Successful Hypothermia Treatment of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in a Neonate with Epidermolysis Bullosa

Karadag N., Beken S., Dilli D., Zenciroglu A., Okumus N.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.81, sa.8, ss.803-804, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 81 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12098-013-1182-9
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.803-804
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, Hypothermia, Epidermolysis bullosa
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Despite advances in the neonatal care, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in late preterm and term infants remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. There is lack of data on the application of therapeutic hypothermia in the existence of severe skin lesions. Epidermolysis bullosa is a rare group of inherited conditions which causes blisters in skin and mucosal membranes. In this report, the authors describe a successful whole-body hypothermia treatment of severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in a term newborn with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. They observed that therapeutic hypothermia may also be given in newborns with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa without any complications.