American Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019

  • Autoantibody Profile and Its Association with Clinical Presentation of Paediatric SLE Patients

    Kalyan Benjamin Gomes, Mohammad Imnul Islam, Shahana Rahman

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 178-182
    Received: 8 July 2019
    Accepted: 12 August 2019
    Published: 9 September 2019
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    Abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of various auto antibodies including anti-nuclear antibody, double stranded DNA and antibodies to extractable nuclear antigens (ENA), which include four groups of RNA binding protein namely Sm, RNP, SSA/Ro and SSB/La. The objectives were to detect the... Show More
  • The Rapeutic Effect of Milrinone Combined With Labetalol in Treatment of Severe Cardiopulmonary Failure Caused by Hand, Foot and Mouth Disese

    Wenli Li, Huiyuan Cheng, Yuliang Cheng

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 183-186
    Received: 18 February 2019
    Accepted: 25 July 2019
    Published: 18 September 2019
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    Abstract: Goal research on therapeutic effect of milrinone combined with Labetalol in treatment of severe cardiopulmonary failure induced by Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. Method: 50 cases of stage 3 pediatric patients with Hand, foot and Mouth disease between January 2010 – February 2014, randomly assigned to treatment group vs control group with 28 cases in... Show More
  • Early Diagnosis and Successful Treatment of Congenital Huge Hydrometrocolpos Secondary to Low Transverse Vaginal Septum with Obstructive Symptoms

    Zelalem Ayichew, Zerubabel Tegegne, Mequanint Melesse

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 187-190
    Received: 28 May 2019
    Accepted: 1 July 2019
    Published: 18 September 2019
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    Abstract: Obstructive congenital anomalies of the female reproductive tract are rare and usually noticed during adolescent period for failure to see menses with cyclic abdominal pain, abdominal mass and local compressive symptoms. It is very rare for such cases to be symptomatic during early childhood from mucous collection. Congenital hydrometrocolpos (an a... Show More
  • Antibiotic Resistance Pattern in Children with UTI: A Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Md. Atiqul Islam, Sheuly Begum, Salina Shaheen Parul, A. K. M. Tajuddin Bhuyian, Md. Tazul Islam, Md. Kariul Islam

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 191-195
    Received: 19 June 2019
    Accepted: 31 July 2019
    Published: 18 September 2019
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    Abstract: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common pediatric infections. It distresses the child, concerns the parents, and may cause permanent kidney damage. Occurrences of a first-time symptomatic UTI are highest in boys and girls during the first year of life and markedly decrease after that. Febrile infants younger than 2 months constitute... Show More
  • Whole Exome Sequencing Revealed a Candidate Gene for Finkelstein-Seidlmayer Disease

    Gabriel Bronz, Heinz Gabriel, Sebastiano Antonio Lava, Gian Paolo Ramelli, Manuel Luedeke, Saskia Biskup, Carlo Mainetti, Alessandra Ferrarini

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 196-199
    Received: 6 August 2019
    Accepted: 11 September 2019
    Published: 26 September 2019
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    Abstract: Background: Finkelstein-Seidlmayer disease (FSD) is a benign cutaneous small-vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis syndrome, which normally affects children between 2-60 months in a male-to-female ratio of 2:1. Skin lesions may appear as papules, erythematous macules, or urticaria. They are symmetric, sharp-edged and favouring the face, ears and extre... Show More
  • Neonatal Screening for Cystic Fibrosis: A Meta Analysis Study

    Ashraf Mahmood, Divya Rajmohan, Shahnawaz Hashmi, Shayan Faiq, Adewale Plumptre, Robert Soltes, Zahir Faruqi, Lubna Attal

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 200-208
    Received: 11 June 2019
    Accepted: 11 September 2019
    Published: 9 October 2019
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    Abstract: Objective: The main goal of this literature review is to investigate and compare the current screening procedures for the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in neonates. Cystic Fibrosis or CF is a lethal, genetic disease. The disease is neither too widespread nor too rare. There are more than 30,000 CF patients in the United States, and the number of CF ... Show More
  • Clinical Improvement After Oral Magnesium Supplementation in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition-An Observational Study

    Abdullah Al Baki, A. Z. M. Motiur Rahman, Md. Shohidul Islam Khan, Md. Arif Rabbany, Kamrunnaher Shultana, Dhiman Chowdhury, Muhammad Ismail Hasan, Mohammad Morshad Alam, Md. Mozammel Haque

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 209-213
    Received: 26 August 2019
    Accepted: 27 September 2019
    Published: 11 October 2019
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    Abstract: The primary objective of this study was to determine the clinical improvement after oral magnesium (Mg2+) supplementation in severely malnourished children. The specific objectives were to observe the changes in clinical sign-symptoms between Mg2+ supplemented and un-supplemented group and to see serum Mg2+ level before and after oral Mg2+ suppleme... Show More
  • Paediatric Day Case Surgical Practice at a Tertiary Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria

