Connective tissue nevi in children: institutional experience and review.

Background: Connective tissue nevi (CTN) are circumscribed hamartomas of the skin in which there is an abnormal mixture of normal components of the dermis that may be sporadic or associated with syndromes such as Buschke-Ollendorff, tuberous sclerosis, and Proteus.

Objective: We sought to specify the clinical and histologic features of CTN in childhood and to propose a diagnostic approach and updated classification.

Methods: This was a retrospective study in a tertiary pediatric outpatient population, accessing clinical and histopathological records.

Radiographs interpretation by forensic pathologists: a word of warning.

In child deaths investigation, radiologic examination is particularly important in the diagnosis of child abuse. In the province of Quebec, Canada, all autopsies for suspicious deaths are performed at a centralized forensic laboratory where, because of budget restrictions, forensic pathologists rely on their own knowledge for radiographs interpretations. To assess the validity of this radiologic examination by nonradiologist forensic specialist, we reviewed all cases of child death on a 1-year period.

Herniation of a calcified cervical disc into the foramen transversarium in an 8-year-old child.

Study Design: Herniation of a calcified C3-C4 disc into the left foramen transversarium in a child is reported.

Objective: To discuss the natural history and management of a calcified disc herniation into the foramen transversarium.

Summary Of Background Data: Cervical disc calcification in children usually follows a benign course.