Rare manifestations of cutaneous diphtheria: a case report.

Background: This case report presents an exceptionally rare and atypical presentation of diphtheria in a 17-year-old female of Hausa ethnicity residing in an area with an elevated incidence within Kano State, Nigeria. By the end of 39th epidemiological week of 2023, only two cases of cutaneous diphtheria have been reported among 5,811 cases managed at MMSH diphtheria treatment center (DTC), representing approximately 0.035% of all diphtheria cases during that time period.

Preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy in pediatric bariatric surgery: A summary of the literature.

Our objective was to summarize the available literature on the use of preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and its impact on management and/or postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery. We performed a search using PubMed in February 2023 for articles examining EGD and any clinical correlation in pediatric patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Search results were manually reviewed and included in the study if they examined findings of EGD done prior to bariatric surgery and were excluded if they were not primarily done in pediatric or adolescent patients.

Tongue coating metabolic profiles of intra-oral halitosis patients.

Objective: This study focused on the metabolic characteristics of tongue coating in patients with intra-oral halitosis (IOH) to investigate potential diagnostic biomarkers for IOH.

Methods: Oral healthy participants were enrolled in this study. Halitosis was evaluated with an organoleptic assessment, a Halimeter®, and an OralChroma™.

Tongue-Coating Microbial and Metabolic Characteristics in Halitosis.

Halitosis is a common oral condition, which leads to social embarrassment and affects quality of life. Cumulative evidence has suggested the association of tongue-coating microbiome with the development of intraoral halitosis. The dynamic variations of tongue-coating microbiota and metabolites in halitosis have not been fully elucidated.

Initial experience with duodenoscopes with single-use end caps in pediatric ERCP: infection prevention comes at a cost.

Background And Aims: Duodenoscopes with single-use end caps were introduced to minimize infection risk, but they are unstudied in pediatrics.

Methods: We collected clinical data and endoscopists' evaluations of duodenoscopes with single-use end caps versus reusable duodenoscopes over 18 months.

Results: A total of 106 ERCPs were performed for patients aged 1 to 18 (mean, 14.