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Smooth Roads Ahead: Lessons From our Sick Neonate Retrieval Service
Strategies for free transfer of sick neonates to hospitals are in place, but reports suggest suboptimal status of the same across the country. Over 7...
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Spontaneous splenic rupture in a neonate: a case report and literature review
Splenic rupture in a neonate is a rare but potentially fatal condition that may trigger evaluation for child abuse. It is a diagnosis of exclusion...
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A rare case report of frontoethmoidal encephalocele in a neonate
BackgroundThe protrusion of cranial contents via a skull defect is known as an encephalocele. Unlike western countries where occipital encephalocele...
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Spontaneous ping-pong fracture in a full-term neonate—a case report
BackgroundNon-traumatic depressed skull fracture in a neonate delivered by cesarean section is a rare phenomenon. The incidence reported in...
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Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) protocol for systematic assessment of the crashing neonate—expert consensus statement of the international crashing neonate working group
Sudden unexpected clinical deterioration or cardiorespiratory instability is common in neonates and is often referred as a “crashing” neonate. The...
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Mature Cystic Oral Teratoma in a Neonate- A Case Report
Background: Neonatal oral cavity masses present complex diagnostic and management challenges, often involving respiratory distress. We present a case...
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Case Report: “Navigating the Narrow Path: Unveiling a Nasal Septal Abscess in a Neonate”
Nasal septal abscess in a newborn is a rare condition. This case report describes a case of nontraumatic, nasal septal abscess in a newborn baby with...
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A20 haploinsufficiency in a neonate caused by a large deletion on chromosome 6q
Haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20) is a rare monogenic disease caused by heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the tumor necrosis factor...
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Utility of the NEONATE Score at an Institution that Routinely Performs the Hybrid Procedure for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
NEONATE score > 17 has been proposed as a risk factor for interstage mortality/cardiac transplant (IM/T) for patients with single ventricle...
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Maternal hypovitaminosis D presenting as late-onset hypocalcemic seizure in a term neonate: a case report
BackgroundVitamin D deficiency is a known morbidity among pregnant women. Maternal hypovitaminosis D results in poor fetal transplacental vitamin D...
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Recurrent hyponatremia in neonate: a case of renal salt wasting syndrome
BackgroundRenal salt wasting (RSW) is primarily seen with central nervous disorders and is characterized by hyponatremia, elevated urinary sodium...
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Staged biventricular repair in a premature neonate with critical aortic stenosis, severe mitral regurgitation, and fetal hydrops: a case report
BackgroundThe surgical management of critical aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and left ventricular dysfunction is a significant clinical...
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A case of intermittent bilious emesis in a term neonate: a case report and brief review of literature
BackgroundNeonatal intestinal obstruction is a complex condition that poses challenge in management. Prompt recognition and appropriate management...
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A Rare Case of Iliopsoas Abscess in a Term Neonate — Case Report and Brief Review of Literature
Iliopsoas abscesses are rare in neonates. Clinical presentation of neonates with iliopsoas abscess often mimics other common neonatal illness....
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Large congenital cervical mass in a neonate: prenatal diagnosis and postnatal management of teratoma: a case report
IntroductionCervical teratomas are rare congenital neoplasms that can cause neonatal airway obstruction if large.
Case presentationThe female...
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Normal Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis in an Extremely Preterm Neonate
Extremely preterm neonates (< 28 wk) are at risk of metabolic complications like hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, hyponatremia, and metabolic...
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Intraosseous infusion of acyclovir in a neonate
Intraosseous (IO) access offers a fast and reliable route for administration of fluids and drugs when intravenous (IV) accesses like umbilical,...
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A case report on umbilical artery catheter embolization in a neonate, and its surgical management
Umbilical arterial and venous catheters are used widely in management of critically ill neonates. Being delicate, they can get inadvertently damaged...
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Transcatheter Closure of a Coronary Artery Fistula in a Neonate with Tetralogy of Fallot
Coronary artery-to-pulmonary artery fistulae are a not uncommon finding in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and collateral-dependent pulmonary...
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Parasitic limb excision in a neonate: a rare occurrence
BackgroundParasitic limb is a rare congenital anomaly. Its incidence is less than 1 in 1 million live births. It refers to the type of conjoined twin...
