An 11-year-old boy presented with erythematous plaques over the bilateral mandibular and mental regions for 2 years, accompanied by cough and dyspnea for more than 2 months. Chest computed tomography angiography revealed marked stenosis of the right pulmonary artery, irregular aortic caliber, and aortic wall thickening. Histopathological examination of the skin lesion, including immunohistochemistry and special stains, confirmed a chronic suppurative inflammation. Whole-exome sequencing was negative. A final diagnosis of granuloma faciale and Takayasu arteritis was established. Combination therapy with systemic tocilizumab, prednisone, and methotrexate, along with topical 0.1% tacrolimus ointment, resulted in a favorable clinical response. This report summarizes the clinical features of a pediatric case of granuloma faciale and Takayasu arteritis and reviews the etiology, diagnostic approach, and current treatment strategies for the disorders, aiming to enhance clinicians' understanding of these conditions.
Humans ; Male ; Child ; Takayasu Arteritis/diagnosis* ; Facial Dermatoses/diagnosis*

OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of prevalence of hand eczema(HE)among the health care workers,explore the influencing factors and analyze the association with hand hygiene.METHODS A questionnaire survey was conducted for the health care workers.The health care workers who had HE were followed up by the dermatology department and were completed the assessment of severity.Logistic regression analysis was per-formed for the influencing factors.RESULTS The questionnaires were distributed to the health care workers of Shanghai First Peoples Hospital in Jul.2024,and 659 valid questionnaires were recycled.The prevalence rate of HE by self-report was 37.03％in recent almost one year.The finger and dorsal hand were the predilection sites of skin damage,with the symptom dominated by itching;dryness,desquamation and vesicles were the primary man-ifestations of skin damage,most of which(64.81％)were moderate.Wearing gloves in work environment and contact with hand sanitizer and disinfectants could make the HE symptoms ever more severe.The use of hand san-itizer/frequent hand washing with soap lye and prolonged glove-wearing were the leading causes of HE.The nurses were dominant among the health care workers with HE(P=0.003),and the proportion of those with allergic his-tory was even higher(P＜0.001).As for the health care workers who washed hands for surgeries,high volume of daily surgical procedures(OR=1.325,95％CI:1.121 to 1.567)and glove-wearing duration more than 120 min(OR=3.177,95％CI:1.087 to 9.281)were the risk factors for HE.As for the common hand-washing health care workers,daily hand washing more than 15 times(OR=3.199,95％CI:1.014 to 10.137),glove-wearing dura-tion more than 120 min(OR=2.216,95％CI:1.117 to 4.391)and use of powdered latex glove(OR=1.591,95％CI:1.058 to 2.390)were the risk factors for HE.CONCLUSION The prevalence rate of HE is high among the health care workers.It is necessary to attach great importance to the hand skin health of the health care work-ers and take comprehensive intervention measures for prevention of HE such as optimization of hand hygiene pro-cedure,enhancement of barrier protection and stress on occupational health education so as to achieve the dual goals of infection control and skin health.

Objective To analyze the active screening results on bacteria from neonates from different sources in the neonatal ward of a tertiary general hospital in Shanghai,provide a basis for the prevention and control of neo-natal infections.Methods The monitoring results of active screening on all neonates admitted to the neonatal ward of the hospital from 2017 to 2023 were collected retrospectively.Changes in bacterial detection among neonates ad-mitted from the obstetrics department and the community were compared and analyzed.Results From 2017 to 2023,a total of 4 265 neonates were admitted to the hospital,including 3 339 from department of obstetrics(obste-trics source group)and 926 from community(community source group).Active screening showed that 490 and 572 neonates were detected with bacteria,respectively.Bacterial detection rate of neonates in obstetrics source group was lower than community source group(14.68％vs 61.77％,P＜0.001);detection rates of bacteria from pha-rynx and umbilical site of neonates in community source group were both higher than obstetrics source group(both P＜0.001);detection rate of bacteria from neonates'umbilical site was higher than that from pharynx of both ob-stetrics source group and community source group(both P＜0.001).A total of 1 348 bacterial strains were detec-ted,detection rates of Escherichia coli,Staphylococcus epidermidis,Enterococcus faecalis,Streptococcus agalac-tiae,and Acinetobacter baumannii in the obstetrics source group were all higher than community source group(all P＜0.05),detection rates of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter cloacae in the obstetrics source group were both lower than community source group(both P＜0.05).66 neonates were detected multidrug-resistant organism(MDRO),14 were from obstetrics source group and 52 from community source group,63 neonates were detected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA).The detection rates of MDRO and MRSA from community source group were both higher than obstetrics source group(both P＜0.001);detection rate of MDRO from neo-nates'umbilical site was higher than that from the pharynx of the community source group(P＜0.001).Conclusion Bacteria detected in the obstetrics source group is mainly Escherichia coli,while that detected from community source group is mainly Staphylococcus aureus.MRSA is the main MDRO from neonates,and bacterial screening of neonates admitted from the community should be strengthened to prevent and control the spread of MDRO,espe-cially community-acquired MRSA in neonatal wards.

