vitamin d is important for the development, growth, and mineralization of the skeletal in neonates and children. vitamin d is essential for intestinal absorption of calcium. vitamin d is metabolized to 25-hydroxyvitamin d and then to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin d. pregnant women in developed countries often have insufficient serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin d and a supplementation of vitamin...

introduction:  inadequate intake of breast milk in the first days of life leads to weight loss in neonates. jaundice is also more prominent in these infants. in this cross-sectional study, we tried to evaluate the extent of weight loss in term breastfed infants who were hospitalized for idiopathic hyperbilirubinemia. methods: this prospective study involved 1072 infants >48 hours old, who were ...

conclusions in the present study, we identified a key gene rps16 and a significant module involved in ribosome biogenesis in eukaryotes that were related to neonatal sepsis, which might be potential biomarkers for early detection and therapy for neonatal sepsis. background the exact interacting factor that response to the infection for neonatal sepsis is still needed to urgently to be disclosed...

background: determining the prevalence and risk factors of thrombocytopenia among neonates enables us to prevent the inevitable and sometimes irreversible complications. in this study we aimed to survey the frequency of thrombocytopenia and its demographic features and risk factors. materials and methods: in this cross sectional study the platelet counts of 364 neonates admitted to neonatal int...

Rhabdomyoma is a well characterised entity in a neonate. Herein, we report a massive biventricular rhabdomyoma in a neonate presenting with cyanosis and congestive heart failure which was confirmed on autopsy. The report is for documentation of an unusually large tumour.

background: choriocarcinoma is a rare highly malignant trophoblastic neoplasm. it can be preceded by any form of gestation including a complete or a partial mole, miscarriage and normal pregnancy. simultaneous intraplacental choriocarcinoma involving both mother and infant is extremely rare. hepatomegaly, anemia, elevated ßhcg is the diagnostic triad. here we report a 6 weeks old afghan girl in...

background: clofibrate is a pharmacological agent, which affects the lipid metabolism. this compound could be involved in bilirubin accumulation and excretion process. therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of oral clofibrate intake on total serum bilirubin (tsb) of neonates hospitalized at khatam hospital. methods: this clinical trial was conducted on 73 neonates with hyperbilirubi...

onychomycosis refers to nail infections, caused by fungi including yeasts and non-dermatophyte moulds. one or several toenails or fingernails (seldom all) may be involved in this condition. many cases of fingernail onychomycosis are due to yeasts. fungal infection has emerged as an important cause of neonatal infection, associated with significant morbidity and mortality, especially in very low...

teicoplanin is a glycoside antibiotic which consists of five closely related glycopeptide antibiotics with similar antibacterial properties to vancomycin that were first isolated in 1976. teicoplanin is active against many gram-positive anaerobe microorganisms and is particularly potent against clostridium species. it is also active against most listeria, enterococci and staphylococci including...

objectives the current study aimed to determine the incidence of neonatal infection (nicus) in south sinai neonatal intensive care units, egypt. methods the study included 1023 neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units in the south sinai state hospitals from january 2010 to september 2014 and scanned for demographic data and the potential risk factors for neonatal septicemia. results t...