Lower limb salvage in a 7-month-old infant using free tissue transfer.

Free flap reconstruction in infants is extremely rare. A seven-and-a-half-month-old male infant sustained an extensive soft tissue defect on his left knee caused by extravasation of an intraosseous arterenol infusion. A free latissimus dorsi flap was successfully performed for soft tissue reconstruction.

Tick-borne encephalitis in a 17-day-old newborn resulting in severe neurologic impairment.

The reported cases of infant tick-borne encephalitis give the impression that the morbidity in this age group is negligible. We describe the first report of infection in the neonatal period that resulted in severe neurologic impairment. All persons living in or traveling to endemic areas should be protected by vaccination.