Background Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy complication characterized by an anti-angiogenic
environment. This can affect fetal pulmonary vascular and alveolar development but …

Despite the typically benign nature of febrile seizures, a large number of children with simple
febrile seizures are overinvestigated and overtreated, according to the personal clinical …

Carboxyhemoglobin (CO-Hb) can be endogenously formed in the presence of oxidative
stress and may be elevated in inflammatory lung disease. There is lack of evidence of its …

The aim of this review is to describe the indications, techniques and side effects of bronchial
biopsies in children. At present, two different types of bronchial biopsies are currently used: …

Objective This study aimed to identify cellular and molecular pathways mediating severe
maternal immune activation (MIA) effects on placental permeability and vasculature in a mouse …

An 8-year-old boy with recurrent acute bleeding of lymphangioma of the left orbit is described.
D-dimer levels increased as the size of the mass became stable, showing the effect of …

Background: Low hematocrit (HCT) at birth has been associated with intraventricular
hemorrhage (IVH) in extremely premature infants. However, there is limited evidence of other …

Purpose of Study Presence of metabolic acidemia at birth has been associated with abnormal
outcomes in full term infants. However, few studies have reviewed this association in very …

Methods Florida Cancer Data System registry (years 1981-2013) linked with US census were
used to identify FBC patients. Race (white vs black vs Asians/Pacific Islanders), ethnicity (…

Objective: To determine whether early radiologic evidence of severe respiratory distress
syndrome (RDS) is predictive of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) failure in …