiko Haga, Sakae Tanaka

“…Some reports have described infants with CDPX1 who exhibited cervical spinal stenosis. …”
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Essentials of diagnosis and prevention of genetic diseases in the primary health care. by Julia Surí González, María Antonia Ocaña Gil, María del Rosario Liriano Ricabal, Luisa Días Requeiro, Antonio Masót Rangel, Sonia González Sosa

“…Therefore, it is important to correctly prepare the medical staff working in the Maternal-Infant Program. Subjects related with these issues are thought since the pre-graduate education, in the second year of Medicine studies and in the postgraduate courses as part of the General Comprehensive Medicine residency within the subject Medical Genetics. …”
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Neonatal Meningitis due to Listeria monocytogenes: A Case Report From Central India by Abhishek Mehta, Vismit Mungi, Kiran Tripathi, Sagar Jain, Manish Ajmariya

“…L. monocytogenes is a rare pathogen affecting the immunocompromised adults and immunocompetent infants progressing to meningitis after the intake of contaminated food or water especially in low-socioeconomic strata. …”
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How I Grow: Newborn through Month Two by Millie Ferrer, Keith Gouin

“…A healthy and happy parent will be able to help an infant develop physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually.  …”
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Detection of nontoxic BoNT/A levels in post-facial Botox injection breastmilk by Helene Gu, Zhenyu Xu, Renata Koviazina, Pengcheng Tan, Changcheng Zheng, Ferdinand Kappes, Domna G. Kotsifaki, Fangrong Shen, Anastasia Tsigkou

“…However, all quantities of BoNT/A detected (between 34.4 pg/mL and 167 pg/mL) are likely to be safe for infants.…”
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Favorable Nonclinical Safety Profile of RSVpreF Bivalent Vaccine in Rats and Rabbits by Jun Zhou, Christopher J. Bowman, Vicki R. Markiewicz, Balasubramanian Manickam, Emily Gomme, Rani S. Sellers, Cynthia M. Rohde

“…<b>Background</b>: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections usually cause mild, cold-like symptoms in most people, but are a leading infectious disease causing infant death and hospitalization and can result in increased morbidity and mortality in older adults and at-risk individuals. …”
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Impact of sperm DNA fragmentation index on assisted reproductive outcomes: a retrospective analysis by Bin Yang, Leizhen Xia, Rufei Deng, Liping Wu, Zhiqin Zhang, Xingwu Wu, Tao Ding, Yan Zhao, Jialyu Huang, Jialyu Huang, Zhihui Huang

“…We collected data on patient demographics, semen parameters, embryonic development, clinical outcomes, maternal and infant complications. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to control for potential confounders.ResultsThe DFI value was negatively correlated with semen quality in males. …”
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Early Pregnancy Serum Metabolite Profiles Associated with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in African American Women: A Pilot Study by Erin P. Ferranti, Jennifer K. Frediani, Rebecca Mitchell, Jolyn Fernandes, Shuzhao Li, Dean P. Jones, Elizabeth Corwin, Anne L. Dunlop

“…Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are the most common cardiometabolic complications of pregnancy, affecting nearly 10% of US pregnancies and contributing substantially to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. In the US, women of African American race are at increased risk for HDP. …”
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Megacystis-Microcolon-Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome (MMIHS): Series of 4 Cases Caused by Mutation of ACTG2 (Actin Gamma 2, Smooth Muscle) Gene by Katarzyna Ignasiak-Budzyńska, Mikołaj Danko, Janusz Książyk

“…In this article, we present a series of 4 patients with Berdon’s syndrome, in whom we managed to identify the genetic causes of MMIHS. All infants showed clinical features of bowel obstruction and dysfunction of the urinary system after birth. …”
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Molecular pathogenesis of Cryptosporidium and advancements in therapeutic interventions by Lu Yilong, Zhang Xiaoning, Guan Zhiyu, Ji Rui, Peng Fujun, Zhao Chunzhen, Gao Wei, Gao Feng

“…This disease poses a particular threat to infants, young children, and those with weakened immune systems. …”
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An Overview of the Molecular Methods in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Infectious Diseases by Muhammad Amjad

“…Gastrointestinal infectious diseases are very common worldwide and an important cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in infants in developing countries. Diarrhea and other intestinal infections are caused by a wide range of bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and parasites. …”
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A Complicated Case of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy Successfully Treated with All-trans-Retinoic Acid by Kanika Agarwal, Megha Patel, Vandana Agarwal

“…Despite ATRA’s potential for teratogenicity, a viable infant was born without apparent anomalies. Postpartum, she underwent consolidation treatment with ATRA and arsenic trioxide (ATO). …”
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Case Report: severe pulmonary hypertension in a child with micronutrient deficiency by Laure Pache-Wannaz, Cristiana Voicu, Laurence Boillat, Nicole Sekarski

“…Relatively frequent in developing countries and mostly in infants, thiamine deficiency should not be forgotten as a potential etiology in the differential diagnosis when patient dietary history is particular.…”
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Le corps, enjeu de la guerre d’indépendance algérienne. La question sanitaire dans les camps de regroupement (1954-1962) by Fabien Sacriste

“…But the sanitary and social outlook of those places offered a scathing contrast to the official speeches : social and economic insecurity, nutritional deficiencies and physiological misery, sanitary crisis and infant mortality characterized life in the camps. …”
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