Chronic Ipecac Poisoning in Infancy: A Case Report

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 384-386
Author(s):  
PAUL BERKNER ◽  
TED KASTNER ◽  
LAWRENCE SKOLNICK
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Toxic Ingestion ◽  
Conscious Patient ◽  
In Infants And Children ◽  
Acute Toxic

Syrup of ipecac is an important component in the treatment of acute toxic ingestion. The American Academy of Pediatrics1 recommends that syrup of ipecac be kept in the household to be used for the conscious patient in the treatment of toxic ingestion when advised by a physician. Syrup of ipecac is not without toxicity, however, and this increased availability opens the door to poisoning by ipecac itself. Toxicity has been observed in adults ranging from direct noxious effects on the gastrointestinal system2-4 to cardiomyopathy,2,5 generalized myopathy,6,7 and fatalities secondary to dehydration or electrolytic distubrances.8 Little is known about the signs and symptoms of ipecac toxicity in infants and children.

scholarly journals Hot Water Epilepsy in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aysel Milanlıoğlu ◽  
Temel Tombul ◽  
Refah Sayın
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Gestation Period ◽  
Reflex Epilepsy ◽  
Unique Form ◽  
Reflex Seizures ◽  
In Infants And Children

Hot water epilepsy is a unique form of reflex epilepsy precipitated by the stimulus of bathing with hot water poured over the head. It is mostly seen in infants and children, with a predominance in males. Unlikely, we present a 32-year-old pregnancy woman with the incipient of reflex seizures triggered by pouring hot water over the head while having a bath during the gestation period and treated successfully with carbamazepine 400 mg/day therapy. Hot water epilepsy is known as a benign and self-limited reflex epilepsy, by firstly avoiding hot water or long showers and secondly using intermittent benzodiazepines or conventional antiepileptic drugs, may be sufficient to be seizure-free.

scholarly journals Vallecular cyst in an infant with stridor: a case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-62
Author(s):  
Nabin Lageju ◽  
Rajendra Prasad Sharma Guragain
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Ct Scan ◽  
Cystic Lesion ◽  
Failure To Thrive ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Solid Component ◽  
Feeding Difficulties ◽  
The Right ◽  
In Infants And Children

Background and Objectives: Vallecular cysts are rare and generally asymptomatic. In infants and children they present with stridor, feeding difficulties, failure to thrive. Treatment is surgical excision with cautery or laser.Presentation of Case: We discuss the clinical, radiological presentation of a 7 months old child with vallecular cyst which was surgically treated with deroofing and marsupialisation with elecrocautery. There was no recurrence even up 2 years of follow-up.Discussion: Flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopic examination was done which showed present of swelling in the left vallecula pushing the epiglottis posteriorly and to the right with narrowed normal endolarynx. Radiological investigations with CT scan showed cystic lesion noted in left side of neck with no septation and solid component. The lesion was extending to ipsilateral vallecula and paraglottic region with narrowing of endolarynx.Conclusion: Vallecular cyst is rare cause of noisy breathing in infants and children. In adults it is usually asymptomatic. Treatment of choice is marsupialization with electrocautery or laser.

Airbag Injuries in Infants and Children: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. e2-e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen F. Huff ◽  
Sandra P. Bagwell ◽  
David Bachman
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
In Infants And Children

Neural Fibrolipoma of the Foot: A Case Report

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 712-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian G. Donley ◽  
Michael Neel ◽  
H.M. Mitias
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Median Nerve ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Surgical Resection ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Nerve Tissue ◽  
Fibrofatty Tissue ◽  
Benign Mass ◽  
In Infants And Children

Neural fibrolipoma is a benign mass of fibrofatty tissue intermixed with nerve tissue. It most commonly occurs in the upper extremity in infants and children, usually affecting the median nerve. This report describes surgical resection of a rare neural fibrolipoma of the foot in a 32-year-old woman.

scholarly journals Community acquired pneumonia (CAP): Epidemiology, clinical presentation, management and outcomes in infants and children presenting to Al Wakra Pediatric Emergency Department (PED)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibtihal S Abdelgadir ◽  
Haider Almawashi ◽  
Fawzia M Elgharbawy ◽  
Abdo M Alghazali ◽  
Kryzl D Ponce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Pediatric Emergency Department ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Amoxicillin Clavulanic Acid ◽  
In Infants And Children

Background: Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined clinically as the presence of signs and symptoms of pneumonia in a previously healthy child due to an infection that has been acquired outside the hospital. There is no previous data available from children in Qatar on CAP.Objectives: To evaluate the incidence, clinical features, management, outcomes and, complications in infants and children presenting to Al Wakra Hospital, Qatar with CAP. Methods: This is a prospective, observational, non-interventional study that assessed all children aged 3 months to 14 years, during a period of 12 months, from November 2017 to November 2018. Results: The incidence of CAP was found to be 2.8 per 1000 of all patients presenting to Al Wakra Pediatric Emergency Department Qatar (328 of 116,761patients). The majority of cases were children 1-5 years (58.2%). Fifty-one percent and 61.3% of children admitted to inpatient wards had dyspnoea and tachypnea respectively. This is to be compared to 88.5% and 96.2% of patients respectively admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with dyspnoea and with tachypnea. C-reactive protein (CRP) more than 50 mg/L was noted in 48.2% of patients admitted to inpatient wards and 26.7% of patients admitted to PICU. Oral amoxicillin was prescribed for 1.5% of patients, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid for 18% of patients, a further 18% had cefuroxime, and 29% had clarithromycin. Intravenous (IV) cefuroxime was the most used IV medication (29.6% of all patients). Nearly 50% of patients were admitted to inpatient wards, with 7.9% transferred to PICU, and only 39.3% discharged home without admission. Conclusion: Community acquired pneumonia represents 0.28% of all studied patients. More than 60% of the patients with CAP were admitted either to inpatient wards or to PICU.

Undiscovered Urinary Tract Infections

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 946-947
Author(s):  
MELVYN H. WOLK
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
In Infants And Children

The occurrence of urinary tract infections in children has become an increasing problem. Pediatricians, especially those experiencing the "unhappy pediatric syndrome," should delight in investigating the manifold signs and symptoms with which these children may present. We have been taught that urologic symptoms, such as dysuria and frequency, may indicate an underlying urinary tract infection. However we must look further, for signs rather than symptoms in infants and children, for they may not be the best historians.

scholarly journals Hemangioma of Lower Lip - A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-417
Author(s):  
Muhammad Jailani
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Wide Excision ◽  
Lower Lip ◽  
Vital Functions ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
In Infants And Children

Hemangioma is an endothelial tumor that most commonly found in infants and children. Most hemangiomas arise during birth or shortly after birth and proliferate during the first 18 months and then disappear spontaneously at the age of 5-10 years. The most complaints of patients with a hemangioma are the psychosocial problems, which are conditions that can affect the appearance and invite the attention of people around them. Some hemangiomas still require therapy, namely if the size and growth result in severe deformities, or if it interferes with vital functions, such as breathing, vision, hearing and digestion. Therapy depends on the size, location, and clinical stage. In this paper, we report an enormous hemangioma case involving the lower lip in male patients aged 45 years who has acquired wide excision (Cheiloplasty reduction).

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