Cantharidin Poisoning due to Blister Beetle Ingestion in Children: Two case reports and a review of clinical presentations.

Cantharidin is an intoxicant found in beetles in the Meloidae (Coleoptera) family. Ingestion may result in haematemesis, impaired level of consciousness, electrolyte disturbance, haematurea and renal impairment. Here, we report two paediatric cases of meloid beetle ingestion resulting in cantharidin poisoning and the clinical presentation of the ensuing intoxication.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome and valvular pulmonary stenosis. A rare association that limits the management options.

A term baby had cyanosis 2 hours after delivery; echocardiography showed hypoplastic left heart syndrome HLHS and valvular pulmonary stenosis PS. The opinions of the cardiac centers in Saudi Arabia were taken; however, the baby was not accepted probably because the associated PS made him a poor candidate for a Norwood procedure and because cardiac transplant is not available for infants in Saudi Arabia. He died after 15 days.

"Primary" pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a two-year-old child: case report and literature review.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) can involve multiple organs. "Primary" or isolated pulmonary LCH is a well-described entity in young adults but is exceedingly rare in children younger than 15 years of age. The authors report a new case in a 2-year-old girl and review other reported cases in the pediatric population.

Shigella flexneri bacteremia in a child.

We report an unusual and lethal case of Shigella flexneri septicemia in an 8-year-old Saudi handicapped child from a social home presenting with severe toxic megacolon and acute abdomen secondary to fulminant necrotizing enterocolitis.