An Infant with Deformed Ears

Submandibular Hemangioma with Cardiorespiratory Arrest in an Infant

Hemangiomas are defined as soft tissue lesions in the maxillofacial or oral region. Hemangiomas of salivary glands constitute 30% of the non-epithelial tumors in major salivary glands.  Benign tumors in salivary glands are located 85% in parotid gland and 13% in submandibular gland. We present a case of submandibular hemangioma in an infant patient that had some complications and a challenging ...

Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension in an Infant Treated with Diazoxide

Background: Diazoxide is the main therapeutic agent for congenital hyperinsulinism. The drug is generally well tolerated; however, in this report severe adverse effects including heart failure (HF) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) in an infant are reported.Case report: A sixteen-day male infant with persistent hypoglycemia and with diagnosis of congenital hyperinsulinism underwent near total pan...

Evaluation of an Infant with Cholestasis and Congenital Hypopituitarism

We are reporting an infant with persistent abnormal liver function, neonatal jaundice, and intermittent hypoglycemia. Evaluation confirmed congenital hypopituitarism, in the absence of congenital anomalies and midline defect. His jaundice and abnormal liver function improved after treatment with Levothyroxine and hydrocortisone.

Listening with Two Ears

Large Meningioma in an Infant

Abstract Background Histologically confirmed meningiomas in first year of life are quite rare. However, review of the sporadic cases in the literature reported meningioma in infants. Those have unique features in common. Case presentation An 11 month-old Iranian male infant presented with a several weeks history of decrease in movement of his right sided upper and lower extremities. Brai...