Yogesh A. Tiwari, Arka Banerjee, Leena Milind Patwardhan, Pradnya Bendre
{"title":"Childhood pilomatrixoma: Case series with a comprehensive literature review","authors":"Yogesh A. Tiwari, Arka Banerjee, Leena Milind Patwardhan, Pradnya Bendre","doi":"10.25259/wjwch_30_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/wjwch_30_2023","url":null,"abstract":"Pilomatrixoma is a benign skin tumor that develops from the hair follicle matrix cells. It represents around 0.1% of all skin tumors. Although pilomatrixomas are well-recognized lesions, clinically they are frequently misdiagnosed primarily due to a lack of awareness by clinicians. We have retrospectively reviewed medical records of six children with a histologically diagnosed pilomatrixoma between January 2018 and April 2023. There were four boys and two girls with median age at presentation of 8 (range 4 to 12) years. The common complaint was of a painless swelling that was immobile and fixed to the overlying skin. All but one patient had solitary lesions and most of them were in the head and neck region. The size of the lesions ranged from 0.8 to 1.5 cm. All the patients had their lesions excised completely and sent for histopathological examination which confirmed the diagnosis of a pilomatrixoma. After a median follow-up of 16 (range 12 to 47) months, none of our patients developed any recurrence or malignancy. Pilomatrixoma is an uncommon benign skin tumor, sometimes with atypical forms, with no tumor-specific diagnostic feature except for a careful histopathological examination. It is easily excisable and recurrence is rare.","PeriodicalId":485919,"journal":{"name":"Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136353580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vulvar donovanosis – An unusual cause of genital ulcer in a female","authors":"Padmapriya Balakrishnan, Sharmila Vijayan","doi":"10.25259/wjwch_29_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/wjwch_29_2023","url":null,"abstract":"Genital ulcer is one of the common complaints which is encountered among adolescent and adult patients. Amongst the various causes, donovanosis is a rare entity due to the widespread use of antibiotics. Most of the genital ulcers are diagnosed clinically and treated empirically. Some need further evaluation when they do not respond to empirical treatment. Diagnosis is often delayed due to late presentation, lack of suspicion, use of inappropriate diagnostic investigations, and the treatment is challenging due to antibiotic resistance. We are presenting a case of vulvar donovanosis in a 40-year-old female diagnosed with cytopathology due to its rare incidence in this advanced antibiotic era.","PeriodicalId":485919,"journal":{"name":"Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136356838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical approach to congenital vallecular cyst with concomitant laryngomalacia","authors":"Balagopal Kurup, Utpal Sarmah, Divya Prabhat, Carlton Pereira","doi":"10.25259/wjwch_35_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/wjwch_35_2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":485919,"journal":{"name":"Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136295058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prashanth Ranya Raghavendra, Athar Abdul Mujeeb, Santoshi Subhadarsini, Anitha Haribalakrishna
{"title":"<i>Elizabethkingia meningoseptica</i>: Changing anti microbial resistance causing fatal community-acquired neonatal meningitis – An area of rising concern","authors":"Prashanth Ranya Raghavendra, Athar Abdul Mujeeb, Santoshi Subhadarsini, Anitha Haribalakrishna","doi":"10.25259/wjwch_26_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/wjwch_26_2023","url":null,"abstract":"Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is often reported as a hospital-acquired infection. We present an unusual fatal case of community-acquired meningitis probably secondary to contamination of the breast pump and feeding bottle used at home. Despite being a Gram-negative bacillus, it is extremely sensitive to antibiotics used to treat Gram-positive infections. There is a lack of protocolized effective treatment regimens and the organism demonstrates in vitro resistance to many antibiotics but a changing pattern of resistance as seen in our case is not reported till date. E. meningoseptica is an emerging potential source of neonatal infection and is an upcoming public health problem.","PeriodicalId":485919,"journal":{"name":"Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136353601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recurrent subdural hematoma as presentation of neonatal biliary atresia: A case report","authors":"Jayaram Bharath, Krishnan Nagarajan, Muneer Naseera, Krishna Kumar Govindarajan","doi":"10.25259/wjwch_37_2022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/wjwch_37_2022","url":null,"abstract":"Biliary atresia is a congenital disorder of progressive and obliterative cholangiopathy, the most common cause of neonatal cholestasis, it can cause secondary vitamin-K deficiency bleeding due to the malabsorption of lipids and lipid-soluble vitamins due to cholestasis. We report a 46-day-old child presenting with cholestatic features complicated by subdural hematoma (SDH) and cerebral edema. On investigations, she was found to be having primary biliary atresia, for which she was operated but had a recurrence of the SDH on the opposite side.","PeriodicalId":485919,"journal":{"name":"Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136294920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Newer perspectives - Diagnosis and management of pediatric tuberculosis","authors":"Ira Shah, Zahabiya Aziz Nalwalla","doi":"10.25259/wjwch_37_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/wjwch_37_2023","url":null,"abstract":"Pediatric tuberculosis is a proxy indicator for the tuberculosis (TB) burden in the community. Although there has been a decline in the incidence, it is inadequate to meet the global goals for complete eradication of the disease. Childhood TB remains a challenge for clinicians and program managers. Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric tuberculosis are discussed in this review.","PeriodicalId":485919,"journal":{"name":"Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136293231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Editor’s Desk","authors":"Sudha Rao, Dhruv Mamtora","doi":"10.25259/wjwch_27_2023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25259/wjwch_27_2023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":485919,"journal":{"name":"Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135188295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}