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Background: Neonatal pneumomediastinum is seen in 2.5 per 1000 live births and is mostly managed conservatively. An intervention is essential in cases with tension pneumomediastinum. Ultrasonography-guided (USG-guided) relief of pneumomediastinum has been reported in newborns. There are no reported cases of computed tomography-guided (CT-guided) drainage of pneumomediastinum in neonates. Case Presentation: A newborn girl born at 34 weeks of gestation was intubated due to respiratory distress and received intratracheal surfactant treatment. Pneumomediastinum was detected at the chest X-ray on the 6th postnatal hour. On the second postnatal day, the patient's oxygen needs increased, tachypnea and subcostal retractions recurred, so it was decided to intervene. USG-guided drainage of the pneumomediastinum was attempted twice but was unsuccessful. Percutaneous drainage with CT guidance was performed successfully. Conclusion: This report aims to emphasize that CT-guided intervention of pneumomediastinum can be an effective alternative in a newborn if USG-guided intervention fails.

Introduction: Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT) is a rare cause of neonatal hypercalcemia caused by a loss of function mutation in the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR). Hypercalcemia in NSHPT can be life-threatening. Maintenance of serum calcium within a safe range is the primary goal of treatment through hydration, forced diuresis, and bisphosphonate treatment, nevertheless most cases require parathyroidectomy. We report a case with NSHPT diagnosed on the first day of life (DoL) and successfully treated with cinacalcet as the first-line treatment from the 2nd DoL up to the age of 18 months. Case Report: A full-term baby evaluated for weight loss at postnatal 14th hour and found to have hypercalcemia (14.4 mg/dL, reference range [RR]: 8.0–11.3). Despite hydration and diuresis, hypercalcemia persisted. Further evaluation revealed a parathyroid hormone (PTH) level of 1,493 pg/mL (RR: 15–65) and urine Ca/Cr of 0.09 mg/mg (RR: 0.03–0.81). Cinacalcet treatment was initiated on the 2nd DoL with the diagnosis of NSHPT due to hypocalciuric hypercalcemia and elevated PTH level. Ca levels decreased to normal levels on the 7th DoL. She was discharged from hospital at postnatal day 15 on cinacalcet treatment and still continued at 18 months of age. Sequencing of CaSR revealed a novel homozygous c.1836G>A (p.G613E) mutation in the patient, for which the parents and sister were heterozygous. Conclusion: This case represents the youngest age at cinacalcet initiation and the longest duration without parathyroidectomy in a homozygous NSHPT and demonstrates that cinacalcet is an effective first-line treatment in patients who are responsive to this treatment modality and allows avoiding/delay in surgical intervention in NSHPT.

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Transfusion-related lung injury (TRALI) is a condition that develops suddenly within the first six hours after a blood transfusion and it is one of the most important causes of blood transfusion-related mortality. There are few data in the literature about TRALI in the neonatal period. We present two newborn patients who developed TRALI after exchange transfusion due to high bilirubin levels. Our first case was a late preterm LGA baby and was on CPAP. The baby was intubated due to sudden deterioration after the exchange transfusion. Our second case was born at term and, an exchange transfusion was performed on the 5th day of life. He developed respiratory distress unexpectedly soon after the exchange transfusion and was intubated. Glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency was detected in both of our cases. We wanted to emphasize that TRALI should be considered in the differential diagnosis of respiratory distress that develops soon after a transfusion in the newborn period and to draw attention to that TRALI may develop more frequently in patients with G6PD deficiency.

Objectives Birth injuries usually occur with two different mechanisms: trauma due to mechanic stress during labor and hypoxic-ischemic injury. Sometimes these two mechanisms can occur at the same time with a complex clinical picture. Case presentation The baby girl was born at 372/7 weeks after a prolonged second stage of labor, weighing 3,725 g, and was admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with the diagnosis of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. During follow up she developed multiorgan failure and severe anemia. On the third postnatal day, abdominal bleeding was detected. Laceration in the liver capsule was found and appeared to be the source of bleeding. Conclusions Abdominal bleeding secondary to mechanical laceration of the liver is hard to diagnose and may coexist with perinatal asphyxia.

Background Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis [TINU] syndrome is a rare disorder that may also be underdiagnosed. Patients with TINU syndrome typically present with an acute bilateral nongranulomatous anterior uveitis following symptoms of systemic illness. Findings We report the case of a 15-year-old girl who presented with acute granulomatous iridocyclitis and was diagnosed with TINU syndrome based on renal biopsy findings. Both her uveitis and interstitial nephritis promptly responded to high-dose corticosteroid treatment, and there were no relapses during follow-up of 20 months. Conclusions TINU should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with acute granulomatous uveitis.