McMaster Children's Hospital

Congenital Tuberculosis in a 2-Week-Old Neonate With an Asymptomatic Mother

Congenital tuberculosis (TB) is a rare condition, and diagnosis is challenging due to its nonspecific clinical presentation and rarity. It has a very high case-fatality rate (estimated at 30%–50%). We report the case of a 2-week-old male neonate, born from an uncomplicated diamni...

Dr. Tsai et al reply

We appreciate the interest of Drs. Wang and Qu¹ in our work,² and their call for more family-friendly metrics to help convey meaningful quality of life improvements in juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA). After considering the different ideas suggested in t...

The Association Between Intranasal Steroids and Length of Stay in Children With Orbital Infections

OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the use of intranasal agents in the management of orbital infections in children. This study aims to describe intranasal corticosteroid use in children hospitalized with orbital infections and to determine whether an association exists between int...