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A 2-year-old boy with a hemodynamically insignificant ventricular septal defect was found to have polyvalvular endocarditis, eventually requiring replacement of the pulmonary and mitral valves with a pulmonary conduit and a mechanical valve. Cultures grew , listed on the microbiological criterion of the updated Duke International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases criteria.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102525 | DOI Listing |
Emerg Microbes Infect
September 2025
Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong.
We report cases of infections on the scalp of three individuals from an African family, originating from Mali and residing in Guangzhou. This is the first time that has been reported in China. The index case involved a 2-year-old boy who presented with scalp patches and scaling for more than 1 year.
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September 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1468 Madison Avenue; Floor 8, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Introduction: As embolization techniques for the management of vein of Galen malformations (VOGM) continue to evolve, aggressive embolization for complete obliteration is increasingly favored. Transvenous embolization with the retrograde pressure cooker technique, involving high volumes of liquid embolic agent (LEA), has gained popularity to achieve complete obliteration. Though clinical outcomes have improved, there is limited discussion regarding the impact of high-volume embolization on the juvenile brain.
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August 2025
Department of Clinical Pediatrics Sciences, Unit of Child Neuropsychiatry, Member of the ERN Epicare Network, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Via G Gaslini 5, Genova, 16100, Italy.
Background: Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis may result in relapsing neurological symptoms secondary to immune-mediated processes, including anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis. Refractory status dyskineticus (RSD), a severe subset of status dystonicus, is characterized by a hyperkinetic movement disorder phenotype alongside dystonic features. This critical condition presents substantial challenges in neurocritical care.
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August 2025
Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University/Jinan Children's Hospital, Jinan, China.
Background: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous syndrome. NF1-related vasculopathy represents a clinically significant yet underrecognized complication. Moyamoya syndrome, a rare cerebrovascular manifestation of NF1, has been rarely reported in the paediatric population.
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August 2025
Division of Paediatric Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital and Advanced Centre for Training Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
Up to one-third of germ cell tumors are extragonadal neoplasms, with yolk sac tumors (YSTs) being the most common malignant histology. This report describes the successful multimodal management of a primary YST of the stomach in a 2-year-old boy. The child presented with melena, and further evaluation revealed a mass lesion in the cardia of the stomach.
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