Take Care of Newborn Baby Skin

Take Care of Newborn Baby Skin Picture: Strawberry Birth Mark Diffuse capillary naevi on the face, eyelids, or occiput are common and resolve within a few months.The “strawberry mark” (Strawberry Angioma) starts as a tiny red spot and grows rapidly for several weeks until it has...

Umbilical Hernia Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Umbilical Hernia Symptoms, Causes, Treatment An umbilical hernia, usually containing omentum and gut. About 30% of preterm infants who have received mechanical ventilation have an umbilical hernia. No treatment is needed, as the hernia usually disappears spontaneously by the age...

Beware of Myelomeningocele (Spina Bifida) in infants

Beware of Myelomeningocele (Spina Bifida) in infants Myelomeningocele (Spina Bifida) A myelomeningocele is a flat or raised neural plaque partly devoid of skin in the midline over the spine due to abnormal development of the spinal cord and associated deficiency of the dorsal laminae...

Psychiatric and social factors of failure to thrive

Psychiatric and social factors of failure to thrive A physical cause for failure to thrive may be present in a family with psychiatric and social problems and therefore a physical cause must be excluded for all infants. The exclusion of a physical cause is often helpful in persuading...

Helicobacter pylori Infection Diagnosis

Helicobacter pylori Infection Diagnosis Invasive tests H pylori can be detected at endoscopy by histology, culture, or urease tests, each with inherent advantages and disadvantages. All these biopsy based methods for detecting H pylori are lible to sampling error because infection...

Helicobacter pylori infection - Definition and Epidemiology

Helicobacter pylori infection - Definition and Epidemiology Helicobacter pylori is a small, curved, highly motile, Gram negative bacillus that colonises only the mucus layer of the human stomach. Since its discovery in 1984, it has been recognised as the principal cause of peptic ulcer...

Heartburn / Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) Medical Treatment Guidelines

Heartburn / Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) Medical Treatment Guidelines Aims For most patients, the aim is acceptable symptom control using the least treatment necessary to achieve this. Therefore, if symptom control is the aim, endoscopy to assess healing of oesophagitis...