Dec 16, 2020
Precocious puberty is the early onset of puberty - which is prior to the age of 8 years in girls, and 9 years in boys. It is more common in girls than in boys, and it is important to remember that girls are much more likely to have idiopathic precocious puberty than boys are (boys experiencing precocious puberty are...
Dec 13, 2020
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potential complication of prematurity, caused by development of abnormal vascularisation of the retina. The lower the birthweight and gestational age, the higher the risk of ROP.
Many cases of ROP require monitoring only, but some require further management by a specialist...
Dec 9, 2020
Summary:
Hypospadias is a not uncommon finding on a the baby check of a baby boy - there will be one in every 150-350 boys who have it. It is the finding of the urethral opening situated on the ventral side of the penile shaft, with varying levels of severity.
Most boys with hypospadias will require surgery to...
Dec 6, 2020
In clinical medicine we mostly use genetic testing to find genetic causes of a person’s symptoms (such as developmental delay), prenatal carrier testing to determine the risk of two people having a child who will have certain recessive conditions and predictive testing looking for gene mutations that increase one’s...
Dec 2, 2020
This mini episode covers erythema toxicum, AKA erythema toxicum neonatorum, toxic erythema of the newborn, and newborn rash. Erythema toxicum is a very common rash in newborns, especially term babies, and is benign and self resolving.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Typical features of the newborn rash
- Differential...