Using autofluorescence to detect optic nerve head drusen in children.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of using autofluorescence to identify optic nerve head drusen (ONHD) in children.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study of subjects <18 years of age with possible pseudopapilledema due to ONHD. B-scan ultrasonography was considered the gold standard diagnostic technique.

A new technique for fast and safe collection of urine in newborns.

Aim: To describe and test a new technique to obtain midstream urine samples in newborns.

Design And Methods: This was a prospective feasibility and safety study conducted in the neonatal unit of University Infanta Sofía Hospital, Madrid. A new technique based on bladder and lumbar stimulation manoeuvres was tested over a period of 4 months in 80 admitted patients aged less than 30 days.

[Priapism: diagnosis and treatment].

Priapism, prolonged and painful erection, is an exceptional cause of consultation in the pediatric population. High- and low-flow priapism and recurrent prolonged erection must be differentiated, as the prognosis and treatment of these entities differ. Assessment of patients with priapism begins with a detailed history, physical examination, and complete blood cell count.