To develop a milestone-based evaluation system for the core "knowledge and skills" competency of neurology residents that is tailored to China's medical context, so as to provide precise guidance for their training and assessment.

Objective To analyze the occurrence of postoperative pneumonia(POP)in a tertiary general first-class hospital in Shanghai,and provide basis for strengthening the implementation of POP prevention and control meas-ures for the target population.Methods The real-time monitoring data of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)from 2017 to 2023 were retrospectively surveyed.The occurrence of POP in all surgical patients(including minimal-ly invasive interventional surgery)were analyzed.Results A total of 701 postoperative patients had POP.The inci-dence of POP was 0.30％.Incidence of POP was higher in male patients than in female patients(0.48％vs 0.15％),in 65-year-old-population than in＜65-year-old-population(0.58％vs 0.17％),and in elective surgery than in emergency surgery(0.35％vs 0.27％),differences were statistically significant(all P＜0.05).The inter-val from postoperative time to POP occurrence in 701 POP patients was 6(4,10)days,with emergency surgery pa-tients developing POP later than elective surgery(7[4,11]days vs 6[3,10]days),and difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).The top five departments with higher incidences of POP were neurosurgery(5.84％),cardi-ac surgery(4.01％),thoracic surgery(1.92％),abdominal surgery(0.74％),and minimally invasive intervention(0.17％).Incidence of POP in emergency neurosurgery was higher than that in elective neurosurgery(9.71％vs 2.14％),while incidences of POP in elective cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery were both higher than emergency surgery(5.09％vs 2.93％,2.46％vs 0.58％,respectively),differences were all statistically significant(all P＜0.05).A total of 675 strains of pathogens were detected from 701 POP patients,with Gram-negative bacteria being the major pathogens(n=520,77.04％).The predominant detected pathogens were Acinetobacter baumannii(n=119),Pseudomonas aeruginosa(n=116),Staphylococcus aureus(n=108),Klebsiella pneumoniae(n=104),and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(n=47).Conclusion In the prevention and control of perioperative infection,the key populations for POP prevention and control should be males and those aged ≥65 years old,and the key depart-ments should be neurosurgery,cardiac/thoracic surgery,and abdominal surgery.Minimal invasive surgery also has the risk of POP,which should be paid more attention.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of prevalence of hand eczema(HE)among the health care workers,explore the influencing factors and analyze the association with hand hygiene.METHODS A questionnaire survey was conducted for the health care workers.The health care workers who had HE were followed up by the dermatology department and were completed the assessment of severity.Logistic regression analysis was per-formed for the influencing factors.RESULTS The questionnaires were distributed to the health care workers of Shanghai First Peoples Hospital in Jul.2024,and 659 valid questionnaires were recycled.The prevalence rate of HE by self-report was 37.03％in recent almost one year.The finger and dorsal hand were the predilection sites of skin damage,with the symptom dominated by itching;dryness,desquamation and vesicles were the primary man-ifestations of skin damage,most of which(64.81％)were moderate.Wearing gloves in work environment and contact with hand sanitizer and disinfectants could make the HE symptoms ever more severe.The use of hand san-itizer/frequent hand washing with soap lye and prolonged glove-wearing were the leading causes of HE.The nurses were dominant among the health care workers with HE(P=0.003),and the proportion of those with allergic his-tory was even higher(P＜0.001).As for the health care workers who washed hands for surgeries,high volume of daily surgical procedures(OR=1.325,95％CI:1.121 to 1.567)and glove-wearing duration more than 120 min(OR=3.177,95％CI:1.087 to 9.281)were the risk factors for HE.As for the common hand-washing health care workers,daily hand washing more than 15 times(OR=3.199,95％CI:1.014 to 10.137),glove-wearing dura-tion more than 120 min(OR=2.216,95％CI:1.117 to 4.391)and use of powdered latex glove(OR=1.591,95％CI:1.058 to 2.390)were the risk factors for HE.CONCLUSION The prevalence rate of HE is high among the health care workers.It is necessary to attach great importance to the hand skin health of the health care work-ers and take comprehensive intervention measures for prevention of HE such as optimization of hand hygiene pro-cedure,enhancement of barrier protection and stress on occupational health education so as to achieve the dual goals of infection control and skin health.

