De Novo Mosaic 6p23-p25.3 Tetrasomy Caused by a Small Supernumerary Marker Chromosome Presenting Trisomy Distal 6p Phenotype: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMCs) derived from the chromosome 6 short arm are rare and their clinical significance remains unknown. No case with sSMC(6) without centromeric DNA has been reported. Partial trisomy and tetrasomy of distal 6p is a rare but clinically distinct syndrome.

Coronary Diameters in Taiwanese Children Younger than 6 Years Old: Z-Score Regression Equations Derived from Body Surface Area.

Background: The measurements of coronary diameters, usually obtained by 2-dimentsional echocardiography, play important roles oin the management and follow-up of Kawasaki disease (KD). However, in Taiwan, domestic normgrams and a Z-score calculator for coronary artery diameters are still not available.

Methods: Echocardiography was performed on 412 healthy children younger than 6 years of age.

Severe esophageal burn following chloral hydrate overdose in an infant.

Chloral hydrate is generally considered to be a safe hypnotic drug, and is commonly used for short-term sedation before diagnostic procedures. Its irritant actions to the mucous membranes are usually limited. We report a rare complication of chloral hydrate overdose in an infant.

Hybrid angioplasty for left pulmonary artery stenosis after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot: report of one case.

Pulmonary artery stenosis is common in tetralogy of Fallot. Surgical correction usually achieves good results. For those patients undergoing total correction with residual pulmonary artery stenosis, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) plays an important role.

Intra-retroperitoneal duplication cyst.

Duplication cyst occupying the retro- and intra-peritoneal space is a rare condition. We describe a case of duplication cyst in a 13-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and a lower abdominal mass. Plain abdominal X-ray films revealed local ileus over the lower abdomen.

Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to rescue a newborn with early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis and cardiopulmonary failure.

Group B streptococcal (GBS) infection is an important cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. We report the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to rescue a newborn with refractory GBS sepsis and meningitis who developed cardiopulmonary failure. This 2-day-old infant weighed 2640 g and was born to a healthy mother at full term.