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Challenging Cases in Neonatology

Edited by Dara Brodsky, MD, FAAP and Josef Neu, MD, FAAP
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This valuable reference and learning tool showcases 50 unique, real-life cases from NeoReviews™ popular "Index of Suspicion in the Nursery" and "Visual Diagnosis". These 50 cases cover rare conditions or unusual clinical manifestations of common conditions that medical professionals see every day.

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  1. Page vii
    Preface
  2. Page 1
    Part I. Cardiology
    1. Page 3
      Case 1: Inconsolable Crying While Feeding
    2. Page 9
      Case 2: Newborn With Inaudible Heart Sounds
    3. Page 15
      Case 3: Noisy Breathing Since Birth
    4. Page 21
      Case 4: Fetal Bradycardia That Persists Postnatally
  3. Page 25
    Part II. Dermatology
    1. Page 27
      Case 5: Skin Rash, Poor Feeding, and Diarrhea in a 22-Day-Old Boy
    2. Page 35
      Case 6: A Rash After Intensive Phototherapy
    3. Page 41
      Case 7: Three-Week-Old With Fever and a Desquamating Rash
    4. Page 49
      Case 8: Newborn With Hemorrhagic Papulonodular Lesions
    5. Page 57
      Case 9: Term Neonate With Hypotension and Rash
    6. Page 61
      Case 10: Large Skin Defect of the Trunk Noted at Birth
    7. Page 69
      Case 11: An Infant Who Develops an Erythematous Lesion on the Cheek
    8. Page 77
      Case 12: Seizure-like Symptoms in a 2-Day-Old Term Girl
  4. Page 85
    Part III. Endocrinology
    1. Page 87
      Case 13: Five-Day-Old With Recurrent Hypoglycemia
    2. Page 95
      Case 14: 5-Week-Old Dehydrated Infant With Increased Urine Output
    3. Page 101
      Case 15: Premature Baby Girl With Ambiguous Genitalia
    4. Page 111
      Case 16: Hypoglycemia in a Term Appropriate for Gestational Age Infant
    5. Page 117
      Case 17: Six-Day-Old With Tachycardia and Tachypnea
  5. Page 123
    Part IV. Fluids and Electrolytes
    1. Page 125
      Case 18: Hypernatremia in a 2-Week-Old Preterm Infant
  6. Page 129
    Part V. Gastroenterology
    1. Page 131
      Case 19: Poor Feeding and Emesis in a 1-Day-Old Boy
    2. Page 141
      Case 20: A Preterm Newborn Who Has Abdominal Ascites
    3. Page 149
      Case 21: A Preterm Girl Who Has a Distended Abdomen and Absent Bowel Sounds
    4. Page 155
      Case 22: Late Preterm Infant With an Abdominal Mass
    5. Page 161
      Case 23: Coagulopathy, Hepatomegaly, and Ascites in a Term Newborn
    6. Page 167
      Case 24: An Extremely Low-Birthweight Infant Who Has Scrotal Discoloration
    7. Page 175
      Case 25: A Newborn Who Has Cystic Structures in the Lung
  7. Page 183
    Part VI. Genetics
    1. Page 185
      Case 26: Bilateral Pedal Edema in a Newborn
  8. Page 191
    Part VII. Hematology/Oncology
    1. Page 193
      Case 27: Term Infant With Hepatosplenomegaly
    2. Page 201
      Case 28: Blueberry Muffin Rash and Respiratory Distress in a Late-Preterm Infant
    3. Page 209
      Case 29: A Newborn Who Has a Swollen Upper Extremity
    4. Page 219
      Case 30: Twins With Persistent Jaundice
  9. Page 223
    Part VIII. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
    1. Page 225
      Case 31: Persistent Severe Metabolic Acidosis in a Newborn
    2. Page 231
      Case 32: Lethargy in a 5-Day-Old Boy
    3. Page 235
      Case 33: Two-Day-Old With Hypothermia and Hypoglycemia
    4. Page 241
      Case 34: Lethargy, Stiffening, and Poor Feeding of Term Infant at 2½ Days of Age
    5. Page 245
      Case 35: Profuse Diarrhea in a 4-Day-Old Term Boy
  10. Page 251
    Part IX. Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    1. Page 253
      Case 36: Diagnostic Fetal Heart Tracing
    2. Page 259
      Case 37: No Visible Fetal Stomach Bubble and Elevated Amniotic Fluid Index
  11. Page 265
    Part X. Nephrology
    1. Page 267
      Case 38: Respiratory Distress, Flaccid Abdominal Musculature, and Cryptorchidism
  12. Page 275
    Part XI. Neurology
    1. Page 277
      Case 39: Hypotonia and Arthrogryposis in a Neonate
    2. Page 281
      Case 40: Two-Day-Old Newborn With Failure to Void
    3. Page 287
      Case 41: Term Infant With Episodes of Apnea and Bradycardia
    4. Page 293
      Case 42: Two-Month-Old With Episodic Body Contractions
    5. Page 297
      Case 43: A Term Newborn Who Has a Sacral Mass
    6. Page 305
      Case 44: Neural Tube Defect in Infant of Epileptic Mother
  13. Page 309
    Part XII. Otolaryngology
    1. Page 311
      Case 45: Masses in the Oral Cavity
    2. Page 319
      Case 46: Black Lesion on the Tongue
  14. Page 325
    Part XIII. Pulmonology
    1. Page 327
      Case 47: Late Preterm Baby With Recurrent Respiratory Distress
    2. Page 333
      Case 48: Persistent Tachypnea in a Newborn
    3. Page 339
      Case 49: Persistent Hypoxemia and Pulmonary Hypertension in a 3-Day-Old Infant
    4. Page 347
      Case 50: Respiratory Compromise and Abdominal Wall Crepitus in a 3-Week-Old Infant
    5. Page 355
      Case 51: Respiratory Distress and Shock at 1 Month of Age
  15. Page 361
    Part XIV. Skeletal System
    1. Page 363
      Case 52: 36-Week Male Infant With Skeletal Abnormalities
  16. Page 377
    Index

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