Craniosynostosis: A Case of Brachycephaly and Suspected Crouzon Syndrome in a Newborn

Contributed by Dr. Ghulam Nabi, MD, Pediatric Consultant and Neonatologist at Bugshan Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (drgnabi2@gmail.com). Case Report A full-term female baby, born normally by vaginal delivery, was brought to our clinic for assessment . Her Apgar scored 8 and 9 at 1 & 5 minutes. Routine resuscitation of the baby done, and and […]

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Case of the month: Facial deviation in a child

Contributed by Dr.Ghulam Nabi, MD. Pediatric Consultant and Neonatologist. Bugshan Hospital Jeddah, 21432.K.S.A. P.O. Box 5860, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: drgnabi2@gmail.com Clinical scenario : A7 years old girl came to our hospital outpatient department with  history of weakness left side face for the last two days. On examination vital signs and growth parameters were normal.  […]

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Clinical case of the month : Staggering waiter !

This case was contributed by Dr.Shruthi S Associate Prof.Dept of General Medicine Yenepoya Medical College Mangalore Karnataka Clinical scenario  A 57-year-old male patient, waiter by occupation without any previous comorbidities,came with complaints of the frontal headache of one-week duration.It was associated with, low-grade fever & chills. The patient also complained of swaying to the left […]

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Case of the month : Preauricular tags in a child

Contributed by Dr.Ghulam Nabi, MD. Pediatric Consultant and Neonatologist Bugshan Hospital Jeddah, 21432.K.S.A. P.O. Box 5860, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mobile. 00966 502310661.  E-mail: drgnabi2@gmail.com Introduction Ear tags also known as an accessory tragus or a branchial cleft remnant. These are benign growths that consist of skin and sometimes cartilage. Ear tags are usually located […]

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