Introduction: The pediatric population undergoes tracheostomy for a variety of reasons. For a child and their family, having a tracheostomy means learning a new way of life and facing several social, psychological, medical, and economic challenges. Our analysis of the literature indicates that this is the first study of its kind, using the Pediatric Tracheotomy Health Status Instrument (PTHSI) tool to assess the quality of life (QoL) following tracheostomy in pediatric patients and their caregivers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
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Henna is used for coloring hair, but also to draw labile skin tattoo. Henna is often mixed with paraphenylenediamine (PPD). We report the case of a female patient presenting with contact eczema due to labile tattoo containing PPD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBullous pemphigoid (BP) is an acquired autoimmune disease that mainly affects the elderly. It is very rare in children. We report a sudden polymorphic case of BP in a 12-year-old child.
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