Objective To analyze the occurrence of postoperative pneumonia(POP)in a tertiary general first-class hospital in Shanghai,and provide basis for strengthening the implementation of POP prevention and control meas-ures for the target population.Methods The real-time monitoring data of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)from 2017 to 2023 were retrospectively surveyed.The occurrence of POP in all surgical patients(including minimal-ly invasive interventional surgery)were analyzed.Results A total of 701 postoperative patients had POP.The inci-dence of POP was 0.30％.Incidence of POP was higher in male patients than in female patients(0.48％vs 0.15％),in 65-year-old-population than in＜65-year-old-population(0.58％vs 0.17％),and in elective surgery than in emergency surgery(0.35％vs 0.27％),differences were statistically significant(all P＜0.05).The inter-val from postoperative time to POP occurrence in 701 POP patients was 6(4,10)days,with emergency surgery pa-tients developing POP later than elective surgery(7[4,11]days vs 6[3,10]days),and difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).The top five departments with higher incidences of POP were neurosurgery(5.84％),cardi-ac surgery(4.01％),thoracic surgery(1.92％),abdominal surgery(0.74％),and minimally invasive intervention(0.17％).Incidence of POP in emergency neurosurgery was higher than that in elective neurosurgery(9.71％vs 2.14％),while incidences of POP in elective cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery were both higher than emergency surgery(5.09％vs 2.93％,2.46％vs 0.58％,respectively),differences were all statistically significant(all P＜0.05).A total of 675 strains of pathogens were detected from 701 POP patients,with Gram-negative bacteria being the major pathogens(n=520,77.04％).The predominant detected pathogens were Acinetobacter baumannii(n=119),Pseudomonas aeruginosa(n=116),Staphylococcus aureus(n=108),Klebsiella pneumoniae(n=104),and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(n=47).Conclusion In the prevention and control of perioperative infection,the key populations for POP prevention and control should be males and those aged ≥65 years old,and the key depart-ments should be neurosurgery,cardiac/thoracic surgery,and abdominal surgery.Minimal invasive surgery also has the risk of POP,which should be paid more attention.

