A rational approach to short stature: focus on use and abuse of growth hormone.

abstract：:Rotary one of the largest non-government international organization focused mainly towards the up-liftment of the downtrodden worldwide, got involved in the Polio Eradication Program way back in 1979 with a five-year pledge to immunize about six million Philippine children from the crippling disease of poliomyelitis. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Tandon R

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megaloblastic anemia (MA), in most instances in developing countries, results from deficiency of vitamin B(12) or folic acid. Over the last two to three decades, incidence of MA seems to be increasing. Of the two micronutrients, folic acid deficiency contributed to MA in a large majority of cases. Now deficiency of B(...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chandra J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In about 10% cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), death is due to cardiac dysfunction. The recognition of cardiomyopathy in DMD is thus important. OBJECTIVE:To assess cardiac involvement in DMD patients by clinical, radiographic, electrocardiographic (ECG) and echocardiographic monitoring and correla...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gulati S,Saxena A,Kumar V,Kalra V

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the implications of a newly defined severity scoring of empyema in children for the prediction of surgical management and to compare the length of hospitalization as an outcome measure of patients treated using medical therapy, salvage video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) vs early elective ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Wong KS,Lin TY,Huang YC,Chang LY,Lai SH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find out the efficacy of continuous fetal heart monitoring by analyzing the cases of cesarean section for nonreassuring fetal heart in labor, detected by cardiotocography (CTG) and correlating these cases with perinatal outcome. To evaluate whether a 30 minute decision to delivery (D-D) interval for emerge...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Roy KK,Baruah J,Kumar S,Deorari AK,Sharma JB,Karmakar D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bleeding child is a cause of great concern and often, panic, for parents and pediatricians alike. Causes of bleeding could be trivial or secondary to an underlying bleeding disorder or a potentially serious systemic illness. Based on etiology, they can be categorized into disorders affecting platelets or the coagula...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bansal D,Oberoi S,Marwaha RK,Singhi SC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In India, girls are sex-selectively abandoned. The abandoned babies are brought to the nearest hospital under the jurisdiction of the administration. The authors aimed to study the demographic data and disease profile of those babies. METHODS:In this hospital-based, retrospective, descriptive study, authors...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Guha A,Rai A,Gupta D,Mondal R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, the clinical features and management of less commonly encountered cyanotic cardiac lesions are reviewed. Pathophysiology, clinical features, laboratory studies and management are discussed. The clinical and non-invasive laboratory features of these cardiac defects are sufficiently characteristic for th...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Syamasundar Rao P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinction between true and pseudo trail in lumbo-sacral region is important since treatment and prognosis are different. Fewer than 40 cases have been reported in literature. The authors report a case of true tail in a neonate, a rare event. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kothari PR,Gupta A,Shankar G,Jiwane A,Kulkarni B

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the burden of rotavirus acute gastroenteritis (AGE) and the genotypes presenting in the authors' area in the period after introduction of rotavirus vaccine in Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). METHODS:Children aged less than 5 y and presenting to hospital for the treatment of AGE were enrol...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Badur M,Pidugu VKR,Kasala L,Samarasimha Reddy N,Thiyagarajan V

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:As "seizures beget seizures," it is essential to investigate the etiology and control seizures early. The multiplicity of causes, variability in the response to treatment and in the outcome, despite adequate treatment often create dilemmas for the physician. The best option for the clinician is to take cognizance of e...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kalra V

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kasinathan A,Sharawat IK,Das G,Sankhyan N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on twin births was conducted from May 1993 to April 1994 at S.A.T. Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. The twinning rate in this period was found as 17.33 per 1000 births. 79.6% babies in the twin pairs were of like sex and 20.4% were of unlike sex. The incidence of low birth weight twin babies in this study was 68....

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jaya DS,Kumar NS,Bai LS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incontinentia Pigmenti is a rare neurocutaneous disorder that may present with neurological symptoms in early infancy in addition to characteristic skin rashes. We report a two-mo-old girl presenting with a rash and encephalopathy. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain showed hemorrhagic infarcts. First we thought baby ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： K N Gowda V,Mouly C,Biswas A,Shivananda S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of allergic disorders in children has increased significantly over time due to environmental and life-style changes. These include allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, food allergies, bronchial asthma, drug allergies, insect bites and anaphylaxis; most being IgE-mediated type 1 hype...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： A R,Baranwal AK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of neonatal Bartter syndrome is reported. The baby born pre-term following a pregnancy complicated by polyhydramnios, presented at 7 months of age with failure to thrive, gastroenteritis and facial dysmorphisms. An unusual feature was the absence of the classical biochemical abnormality of hypochloremic alkalos...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Muranjan MN,Kantharia VC,Bavdekar SB,Kabde U,Parmar RC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary Moyamoya disease, also known as Moyamoya syndrome has been rarely associated with Down syndrome. In pediatric patients, the usual presentation is that of ischemic stroke. Here is reported a 4-year-old child with Down syndrome and Moyamoya syndrome who presented with acute-onset right hemiplegia. A high index...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhalala US,Parekh PR

