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omphalitis

[‚äm·fə′līd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the umbilicus.
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Severe congenital neutropenia often manifests with clinical manifestations of omphalitis, abscess formation, otitis media, gingivitis and pneumonia within the first six months after birth (1,2,4).
Neutropenic Fever in a Two-and-a-Half Month Old Girl: Severe Congenital Neutropenia
Changing spectrum of neonatal omphalitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J.
Comparing the impact of topical application of human milk and chlorhexidine on cord separation time in newborns
Poisson regression models and Cox survival regression models were used to compare neonatal mortality and umbilical stump infection (omphalitis) across groups.
Umbilical cord cleansing may not be effective in reducing neonatal mortality in African settings
Umbilical discharge can be the result of acquired pathologies, such as pilonidal sinus of umbilicus (suggested as the most common cause in one study), acute omphalitis [5], or congenital anomalies [6], but eccrine nevus and its variants have never been reported as a cause of umbilical discharge.
Eccrine Nevus Presenting with Umbilical Discharge: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Bhutta, "Topical application of chlorhexidine to neonatal umbilical cords for prevention of omphalitis and neonatal mortality in a rural district of Pakistan: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial," The Lancet, vol.
Impact of an Intensive Perinatal Handwashing Promotion Intervention on Maternal Handwashing Behavior in the Neonatal Period: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh
As in foals, omphalitis often accompanies patent urachus and is believed to be involved in its pathogenesis.
Surgical Management of Pervious Urachus - A Report of Six Gir calves
Pneumonia ranked second (8.6%), followed by omphalitis (4.3%), surgical site infection (2.4%) and impetigo (1.2%).
Risk factors for nosocomial infection in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit
(24) Umbilical cord infections such as omphalitis or tetanus neonatorum are more common in developing countries than high-income countries.
Newborn care: 12 beliefs that shape practice (But should they?): in many cases the evidence suggests they should not, especially when it comes to breastfeeding and jaundice
One was a 17-day-old infant who developed neonatal toxic omphalitis and died despite aggressive treatment that included multiple debridements and broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Case histories document deadliness of C. sordellii
(9) Extrapelvic infectious and inflammatory conditions were also noted: extensive skin infections with omphalitis, (10) infected urachal remnant, (11) and hypersensitivity to chromate catgut sutures.
The spectrum of eosinophilic cystitis in males: case series and literature review
The most characteristic clinical finding is recurrent, severe bacterial infections beginning from birth, such as abscesses of perirectal skin or liver, omphalitis, otitis media, and upper and lower respiratory tract infections, caused by common or uncommon bacterial agents [3,4].
New insights into the genetics of congenital neutropenia/Konjenital notropenilere genetik bakys
Uncommon manifestations included desquamation 8.5%, omphalitis 8% and birth trauma (7.7%).
CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS IN 1000 PAKISTANI NEWBORNS
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