Reference intervals for estimated CBC parameters in cord blood: An Indian Scenario

Accurate reference intervals established in healthy subjects are essential for appropriate interpretation of laboratory test results and to assist clinicians in diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of disease. These values are affected by key covariates including age, sex, race, geographical location and dietary pattern. Reference intervals are defined as “limiting values within which a specified percentage (usually 95%) of apparently healthy individuals’ results would fall” i.e. usually the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of the test result distribution in the reference (healthy) population

UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF ICHTHYOSIS: A CASE REPORT OF COLLODION BABY

A newborn with a unique condition, known as “collodion baby,” is born with a rare translucent skin sheet that resembles parchment. This condition is extremely uncommon, occurring in approximately 1 out of 3,00,000 live births. Symptoms may include a collodion membrane with cracks, ectropion and eclabium. The shedding of the membrane can raise the risk of dehydration and infection