[Critical analysis of the use of corticosteroids in the neonatal period]

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if the number of involved anatomic areas can modify the standard risk groups in pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma, identifying children who would benefit from a reduction in treatment intensity. METHODS:Retrospective study evaluating age, sex, histology, Ann-Arbor stage, presence of B symptoms, numb...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Morais A,Barros MH,Hassan R,Morais VL,Muniz MT

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the applicability of salivary C-reactive protein, mean platelet volume, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet lymphocyte ratio in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. METHODS:Prospective case-control study of 70 full-term neonates, 35 with sepsis (20 with proven sepsis and 15 with clinical sepsis)...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Omran A,Maaroof A,Saleh MH,Abdelwahab A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the most important aspects of the clinical presentation and treatment of children with cancer in intensive care units. SOURCE OF DATA:Medline (1970 to 2003); search terms: children, cancer, oncology, intensive care, complications. General and pediatric oncology textbooks. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS:P...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Sapolnik R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is evaluate the pulmonary function in full term newborn infants, comparing classic with non-invasive techniques. We describe the pulmonary function laboratory and software developed at Instituto Fernandes Figueira. We studied 10 healthy full-term newborn infants (birthweight 3.260 g + - 460...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ramos JR,Odeh CS,Lopes JM

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study breastfeeding during the first year of life and the kind of complementary food provided at one year of life to children of adolescent mothers. To compare these data with breastfeeding and complementary food received by children of adult mothers. METHOD:A dual cohort was performed. Children were sele...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Vieira ML,Pinto e Silva JL,Barros Filho AA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present an up-to-date and critical review regarding food allergies, focusing mainly on treatment and prevention. SOURCES:Review of published literature searched on MEDLINE database; those data which were the most up-to-date and representative were selected (2000-2006). The search included the European Soc...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ferreira CT,Seidman E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to determine, by Doppler-echocardiography, the frequency of cardiac diastolic dysfunction in asymptomatic and clinically stable pediatric patients with vertical infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), from the cardiovascular viewpoint. METHODS:this was an observational, prospective, and cross-se...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Silva ML,Nassar SM,Silva AP,Ponce LL,Pires MM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the agreement between the most used skinfold thickness equations with multi-frequency bioimpedance analysis in the prediction of body fat levels in children. METHOD:A cross-sectional study of healthy Brazilian community-dwelling individuals. The anthropometric ass...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Forte GC,Rodrigues CAS,Mundstock E,Santos TSD,Filho AD,Noal J,Amaral MA,Preto LT,Vendrusculo FM,Mattiello R

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: To determine ASO titer profile by establishing ARF differential diagnoses of other diseases with high levels of ASO antibodies. METHODS: We investigated 78 patients with ARF at onset and follow-up, 22 with isolated chorea at onset, 45 with recurrent oropharyngeal tonsillitis, and 23 with recent flare of juv...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Machado CS,Ortiz K,Martins Ade L,Martins RS,Machado NC

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of intimate partner violence during the gestational period and the development of externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems in children and adolescents. SOURCE OF DATA:A meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies was performed, using studies selected from electroni...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Silva EP,Lemos A,Andrade CHS,Ludermir AB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective trial was realized in 371 children previously vaccinated with BCG in the first month of life in whom the Mantoux tuberculin test was done and read 48-72 hours afterwards. Among 371 BCG-vaccinated children, 106 (28.57%) were Mantoux reactive, 10 of whom with clinical tuberculosis. There was no statisti...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Sarinho ES,Aguiar Filho AS,Silva AM

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion in children with Down syndrome (DS), who do not present clinical and laboratory evidence of classical hypothyroidism and concomitant undetectable antibodies. METHODS:Fourteen children with DS with a mean age of 3.4 (+/- 1.8) years were studied. Pat...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Oliveira AT,Longui CA,Calliari EP,Ferone Ede A,Kawaguti FS,Monte O

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome-like symptoms in a population of preterm infants with very low birth weight (<1500g) at 2 years of corrected age and identify the occurrence of associated risk factors. METHODS:Cross-sectional study during a five-year period, including preterm infants born with ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Heidemann LA,Procianoy RS,Silveira RC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to describe the prevalence of microcephaly and to compare the different cutoff points established by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) at various times during a Zika virus epidemic. As a secondary aim, we investigated the possible etiology of the microcephaly. METHOD:This retrospective study u...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Bertozzi APAP,Gazeta RE,Fajardo TCG,Moron AF,Soriano-Arandes A,Alarcon A,Garcia-Alix A,Silva ABD,Filho NF,Sarmento SGP,Witkin SS,Passos SD

更新日期：2020-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the etiology of exanthema cases, with or without fever, in children seen in the emergency room of a hospital located in a region where dengue is endemic. METHODS:Enrollment took place between 21/09/2001 and 20/09/2002 and included 95.9% (71/74) of children presenting with exanthema at the emergency ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Campagna Dde S,Miagostovich MP,Siqueira MM,Cunha RV

