Hepatic involvement by congenital megakaryocytic leukemia in a neonate: sonographic features.

Congenital leukemia presenting as fever in a neonate.

BACKGROUND Emergency department workup of pediatric fever typically focuses on ruling out serious bacterial infection, but other disease processes can cause fever. Congenital leukemia is a rare but important cause of fever in neonates. We review the presentation, pathophysiology, and potential complications of congenital leukemia presenting to the emergency department as pediatric fever. CASE...

Congenital Leukemia: A Case Report

Congenital hepatic fibrosis in an aborted calf

An aborted female Holstein foetus with marked generalized anasarca was referred to the Excellence Centre for Ruminant Abortion and Neonatal Mortality, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. On postmortem examination, red-tinged ascites, pale and firm liver with extreme irregularity and numerous round to oval slightly raised foci on the capsular surface were seen. Histological examination revealed wide...

Congenital Leukemia

Congenital leukemia is a rare disease which in clinically evident at birth or apparent within the first few weeks of life; The disease is more common in infants with downs syndrome.  We present a case of combined mongolism and congenital leukemia and reviewe some aspect of the disease. 

Leukoencephalopathy: unusual sonographic finding in a neonate with incontinentia pigmenti.

ncontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare X-linked dominant neurocutaneous syndrome chiefly involving the ectodermal tissues, such as the skin, teeth, hair, eyes, and central nervous system (CNS).1 The diagnosis is usually made when the pathognomonic skin lesions are present; these typically appear in 4 stages: erythematous vesicular rash, verrucous patches, swirling hyperpigmentation, and atrophic ...