EBV Infection Unmasking a Choledochal Cyst in an Infant.

Hepatic involvement is common in acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in children. It usually manifests as a transitory elevation of transaminases in up to 80% to 90% of patients, and they normalize by 2 to 6 weeks. A cholestatic pattern with elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase (GT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is common, in up to 60% in young adults.

Tuberculous colon perforation mimicking acute appendicitis: A case report and review of the literature.

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition encountered in the pediatric age group but the clinical presentation could be misleading. This highlights the importance of exploratory laparotomy even in the absence of systemic manifestations in order not to miss a serious underlying pathology such as intestinal tuberculosis.

Diffuse hepatic hemangioma with single cutaneous hemangioma: an alerting occurrence.

Screening of infants with five or more cutaneous infantile hemangiomas with abdominal ultrasound is often recommended. However, diffuse hepatic hemangioma can develop even in patients with single cutaneous hemangioma. This highlights the importance of physical examination and screening ultrasound in these patients.

Bronchial Foreign Body Alerting of a Bronchial Tumor: The Need of a Follow-Up Radiography.

Lung tumors are extremely rare in the pediatric population, comprising only 0.2% of all malignancies in children. Among them, mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is even rarer with a reported frequency of 0.

Pseudo-Bartter's syndrome revealing cystic fibrosis in an infant caused by 3849 + 1G>A and 4382delA compound heterozygosity.

Unlabelled: Pseudo-Bartter's (PB) syndrome characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and persistent failure to thrive constitutes a rare typical presentation of cystic fibrosis (CF) with prevalence of 16.8%. We present a case of CF presenting with failure to thrive, dehydration, PB syndrome associated with chest infection and primo-colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Influence of esophageal pH recording on physical activity in children.

Objectives: Twenty-four-hour pH-metry represents the gold standard for the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux. Ambulatory esophageal pH recording provides a better reflection of occurrences under normal domestic living conditions, but it may influence physical activity. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of ambulatory esophageal pH recording on physical activity in children.

Gastropathy and gastritis in children with portal hypertension.

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) and gastritis in children with portal hypertension and related factors. The study included 24 children with portal hypertension secondary to liver disease or extrahepatic venous obstruction. PHG was seen in 14 of 24 patients.