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Mucormycosis is a rare, opportunistic fungal infection seen usually in immunocompromised individuals caused by fungi belonging to the class Zygomycetes, order Mucorales. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare infection andmost commonly involves stomach, followed by the colon. Mucormycosis, especially the gastrointestinal form, has rarely been reported in immunocompetent hosts, and most such cases have been in adults. We report an interesting case of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent young boy, presenting as acute abdomen, primarily involving small intestine and appendix. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aldosterone-secreting adrenocortical adenoma is an unusual cause of secondary hypertension in childhood. We describe an eight year-old female child who presented clinically with weakness of lower limbs, headache and hypertension. Thorough clinical, laboratory and radiological evaluations confirmed the diagnosis of hyperaldosteronism due to a left adrenocortical adenoma. Left adrenalectomy after preoperative stabilization resulted in satisfactory recovery. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of an aldosteronoma. We review our experience with this rare entity and the pertinent literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Isolated congenital penile urethrocutaneous fistula is described as an unusual developmental anomaly in two infants who presented with an abnormal opening on the ventral aspect of penis with a normal foreskin and an absence of the chordee, hypospadias or other associated congenital anomalies. Tubularized incised plate urethroplasty augmented with dartos pedicle blanket wrap resulted in satisfactory recovery. Authors review their surgical experience with this new indication of tubularized incised plate urethroplasty in successful surgical repair of congenital penile urethrocutaneous fistula along with pertinent literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A case of retrocecal appendicitis is described in a 6-year-old male child who presented with thigh abscess. The presence of a positive psoas stretch test, feculent discharge, an enteric growth on bacteriological examination, and intraabdominal fluid collection on abdominal ultrasound provided clues to the presence of an intraabdominal source of sepsis. Laparotomy revealed a perforated retrocecal appendix with surrounding collection communicating into the thigh. Appendectomy with drainage of retroperitoneal and thigh collections under adequate antibiotic coverage resulted in a satisfactory recovery. We describe our experience with the present case and discuss the pertinent literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bilateral acalculus ureteric obstruction is described as rare sequelae of acute appendicitis in two paediatric patients aged 6 and 11 years presented with features of anuria. Imaging and endoscopic evaluation confirmed bilateral ureteric obstruction secondary to bladder wall oedema as an inflammatory reaction to appendix. Both cases recovered following bilateral ureteric stenting and are doing well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bloody nipple discharge is described as an extremely rare clinical entity in a 7-month-old infant managed conservatively. The authors discuss the management protocol of this rare clinical presentation along with the pertinent literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Appendicitis epiploicae is described as a rare entity in an 8-year-old boy presented with the features of acute abdomen simulating acute appendicitis. Surgical exploration revealed a torsion of appendices epiploicae of the cecum. The excision of infarcted epiploicae with seromuscular inversion resulted in satisfactory recovery. Authors describe this uncommon cause of pediatric acute abdomen along with the review of pertinent literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]