The relationship between scoring systems and cytokine levels in neonatal sepsis.

In this study, 20 newborn infants with sepsis were evaluated and scored according to the criteria of Töllner and Rodwell and associates. Leukocyte count, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interluekin (IL)-6 levels were also studied in all infants. The aim of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the scoring systems and the cytokine levels in neonatal sepsis.

Bilateral proptosis caused by orbital myositis. A case report.

Proptosis, unilateral or bilateral, is a frequent indication for medical evaluation and orbital computed tomography. The most common cause of proptosis in adults and children is inflammatory disorders. Orbital myositis is a subgroup of the orbital pseudotumor syndrome in which one or more of the extraocular muscles are primarily infiltrated by an inflammatory process.

Amitraz poisoning in children: clinical and laboratory findings of eight cases.

Amitraz poisoning is a rare disorder characterised by central nervous system and respiratory depression, bradycardia, hypotension, hypothermia, hyperglycemia, vomiting, convulsion and glycosuria. In this study, eight pediatric patients with amitraz poisoning were presented. This study revealed that clinical manifestations of poisoning by oral and dermal route emerged within 30-120 min and that central nervous system depression which is the most important sign resolved with 8-18 h and others 36-48 h.

5-Hydroxy-3-indole acetic acid levels in infantile colic: is serotoninergic tonus responsible for this problem?

Levels of 5-hydroxy-3-indole acetic acid (5-OH IAA), a metabolite of serotonin, were studied in infants with infantile colic in order to investigate the aetiology of infantile colic pathogenesis. The study included 16 patients with infantile colic and 10 control subjects. Random urinary 5-OH IAA levels of colicky infants were found to be higher than those in the control group.

Polycystic kidney disease, biliary dysgenesis in a patient with Larsen's syndrome.

Larsen's syndrome is characterised by multiple joint dislocations, flat face and talipes equinovarus. There is an autosomal dominant form and also a more severe autosomal recessive form. Several types of polycystic kidney disease have been reported in children.