Cherry angioma: A case-control study.

Background: Cherry angiomas (CAs) are very common asymptomatic vascular skin lesions. There are only a few studies on CAs in the literature and those assessing risk factors of CAs are scarce. The aim of our study was to determine risk factors for the development of CAs.

Systematic review and meta-analysis for the use of ultrasound versus radiology in diagnosing of pneumonia.

Background: Physicians are increasingly using point of care lung ultrasound (LUS) for diagnosing pneumonia, especially in critical situations as it represents relatively easy and immediately available tool. They also used it in many associated pathological conditions such as consolidation, pleural effusion, and interstitial syndrome with some reports of more accuracy than chest X-ray. This systematic review and meta-analysis are aimed to estimate the pooled diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia versus the standard chest radiological imaging.

WITHDRAWN: Prophylactic steroids for pediatric open heart surgery.

The Cochrane Heart Group withdrew this review as the current author team are unable to progress to the final review stage. This title has been taken over by a new author team who are producing a review, starting with a new protocol (Corticosteroids in paediatric heart surgery). The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from publication.