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the main predictors for excess birth weight in Brazilian children. DATA SOURCES:Systematic review carried out in the bibliographic databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science, and LILACS. The research in the gray literature was performed using the Google Scholar database. The bias...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Czarnobay SA,Kroll C,Schultz LF,Malinovski J,Mastroeni SSBS,Mastroeni MF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the case of two siblings with chronic granulomatous disease. Chronic granulomatous disease is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by abnormal microbicidal activity. Mutations in the p47-phox gene (NCF-1) are present in about 30% of the patients with chronic granulomatous disease; this ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Prando-Andrade C,Agudelo-Florez P,Lopez JA,Paiva MA,Costa-Carvalho BT,Condino-Neto A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate determinants of physical inactivity among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years in the city of Recife, northeastern Brazil. METHOD:This case-control study involved 597 private school students aged 15 to 19 years selected by convenience sampling. Exclusion criteria were adolescents with diseases that...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Lippo BR,Silva IM,Aca CR,Lira PI,Silva GA,Motta ME

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: To review current information about congenital and perinatal infections, mainly related to their epidemiology in Brazil, mother-to-infant transmission, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Particular aspects related to the agents T. pallidum, hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus, cytomegalovirus ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Mussi-Pinhata MM,Yamamoto AY

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the implementation of a protocol proposed by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária - ANVISA) to improve sepsis diagnosis in very low birth weight newborns. METHODS:This was a prospective study that evaluated the implementation of a protocol inv...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Pinto MC,Bueno AC,Vieira AA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze calcium intake in adolescents according to sociodemographic variables, health-related behaviors, morbidities, and body mass index. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional population-based study, with a two-stage cluster sampling that used data from a survey conducted in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, bet...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： de Assumpção D,Dias MR,de Azevedo Barros MB,Fisberg RM,de Azevedo Barros Filho A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exposure to sunlight in childhood is often more intense than in adults. Literature data unequivocally show the association between this social behavior and the risk for developing malignant melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, even in adulthood. Furthermore, skin photoaging begins already in childhood throu...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Criado PR,Melo JN,Oliveira ZN

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to better understand the natural history of chronic functional constipation, a questionnaire was applied to 163 children and infants, before beginning standardized treatment. Median age (range) at start was 3 mo(0-108 mo) but age at arrival at the Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit was 53 mo(2-146 mo). In 62.4% ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Maffei HV,Moreira FL,Kissimoto M,Chaves SM,Faro SE,Aleixo AM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this review of genetic counseling (GC) is to describe the current concepts and philosophical and ethical principles accepted by the great majority of countries and recommended by the World Health Organization, the stages of the process, its results and the psychological impact that a genetic ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Pina-Neto JM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate bone mineral density and bone mineral content of skeleton and lumbar spine of pre-pubertal children and to correlate results thus found with sex, bone age, body weight, height and insulin-like growth factor 1 serum level. METHODS:26 boys and 12 girls aged between 7 and 8 years old, students from ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Pessoa JH,Lewin S,Longui CA,Mendonça BB,Bianco AC

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the age at menarche of girls, with or without weight excess, attending private and public schools in a city in Southeastern Brazil. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study comparing the age at menarche of 750 girls from private schools with 921 students from public schools, aged between 7 and 18...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Castilho SD,Nucci LB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To guide the diagnostic and therapeutic management of severe forms of food allergy. DATA SOURCES:Search in the Medline database using the terms "severe food allergy," "anaphylaxis and food allergy," "generalized urticaria and food allergy," and "food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome" in the last ten y...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Sarinho E,Lins MDGM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study of Terena Indian children less than 10 years old was undertaken in order to compare weight and height in 1995 and 2002 and to evaluate anemia prevalence in 2002. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study of the Limão Verde and Córrego Seco tribes, located in Aquidauana, Mato Gosso do Sul, Brazil. T...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Morais MB,Alves GM,Fagundes-Neto U

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate the pulmonary response to exercise of non-morbidly obese adolescents, considering the gender. METHODS:a prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 92 adolescents (47 obese and 45 eutrophic), divided in four groups according to obesity and gender. Anthropometric parameters, pulmonary ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Faria AG,Ribeiro MA,Marson FA,Schivinski CI,Severino SD,Ribeiro JD,Barros Filho AA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate compliance in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. METHOD:Compliance was assessed through specific interviews. RESULTS:A total of 73 patients who had concluded the maintenance phase of chemotherapy were enrolled on the study. Eighty-one percent of the interviews were conducted with the pa...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： de Oliveira BM,Viana MB,de Mattos Arruda L,Ybarra MI,Romanha AJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00