Vitamin-D Status and Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Children.

Aims And Background: To study if 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol levels correlate with clinical outcomes in a cohort of critically ill children requiring pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission.

Materials And Methods: All children between the ages of 1 month and 14 years admitted to a PICU were included in this study. The vitamin-D level was measured within 24 hours of admission to the PICU for each patient.

Gingival Recession: An Unusual Oral Presentation of Morphea "en coup de sabre".

A 21-year-old woman presented with a 13-year history of a linear lesion on the lip. She experienced no pain and only had an esthetic complaint. Her personal and family history was otherwise unremarkable.

[Repigmentation in vitiligo universalis triggered by hemodialysis].

Vitiligo is an acquired depigmenting disorder. Vitiligo universalis is a rare form responsible for significant aesthetic damage. To date, the exact pathogenesis remains unknown.