Mucosal papules in a 9-year-old girl.

CASE FOR DIAGNOSIS Mucosal Papules in a 9-Year-Old Girl

A punch biopsy of one of the lingual papules revealed wellcircumscribed nodular lesions in the dermis, consisting of hyperplastic nerve fibers that were positive for neurofilament and S100 staining (Fig. 2). Based on these histological finding magnetic resonance imaging of the adrenal glands was performed, and levels of urine catecholamines and blood calcitonin were determined. All test results...

Mediterranean Stomatocytosis/macrothrombocytopenia in A 9-Year-Old Girl

Successful treatment of bowenoid papulosis in a 9-year-old girl with vertically acquired human immunodeficiency virus.

A 9-year-old black girl with vertically acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and no history of condyloma acuminata presented with a 4-year history of enlarging and spreading dark brown flat papules in the perineum. Some of the lesions were confluent and extended from the clitoris to the labia majora and posteriorly to the buttocks and perianal region. A biopsy of one of the lesions showe...

BENIGN EXTREME HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN A 9 YEAR-OLD GIRL WITH SICKLE-THALASSEMIA AND THE PROBABLE ROLE OF HBF IN PREDICTING THE OUTCOME

Hepatic dysfunction is a frequent manifestation in patients with sickle cell anemia. It is usually a multifactorial process. A rare benign form of extreme hyperbilirubinemia, presumably due to intrahepatic sickling, may be the cause. We report a 9 year old girl with sickle-thalassemia hemoglo binopathy, presenting with profound jaundice. Sickle cell disease is often mild in the Iranian popu...

Treatment of a Horizontally Impacted Permanent Incisor in a 9-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report

Abstract Impaction of maxillary central incisors is not common. Treatment of an impacted central incisor is challenging as it relates to facial esthetics and dental function. Although impaction of permanent teeth is rarely diagnosed in mixed dentition period, an impacted central incisor is usually diagnosed when there is a delay in the eruption of tooth. Tooth impaction may result from...