    Chukwubuike Kevin Emeka, Ozor Ignatius Ikemefuna, Nduagubam Obinna Chukwuebuka

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 214-218
    Received: 20 September 2019
    Accepted: 7 October 2019
    Published: 21 October 2019
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    Abstract: Background: An increasing number of paediatric day case surgeries are being carried out in developing countries due to the benefits of day case surgery and lots of papers are being published. However, there is no published paper on paediatric day case surgery from Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Enugu. Methodology: This was a pros... Show More
  • Clinical Profile of Dengue and Predictors of Its Severity Among Children

    Sharmin Afroze, Salim Shakur, Abrar Wahab, Salomee Shakur

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 219-223
    Received: 26 September 2019
    Accepted: 14 October 2019
    Published: 23 October 2019
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    Abstract: Dengue fever is a self-limiting, systemic viral illness that has a wide range of clinical manifestations. Last year dengue was severe in children with much mortality. This study was aimed to see the clinical profile of dengue and to find out the risk factors for developing severity. This cross sectional study was conducted over four months (June-Se... Show More
  • The Effect of Parenting Style in Junior High School Adolescent’s Self-Esteem

    I. Gusti Ayu Trisna Windiani, Sri Maya, I. Gusti Ngurah Sanjaya Putra, Ida Bagus Subanada

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 224-229
    Received: 29 September 2019
    Accepted: 14 October 2019
    Published: 23 October 2019
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    Abstract: Self-esteem is important in adolescent, with good self-esteem adolescents able to actualize their potential to create positive social interactions. Self-esteem increases in children, decreases in adolescence and increases in adulthood then declines in old age. The level of self-esteem is influenced by significant people, especially parents. The obj... Show More
  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection Presenting as Pneumonia with Respiratory Distress and Thrombocytopenia

    Nipun Shrestha, Bhabuk Sharma Majagaiya, Dhruba Shrestha

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 230-233
    Received: 12 August 2019
    Accepted: 6 September 2019
    Published: 23 October 2019
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    Abstract: Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of Herpes viridae family, that affects most of the human population at some stage of live and is the most common congenital infection causing sensorineural hearing loss and neurodevelopmental delay in newborn. CMV infection may be acquired in a newborn congenitally or after delivery, but except for the congen... Show More
  • Relationship Between Demand for Emergency Room Care in Newborns and Maternal Counseling About the Main Events in the Neonatal Period

    Angelo Carneiro Bonadio, Raquel Aparecida Oliveira

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 234-239
    Received: 29 August 2019
    Accepted: 25 September 2019
    Published: 31 October 2019
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    Abstract: The neonatal period, between the date of birth and twenty-eighth days after birth, is a time when parents face many doubts and anxiety. Even previous experiences are not enough to avoid or diminish parental anxiety. Therefore, parents commonly take their newborns to emergency units to care for simple health disorders. Despite reassuring the parents... Show More
  • Osteoporosis Is a "Silent" Problem in Children’s Sport Medicine

    Klyuchnikov S. O., Samoylov A. S., Pushkina T. A., Zholinsky A. V., Kravchuk D. A., Ogannisyan M. G., Sholkova Y. Y., Feshchenko V. S.

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 240-245
    Received: 15 July 2019
    Accepted: 26 August 2019
    Published: 8 November 2019
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    Abstract: The article is devoted to one of the relevant problems of modern medicine - osteoporosis. Osteoporosis epidemiology, risk factors, diagnostic approaches, which are confirmed in domestic and foreign researches, are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the ambiguity and inconsistency of information on osteoporosis in childhood and adolescence, ... Show More
  • Lyme Meningitis in Children with Acute Serous Meningitis with no Clinical Signs of Lyme Borreliosis at Presentation

    Mojca Rozic, Andra Leskovec, Eva Ruzic-Sabljic, Maja Arnez

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 246-253
    Received: 18 October 2019
    Accepted: 5 November 2019
    Published: 11 November 2019
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    Abstract: We evaluate the incidence of Lyme meningitis (LM) in children with acute serous meningitis and compare demographic, clinical and laboratory findings in children with LM and non-LM. During 2004-2005, 122 children fulfilled the inclusion criteria for this prospective clinical study (age < 15 years, meningitis, without typical clinical sign for Lyme borreliosis on admission). Antibodies to B. burgdorferi sensu lato were determined in blood and cerebrosp... Show More
  • Balanced Approach to Neonates and Young Infants with Fever

    Gihad Alsaeed, Ibrahim Alsaeed, Mohamed Alsaeed

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 254-259
    Received: 16 October 2019
    Accepted: 7 November 2019
    Published: 14 November 2019
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    Abstract: Fever in early infancy may indicate the presence of an invasive bacterial infection [IBI]. Viral infection is the most common cause of fever in young infants, with Rhinovirus being the most common. Rectal temperature 38°C should be considered as fever. Bacterial infection may be the cause of fever in this age group even in the presence of a clear v... Show More
  • Initial Hemodynamic Profiles of Children with Dengue Shock Syndrome in Referral Settings

