Tibial stress fracture simulate osteomyelitic foci in the course of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis.

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is an extremely rare and most severe form of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis of unknown etiology. Here we present the first case of a six-year-old girl in which was observed that the stress fracture mimic osteomyelitic foci in the course of CRMO.

Complete transcatheter closure of a patent arterial duct with subsequent haemolysis.

We report a development of severe haemolysis after complete transcatheter closure of patent arterial duct. Aortography and echocardiography revealed no signs of residual shunt. Haemolysis occurred a day after the implantation.

Dental status as a quality control health care parameter for children with disabilities.

The aim of this study was to determine the level of dental health condition in children with disabilities and to find out weather dental health status might be used as a quality control parameter regarding overall health care for disabled children. Disabled and healthy children from 3 to 17 years old were examined. There were 86 boys and 34 girls in each group.

Hearing loss assessed by universal newborn hearing screening--the new approach.

Objective: Universal hearing screening at the delivery centers enable early detection of hearing impairment. Since the 2002, hearing screening in neonates is performed in all Croatian delivery centers. The aim of this study was to propose the retest after 3 weeks period to those neonates with presumably hearing impairment demonstrated by evoked otoacoustic emission (E-OAE) method.