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  2. Lithopedion - Wikipedia

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    A lithopedion (also spelled lithopaedion or lithopædion; from Ancient Greek: λίθος "stone" and Ancient Greek: παιδίον "small child, infant"), or stone baby, is a rare phenomenon which occurs most commonly when a fetus dies during an abdominal pregnancy, [1] is too large to be reabsorbed by the body, and calcifies on the outside as ...

  3. Kwashiorkor - Wikipedia

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    Organs often affected in children with kwashiorkor include the kidneys, pancreas, heart, and nervous system. [3] Other findings that may be encountered on physical exam include a distended abdomen, hair thinning, loss of teeth, skin or hair depigmentation, and dermatitis. Children with kwashiorkor often develop irritability and anorexia ...

  4. Umbilical hernia - Wikipedia

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    Most surgeons will not repair the hernia until 5–6 years after the baby is born. Most umbilical hernias in infants and children close spontaneously and rarely have complications of gastrointestinal-content incarcerations. [10] How far the projection of the swelling extends from the surface of the abdomen (the belly) varies from child to child.

  5. Doctors floored by what they found in newborn's belly - AOL

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    A newborn baby is recovering after a 3-lb. tumor was removed from her belly. Dave and Keenan Sanders noticed swelling in their six-week-old daughter Leighton's abdomen. They initially wrote it off ...

  6. Toddler found frozen to death feet from door of her New ... - AOL

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    Police received multiple 911 calls around 7:10 a.m. about the child, who was found lifeless at the bottom of a set of porch stairs wearing just her nightgown in temperatures as low as 8 degrees ...

  7. Navel - Wikipedia

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    Parts of the adult navel include the "umbilical cord remnant" or "umbilical tip", which is the often protruding scar left by the detachment of the umbilical cord. This is located in the center of the navel, sometimes described as the belly button. Around the cord remnant is the "umbilical collar", formed by the dense fibrous umbilical ring ...

  8. Prune belly syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Prune belly syndrome can be diagnosed via ultrasound while a child is still in-utero. [9] Urinary tract dilation, bladder outlet obstruction, distended bladder wall and an abnormally large abdominal cavity with deficient abdominal wall musculature are key indicators, as the abdomen swells with the pressure of accumulated urine. [10] [11] [12]

  9. Herpes gladiatorum - Wikipedia

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    The spread is facilitated when a sore is present but it can happen in its absence as well. The patients may know that the virus is present on the skin when they experience the so-called "prodromal symptoms". These include itching or tingling on the skin, right before the blisters or lesions appear. The virus may spread since the first symptoms ...