Objective To analyze the active screening results on bacteria from neonates from different sources in the neonatal ward of a tertiary general hospital in Shanghai,provide a basis for the prevention and control of neo-natal infections.Methods The monitoring results of active screening on all neonates admitted to the neonatal ward of the hospital from 2017 to 2023 were collected retrospectively.Changes in bacterial detection among neonates ad-mitted from the obstetrics department and the community were compared and analyzed.Results From 2017 to 2023,a total of 4 265 neonates were admitted to the hospital,including 3 339 from department of obstetrics(obste-trics source group)and 926 from community(community source group).Active screening showed that 490 and 572 neonates were detected with bacteria,respectively.Bacterial detection rate of neonates in obstetrics source group was lower than community source group(14.68％vs 61.77％,P＜0.001);detection rates of bacteria from pha-rynx and umbilical site of neonates in community source group were both higher than obstetrics source group(both P＜0.001);detection rate of bacteria from neonates'umbilical site was higher than that from pharynx of both ob-stetrics source group and community source group(both P＜0.001).A total of 1 348 bacterial strains were detec-ted,detection rates of Escherichia coli,Staphylococcus epidermidis,Enterococcus faecalis,Streptococcus agalac-tiae,and Acinetobacter baumannii in the obstetrics source group were all higher than community source group(all P＜0.05),detection rates of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter cloacae in the obstetrics source group were both lower than community source group(both P＜0.05).66 neonates were detected multidrug-resistant organism(MDRO),14 were from obstetrics source group and 52 from community source group,63 neonates were detected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA).The detection rates of MDRO and MRSA from community source group were both higher than obstetrics source group(both P＜0.001);detection rate of MDRO from neo-nates'umbilical site was higher than that from the pharynx of the community source group(P＜0.001).Conclusion Bacteria detected in the obstetrics source group is mainly Escherichia coli,while that detected from community source group is mainly Staphylococcus aureus.MRSA is the main MDRO from neonates,and bacterial screening of neonates admitted from the community should be strengthened to prevent and control the spread of MDRO,espe-cially community-acquired MRSA in neonatal wards.

Objective:To evaluate the impact of self-crosslinked hyaluronic acid (SCH) gel on endometrium recovery after artificial abortion.Methods:A multicenter, prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted across 18 hospitals from December 2021 to February 2023, involving 382 women who underwent artificial abortion. Participants were randomly allocated to receive either treatment with SCH gel (SCH group) or no treatment (control group) in a 1∶1 ratio. The primary outcome was endometrium thickness in 14 to 18 days after the first postoperative menstruation. Secondary outcomes included changes in menstrual volume during the first postoperative menstruation, menstruation resumption within 6 postoperative weeks, time to menstruation resumption, duration of the first postoperative menstruation, and incidence of dysmenorrhea.Results:Baseline characteristics of participants were comparable between the two groups (all P>0.05), with 95.3% (182/191) in SCH group and 92.7% (177/191) in the control group completed the study. The postoperative endometrial thickness in SCH group was significantly greater than that in the control group [(9.78±3.15) vs (8.95±2.32) mm; P=0.005]. SCH group also had significantly fewer participants with reduced menstrual volume [23 cases (12.6%, 23/182) vs 31 cases (17.5%, 31/177); P=0.038]. Although SCH group experienced less dysmenorrhea during the first postoperative menstrual period, this difference was not statistically significant [28.5% (51/179) vs 37.1% (65/175); P=0.083]. Outcomes were similar between SCH group and the control group regarding the proportion of participants who resumed menstruation within 6 weeks postoperatively, time to menstruation resumption, and duration of the first postoperative menstruation ( P=0.792, 0.485, and 0.254, respectively). No serious adverse events were observed during the study period, and no adverse events were attributed to SCH gel treatment. Conclusion:The application of SCH gel after artificial abortion is safe and might aid in the recovery of the endometrium.

Objective To construct a rational and efficient bed resource allocation management model to reduce pre-hos-pital waiting times,ensure patient safety,and improve satisfaction.Methods Based on lean management principles,a bed re-source allocation management model was developed and continuously optimized.The study compared bed turnover rates and effi-ciency indices,as well as preoperative waiting times for surgical patients,average length of stay,patient satisfaction,and anxiety incidence before and after the implementation of the lean model to evaluate its effectiveness.Results After implementing the lean bed resource allocation model,the bed efficiency index increased by 14.29％,and bed turnover rates improved by 3.34％.The average preoperative waiting time for surgical patients decreased by 100％,and the average length of stay reduced by 87.71％.Patient satisfaction increased by 2.4％,while anxiety incidence dropped by 28.1％.Conclusion The implementa-tion of a lean bed resource allocation model can enhance hospital bed efficiency,shorten preoperative waiting times for surgical patients,reduce average length of stay,and improve patient satisfaction.