Correlation of cardiac troponin T levels with inotrope requirement, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and survival in asphyxiated neonates.

Background: Cardiac involvement in neonates with perinatal asphyxia not only complicates perinatal management but also contributes to increased mortality.

Aim: To assess cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels in asphyxiated neonates and their correlation with echocardiography findings, inotrope requirement, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) stages, and mortality.

Methods: cTnT levels, echocardiographic findings, the requirement of inotropes, HIE stages, and outcome were studied in neonates of gestational age ≥ 34 wk with perinatal asphyxia.

Influenza B infections in children: A review.

Influenza B (IFB) virus belongs to the Orthomyxoviridae family and has two antigenically and genetically distinct lineages; B/Victoria/2/87-like (Victoria lineage) and B/Yamagata/16/88-like (Yamagata lineage). The illness caused by IFB differs from that caused by influenza A. Outbreaks of IFB occur worldwide and young children exposed to IFB are likely to have a higher disease severity compared with adults.

Rare case of tubercular parotid abscess.

Acute parotitis progressing to parotid abscess is rare in children. is the usual pathogen in parotid abscess. Granulomatous parotid abscess due to tubercular aetiology is extremely rare.

Tuberculosis in a 2.5-month-old infant: congenital or acquired dilemma?

Infants may develop congenital tuberculosis from an infectious mother or acquire the disease postnatally by contact with an infectious adult. Delayed diagnosis is common, especially in infants under 1 year of age, and, if unrecognised, there is an increased risk of death. A 2.

Unilateral lateral rectus palsy: an unusual presentation of pineal epidermoid cyst.

An 11-year-old boy presenting with sudden onset double vision, headache and neck pain was found to have left lateral rectus palsy, papilledema and neck rigidity. An initial diagnosis of benign intracranial hypertension was considered. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain surprisingly discovered the pineal gland cyst.