    Desy Rusmawatiningtyas, Putu Aditya Wiguna, Intan Fatah Kumara, Nurnaningsih, Saptadi Yuliarto, Eggi Arguni, Antonius Pudjiadi, Sutaryo

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 260-266
    Received: 16 October 2019
    Accepted: 8 November 2019
    Published: 19 November 2019
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    Abstract: Background: Fluid therapy for dengue shock syndrome (DSS) requires a dynamic approach that involves monitoring of the pathophysiological processes as well as the preload, contractility, and afterload assessment during the course dengue infection. Hemodynamically unstable DSS patients received in referral setting often complicated by fluid overload ... Show More
  • A Case of Pediatric Cerebral Hemorrhage Complicated with Infective Endocarditis

    Keishiro Furuie, Hiroshi Tamura, Osamu Matsuo, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 267-269
    Received: 6 October 2019
    Accepted: 4 November 2019
    Published: 25 November 2019
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    Abstract: The mortality rate associated with cerebral hemorrhage as a complication of IE is extremely high despite the development of preventive and antibiotic therapy. We report a 13-year-old female whose previous medical history includes Jeune syndrome and mitral regurgitation. She was taken to a nearby hospital because of high body temperature. She had no... Show More
  • Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions Consist of Two Distinct Entities

    Vladimir Tatochenko

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 270-275
    Received: 27 October 2019
    Accepted: 22 November 2019
    Published: 4 December 2019
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    Abstract: Pleural effusions (PE) complicating pneumonia are usually considered as one entity. But some effusions collect from the start of pneumonia (“sinpneumonic”-SPE), others appear after antibiotics have been started started (“metapneumonic” – MPE). Material, methods. It is a retrospective clinical study (1980-1990s); with new therapies tested over next ... Show More
  • Successful Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus by Late Pharmacologic Treatment in a Small Preterm Infant

    Boro Theodore, Ouedraogo Paul, Bama Aime, Seghda Arthur, Zagre Nicaise, Zabsonre Patrice, Simpore Jacques

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 276-280
    Received: 4 November 2019
    Accepted: 28 November 2019
    Published: 10 December 2019
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    Abstract: The ductus arteriosus (DA) is a temporary communicative pathway that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta during fœtal life. Although usually closing on its own in the initial days of postnatal life, the persistent patency of the DA is common in preterm or low birth weight babies, and can lead to life-threatening complications. Early diagnosi... Show More
  • Differences Between Quality of Life in Children with Infrequent and Frequent Relapse of Nephrotic Syndrome

    Ni Putu Eka Suwitri, I Ketut Suarta, I Gusti Ayu Trisna Windiani

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 281-285
    Received: 15 November 2019
    Accepted: 9 December 2019
    Published: 19 December 2019
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    Abstract: Nephrotic syndrome is a common disease in children. The syndrome consists of massive proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, edema and hypercholesterolemia which may lead to relapse and remission episodes, thus affect child’s quality of life. The objective was to determine the quality of life difference between children with infrequent and frequent relapse o... Show More
  • Correlation Between Soy Milk Formula Consumption with Plasma Estradiol Level and Growth of Children in Denpasar

    I Gusti Ayu Trisna Windiani, Alice Indradjaja, I Gusti Agung Ngurah Sugitha Adnyana, Soetjiningsih

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 286-290
    Received: 6 November 2019
    Accepted: 16 December 2019
    Published: 24 December 2019
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    Abstract: Soy milk formula is a formula which contains soybean as a substitute for cow's milk protein. Consumption of soy formula has caused widespread concern especially related to the effect of isoflavones. We aimed to determine the correlation of plasma estradiol level and to compare physical growth in children who consumed soy milk formula with children ... Show More
  • Exploration of Vitamin D Supplementation Adjuvant Therapy for Childhood Asthma and the Best Treatment Options

    Zhendong Yang, Xuding Sun, Jihong Wu, Gaojun Zhou, Yingyang Xu, Xiong Xie, Kai Guan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 291-298
    Received: 12 November 2019
    Accepted: 12 December 2019
    Published: 24 December 2019
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    Abstract: Vitamin D not only promotes the health of human bones and muscles but also has an important impact on the metabolism of extraskeletal tissues. As a steroid hormone, vitamin D possesses important physiological functions, including cell differentiation and proliferation and immune regulation. Research has shown that vitamin D insufficiency (VDI) or v... Show More
  • Fluid Overload in Children with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

    Copana Raul, Diaz Willmer

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2019
    Pages: 299-303
    Received: 17 October 2019
    Accepted: 20 December 2019
    Published: 31 December 2019
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    Abstract: Fluid therapy is one pillar of the treatment of septic shock, however, a hydric≥10% of the weight or Fluid Overload (FO>10%) is associated with poor hospital outcomes. The present study aims to determine the FO in patients with septic shock, and its main associations in terms of mortality and morbidity. An observational and descriptive study was co... Show More