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) is an effective therapy for children and adolescents with chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). For the majority of patients with CML in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), imatinib is the TKI of choice for reasons of cost, availability, and experience. C...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bansal D

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the characteristics of jaundice and hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn population of both immigrant and Italian mothers. METHODS:The authors studied a group of 1,680 infants born at "A. Gemelli" hospital during 1 y. All were with appropriate weight for gestational age, weighting more than 2,500 g, ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Zuppa AA,Catenazzi P,Orchi C,Cota F,Calabrese V,Cavani M,Romagnoli C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a Japanese boy with severe pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009-associated pneumonia and deteriorating oxygenation. He dramatically recovered after the use of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) mode. There was no improvement by using any conventional ventilation, however, APRV immediately led to ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kawashima H,Go S,Nara S,Miura T,Ushio M,Miyahara A,Kashiwagi Y,Hoshika A,Miyata K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence, pattern, causality, preventability, severity and predictors of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in pediatric population. METHODS:It was a prospective, observational study that included patients of either sex, of any age treated in the pediatric wards of a tertiary care hospital. Stu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kurian J,Mathew J,Sowjanya K,Chaitanya KR,Ramesh M,Sebastian J,Narayanappa D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastro-esophageal reflux (GER) is a common occurrence in newborns and a cause of anxiety to most parents. This physiological process needs to be closely differentiated from pathological reflux. The clinical signs in infants are generally non-specific which makes the distinction difficult. The diagnostic options in inf...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chellani H,Dabas A,Arya S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatricians and family practitioners have the responsibility of providing the crucial primary care for the children. They are considered to be in a unique position to contribute to the dental health of their young patients. In view of this a study was conducted in Mangalore city (India) to assess pediatricians' view...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhat SS,Sargod SS,Kiran Kumar BS

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To predict neuromotor outcome in Very Low Birth Weight infants at 1 year using Movement Assessment of Infants scale at 4 and 8 months of corrected age. METHODS:This hospital based prospective observational study consecutively recruited 45 infants with birth weight ≤ 1,500 g and admitted to neonatal intensive...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Metgud DC,Patil VD,Dhaded SM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the post treatment changes in disease activity and inflammatory markers over time in longitudinal follow-up involving different subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients. METHODS:This prospective longitudinal study, carried out over a period of 2 y, included JIA patients, both old ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sarkar S,Alam MM,Das G,Datta S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children who had undergone adenotonsillectomy for recurrent adenotonsillitis showing no signs of clinical or radiological obstructive manifestations were evaluated with pulmonary function tests before, and one month after the operation. In relation to the result obtained by function tests, 60% of 45 cases (27) had the...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kavukcu S,Coskun S,Cevik N,Kuscu B,Akkoclu A

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-yr-old boy presented with respiratory distress of 2 days duration. There was a history of blunt trauma to the lower chest having occurred 5 days earlier. Although missed initially, serial chest X-rays and a computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed an isolated traumatic right-sided diaphragmatic hernia without any i...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain P,Kushwaha AS,Pant N,Debnath PR,Chadha R,Choudhury SR,Kumar P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the independent role of age at menarche on menstrual abnormalities among adolescents. METHODS:The present study was a multicenter cross-sectional study on a large sample (n = 3782) of Italian girls aged 13-21 y attending secondary school who already had menarche. Girls were asked to fill in a ques...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： De Sanctis V,Rigon F,Bernasconi S,Bianchin L,Bona G,Bozzola M,Buzi F,De Sanctis C,Tonini G,Radetti G,Perissinotto E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study of 1,053 consecutive children who attended the Rheumatic Care Centre, Government General Hospital, Madras from 1991 to 1995, 331 children fulfilled the criteria proposed by the American Rheumatism Association as modified by Cassidy et al for the diagnosis of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. These ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chandrasekaran AN,Rajendran CP,Madhavan R

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Training in the primary-care child and adolescent mental health should take into consideration the local milieu, national health care education and development. It should aim to improve the mental health knowledge, competency as well as develop professional relationships between various primary, secondary and tertiary...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Russell PS,Tsheringla S,Nair MK,Minju KA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00