Showing papers in "The Journal of Pediatrics in 1951"

TL;DR: A study of atopic dermatitis in private practice in 100 consecutively encountered infants and children over a three-year period reveals equal distribution between sexes with onset in the first two years of life in 90 per cent.

TL;DR: A case of congenital tracheo-esophageal fistula without atresia in a 6-month-old boy is described and this diagnosis should be considered in all infants and children who have recurrent pneumonitis and in whom meteorism is a prominent feature.

TL;DR: Children with sickle cell anemia drink large amounts of fluid, have serum of low osmolality, and void large quantities of urine of low Osmolals, which may be explained on the basis of habitual ingestion of excessive amounts of liquid rather than renal damage.

TL;DR: Twin “fetusesin fetu” were successfully removed from a female infant on the fifth day of life to insure a cure of teratoma.

TL;DR: Clinical and electroencephalographic studies on fourteen children who suffered with recurrent paroxysmal attacks of abdominal pain considered to be of cerebral origin (abdominal epilepsy) are presented and a favorable clinical response to Dilantin therapy is presented.

TL;DR: Four cases of degeneration of the cerebral gray matter in childhood running a progressive course to a fatal outcome are described, distinguished infantile and juvenile types.

TL;DR: A patient with a large hemangioma and an associated thrombopenia is reported, and the patient had a good result with blood transfusion and x-ray therapy.

TL;DR: Empirical studies demonstrated that conclusions concerning the causation of a Salmonella outbreak can be drawn only after complete identification of the organisms is done in all cases, and simple bacteriological techniques available to any hospital laboratory enable rapid Identification of the cause and source of the infection.

TL;DR: Hyaluronidase facilitates fluid absorption and has been of value in clyses, in sterility, in hastening the administration of drugs given subcutaneously, in treatment of sinus conditions with penicillin, in intramuscular pyelography, and in local anesthesia for surgery, ophthalmology, tonsillectomies, and pelvic procedures.

TL;DR: A case of periarteritis nodosa in a 4½-month-old white male is reported and the probable relationship of the destructive arteritis to the penicillin hypersensitivity is pointed out.

TL;DR: Criteria for evaluating the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of cerebral palsy in early life have been presented in a manner which the pediatrician can utilize in office practice.

TL;DR: The production of an interatrial defect would be the only helpful surgical procedure, but in view of the profound distortion of the hemodynamics little permanent benefit can be anticipated even if the enormous technical difficulties could be surmounted.

TL;DR: A new form of systemic reticuloendotheliosis characterized by xanthomatosis and leucemic phenomena has been described in detail and has been classified with the known types of this condition.

TL;DR: Mixed adrenal disease of infancy is defined as a syndrome of adrenocortical insufficiency, pseudohermaphroditism or sexual precocity, and adrenal hyperplasia, which is thought to be inherited recessively.

TL;DR: Serial electrocardiograms taken during the course of replacement transfusions in six patients revealed development of changes characteristic of hypocalcemia and reversal of these changes by the Indravenous administration of 1 Gm.

TL;DR: A case of progressive diaphyseal dysplasia (Engelmann's disease) is reported and the eight cases reported previously have been briefly reviewed.

TL;DR: There is evidence in three of the patients that repeated aspirations of the accessible subdural effusions prevented the development of sequelae of purulent meningitis, at least for the period of their follow-up, nine months.

TL;DR: A case of intracranial malignant neoplasm present before birth has been reported and a review of the literature has been presented.

TL;DR: Two cases of total absence of thecerebral hemispheres associated with arhinencephaly are reported, both of which reached the ages of 20 and 40 days, respectively.

TL;DR: The growth of sixty-one children with patent ductus arteriosus has been evaluated using Wetzel's Grid and in instances in which surgery was performed late in childhood, loss in physique or speed of growth was frequently not regained.

TL;DR: A rare case and the only known survival of a perforated gastric ulcer in the newborn period is presented in this article, where early diagnosis, early use of antibiotics, and early surgical repair made survival possible.

TL;DR: Eight cases of methemoglobinemia resulting from the use of aniline-containing ink to mark diapers are reported, with Prompt relief and complete recovery followed treatment with intravenous methylene blue in each case.

TL;DR: Many ingenious methods for shunting the excess cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricle and lumbar subarachnoid spaces have been devised and are replacing removal of the choroid plexus as the procedure of choice.