Management of septic arthritis.

abstract：:Hepatitis B has attracted a lot of attention in recent times. It has been suggested that it is a widely prevalent disease and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in our country. A dispassionate analysis of available data suggests that the prevalence of disease may be much less than believed hitherto, and the...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Mittal SK

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the problems of school going adolescents in selected schools in the first phase and to provide class based family life education in the second phase. METHODS:Step 1: Identification of the study sample, Step 2: Each adolescent was individually administered TSQ-T by trained project staff , Step ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nair MK,Leena ML,Menon P,George B,Indira MS,Russell PS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a 3 month old child with empyema thoracis, who developed complications of diaphragmatic palsy and Horner's syndrome. These complications of empyema thoracis have not been reported earlier. We discuss the possible mechanisms for these complications. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhaskar G,Lodha R,Kabra SK

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare cultures throat swab after physiotherapy with results of sputum culture in identification of lower airway pathogens in children with cystic fibrosis. METHODS:387 samples of sputum cough swabs, throat swab and throat swab after physiotherapy were collected from 48 patients of cystic fibrosis and cu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kabra SK,Alok A,Kapil A,Aggarwal G,Kabra M,Lodha R,Pandey RM,Sridevi K,Mathews J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although seasonal trends in incidence and diagnosis of pediatric cancers have been widely investigated, the results have been inconclusive. A consistent seasonal trend may possibly provide etiological insights into pediatric cancers. This study aims to determine if there is a seasonal variation in cancer diagnoses in ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nurullah R,Kuhle S,Maguire B,Kulkarni K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous supra-pharmacological doses of corticosteroids are used in various inflammatory and autoimmune conditions because they are cumulatively less toxic than sustained steroid treatment at lower quantitative dosage. Their action is supposed to be mediated through non-genomic actions within the cell. Common indic...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sinha A,Bagga A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of R501X mutation of Filaggrin gene in children with allergic diseases. METHODS:Ninety patients recruited from Allergy and Asthma clinic of Advanced Pediatric Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh and 81 healthy controls from local schools matched for age, gender and BMI were enroled in the ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chauhan A,Panigrahi I,Singh M,Attri SV,Agarwal A,Singh M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the clinical and molecular spectrum of Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) deficiency and to highlight the effect of a cost-effective indigenous diet for management of this disorder. METHODS:This is a single-centre retrospective study. Fifteen patients from 14 kindreds with severe hypertriglyceridemia (more...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kuthiroly S,Yesodharan D,Radhakrishnan N,Ganapathy A,Mannan AU,Hoffmann MM,Nampoothiri S

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are 10 steps to consider in any research study. These steps can be used to perform a critical appraisal of a published paper, or to design your study in the first place. The use of a simple system such as this can ensure that biases in study design are avoided and that an appropriate study is developed. (1) What...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Heller R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric heart failure (PHF) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Whereas ischemic heart disease is the most important cause of heart failure in adults, congenital heart diseases (CHD) and cardiomyopathies are important etiologies of PHF. Management of PHF also differs from that of adults. Here authors h...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Rohit M,Budakoty S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with Mycoplasma pneumonia extrapulmonary manifestations such as encephalitis, meningitis, cerebellar and brain stem involvement, cranial nerve lesions, peripheral neuropathy, polymyositis have been observed. We report a 16-year-old girl with M. pneumonia infection, acute behavioral changes and coma. Treatm...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gücüyener K,Simşek F,Yilmaz O,Serdaroğlu A

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Zinc deficiency is very common in developing countries and is more pronounced during an episode of diarrhea. Supplementation with zinc improves diarrhea and might correct zinc deficiency in both the short and longer term. METHOD:We conducted a nested study within a cluster randomized treatment trial. Fifty c...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Baqui AH,Black RE,Fischer Walker CL,Arifeen S,Zaman K,Yunus M,Wahed MA,Caulfield LE

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since transplacental immunity and waning of maternally derived measles specific antibodies play an important role in determining the optimum age for vaccination of infants against measles, a study was carried out in which 150 paired samples and 581 infant serum samples were tested for measles specific antibodies. Out ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sood DK,Kumar S,Singh S,Sharma SB,Sokhey J,Singh H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major areas in which innovative approaches in medical education have been tried include student selection, learning strategies, and community orientation. It is relatively easier to implement innovations in a new institution. In established medical schools, running two simultaneous curricula tracks, the traditional an...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Paul VK

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sore throat is one of the common reasons for outpatient and emergency visits among children. It could be because of several etiologies; of these bacterial pharyngitis is the most important. Major challenge for the clinician is to diagnose group A beta hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) pharyngitis and diphtheria, which a...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Shah R,Bansal A,Singhi SC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is essentially a local and focal disease since its transmission depends greatly on local eco-environmental conditions. In India, the incidence of total malaria cases has been contained to around 2-3 million cases per year. However, with the occurrence of outbreaks in different parts of the country since 1994, ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Lal S,Dhillon GP,Aggarwal CS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fevers in children are mainly due to infection, malignancy or inflammatory conditions. Rheumatologists have an important role in the care of inflammatory conditions, many of which are associated with fevers. Seven conditions, the hereditary recurrent fever syndromes, have been defined with the presenting symptom of re...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Manners PJ,Guttinger R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the clinico-bacteriological profile, and early outcomes of infants diagnosed with Group B streptococcus (GBS) meningitis. METHODS:This was a retrospective review of infants (aged 1 mo to 2 y) diagnosed with GBS meningitis in a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi from October 2010 through January...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Dwivedi S,Das BK,Aneja S,Sharma S,Chaturvedi MK,Kahn G,Fitzwater SP,Chandran A,Wadhwa N,Bhatnagar S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart diseases have varied presentations depending on the age of presentation. Regression of neonatal pulmonary hypertension and the timing of establishment of left to right shunt determines the onset of symptoms. Pre-tricuspid shunts generally remain asymptomatic during the childhood while large post-tricu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kannan BR

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intolerance to foods which contain lactose can cause a range of intestinal and systemic symptoms. These symptoms are caused by Lactase deficiency which is encoded by a single gene (LCT) of ≈ 50 kb located on chromosome 2q21. In some food items, lactose has been missed because of "hidden" lactose due to inadequately la...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Tomar BS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study is to report a unique association of clinical and pathological findings in a neonate. Foregut enteric duplication cysts--rare developmental anomalies that are associated with midline vertebral fusion anomalies. METHODS:We had a neonate with foregut duplication cyst who presented at b...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Prasad A,Sarin YK,Ramji S,Suri VS,Sinha A,Malhotra V

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 2447 asymptomatic school children by microscopic examination of urine and culture of a clear voided midstream specimen of urine. Only three children had bacteriuria (0.12%). Urographic abnormalities were detected in both the cases, which could be investigated. This study has shown that asymptomatic bacteriu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Joseph TP,Sreekumaran MI

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the pediatric patient, computed tomography (CT) scan as an imaging modality for evaluation of the abdomen is to be used judiciously. The use of correct scanning protocols, single phase scanning, scanning only when required are key factors to minimize radiation doses to the child, while providing diagnostic quality....

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Eapen A,Gibikote S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell transplantation and cord blood banking have received much popularity among general public and medical professionals in the recent past. But information about the scientific aspects, its utility and limitations is incomplete amongst laypersons as well as many medical practitioners. Stem cells differ from all ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Narayanan DL,Phadke SR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple choice questions have come to occupy a prominent place in the evaluation system of medical education. However the framing of multiple choice questions and their effective use need further clarification in the Indian context. This paper outlines some of the steps that may be adopted for streamlining the prepar...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Srinivasa DK,Adkoli BV

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original Jones Criteria as proposed by Dr. T. Duckett Jones have been modified four times and the updated revised criteria were published in 1992. According to this latest publication major manifestations are carditis, polyarthritis, chorea, erythema marginatum and subcutaneous nodules. Minor manifestations includ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Saxena A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow transplantations have a definite role in treatment of leukemias and lymphomas. In acute myeloid leukemia and CML an allogeneic transplant using an HLA identical donor certainly provides a far superior survival than chemotherapy. Patients with Ph' chromosome need to be transplanted in first remission if a s...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Vats TS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a 14-y-old boy with insulin resistance, acanthosis nigricans, acral hypertrophy and muscle cramps. While there was a dramatic response of the muscle cramps to phenytoin therapy, some other features of metabolic syndrome did not respond to phenytoin therapy alone. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ghosh U,Thomas M,Mathai S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical bioethics has developed as a new field of study in the US in the past quarter decade, focusing upon the moral principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. These principles may, however, reflect biases in American culture, rather than a truly universal approach to ethical problems in medici...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Brody H

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00