Abstract:
:We present an 11-year-old boy with Brucellae osteoarthritis on caput femoris. We therefore emphasize the importance of Brucellae osteoarthritis and in particular bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of childhood monoarthritis.
journal_name
J Trop Pediatrjournal_title
Journal of tropical pediatricsauthors
Kalman S,Sakallioglu O,Altunbas Adoi
10.1093/tropej/fmh090keywords:
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2005-08-01 00:00:00pages
250-1issue
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0142-6338issn
1465-3664pii
fmh090journal_volume
51pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Ascariasis is one of the most common helminthic infestations in humans. Massive infestation can give rise to serious complications such as intestinal obstruction. We present a 4-year-old boy, who presented with acute flaccid quadriparesis due to the hypokalemic alkalosis induced by severe vomiting. Severe vomiting was...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmp044
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in resource-limited countries. The aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness of existing phototherapy units at a local hospital in Cameroon using an irradiance meter. Phototherapy units (n = 4) in one newborn nursery in Cam...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmt110
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The association between the clinical outcome of chloroquine treatment and mutations in the putative Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (Pfcrt) gene at codon 76 and multidrug resistance gene 1 (Pf mdr1) at codon 86 were investigated among 406 children with uncomplicated malaria presenting at five ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fml076
更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:HIV-infected adolescents are a heterogeneous population; source of infection, immunodeficiency severity and antiretroviral (ARV) experience vary. Here, we describe youth followed in an observational study at Latin American sites of the NICHD International Site Development Initiative (NISDI). METHODS:The NISD...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmq068
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To find the relationship between vitamin-D levels and late-onset sepsis (LOS) in term neonates. METHODS:This case-control study was conducted in neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching institution in central India. Full-term neonates with culture-proven LOS were taken as cases. Maternal and ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmz021
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Anti-Aspergillus fumigatus antibodies (IgG and IgE class) and serum levels of cytokines (gamma Interferon, Interleukin-2 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha) were studied in multitransfused (MT) children in relation to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The specific antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus were pre...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/42.2.85
更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To compare feeding and nutritional characteristics of infants born to mothers on the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programs with infants not in the program. DESIGN:A hospital-based case-control study was used. SETTING:The study was conducted in Nsambya hospital, Kampala, Uganda. SUBJE...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn071
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Very preterm babies, after their initial need for rigorous supports, remain in intensive care units for maintaining euthermia. We compared proportion of 'hypothermia OR hyperthermia episodes(HHE)'; physiological instability events; and weight gain in stable preterm babies between 29 and 32 weeks nursed in Cocoon warme...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmz025
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Febrile seizures may contribute to epilepsy later in life, but data in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. We, therefore, conducted a hospital-based study on clinical characteristics of children with febrile seizures. METHODS:Over 2 years, we screened all pediatric admissions of Haydom Lutheran Hospital, northern...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmt022
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Infantile encephalitic beriberi (IEBB) is a rare form of thiamine deficiency and is poorly described. A proportion of Leigh's disease (LD) patients have similar clinical picture and response to thiamine as beriberi, leading to confusion in diagnosis and management. Data on IEBB and LD is scarce and status of thiamine ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn031
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The provision of written asthma action plans (WAAPs) is regarded by regional and international guidelines as an essential component of patient education and self-management. However, the evidence for this practice in children is deficient. AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness of adding a personalized WAAP in t...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmt063
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This prospective study was carried out to evaluate the clinical and anthropometric profile of 71 children confirmed to have celiac disease on the basis of clinical features, duodenal biopsy and unequivocal improvement on gluten-free diet. Serological tests were performed in 35 cases. The patients were divided into thr...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmi054
更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Most bacterial infections are caused by organisms that have already colonized the host. Bacterial attachment to pharyngeal cells and proliferation may be necessary to infect the lower respiratory tract or middle ear. We investigated the incidence of pathogenic bacteria isolated from the throat of healthy infants with ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/45.3.173
更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Because of the different genetic backgrounds, living environments and economic conditions, the epidemiologic, clinical characteristics and risk factors for coronary artery abnormalities (CAAs) in the Chinese population may differ among different parts of China. METHODS:We did a retrospective study to explor...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmv077
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of bovine colostrum (BC) on the treatment of children with acute diarrhea attending the outpatient clinic. METHODS:This double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted on 160 children with diarrhea; 80 cases were randomly treated with BC group and 80 cases randomly received pla...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmz029
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fifty-three children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) were studied in parallel with 37 children with primary pulmonary complex (PPC), 32 tuberculin skin positive controls, and 38 skin negative controls for immunological evaluation. Proportions of peripheral blood total T and T helper lymphocytes (TH) were significant...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/38.1.31
更新日期:1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility of 12-lead electrocardiographic (ECG) measures such as P wave dispersion (PWd), QT interval, QT dispersion (QTd), Tp-e interval, Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc ratio in predicting poor outcome in patients diagnosed with sepsis in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS:Ninety-three pati...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmw021
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Congenital malaria, defined as the presence of malaria parasites in the erythrocytes of newborns aged <7 days, was considered rare in endemic areas until recent studies started reporting high prevalence rates. Various theories have been postulated to explain this phenomenon, but they are not proven conclusively from r...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn016
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Interleukin-12 receptor beta1 IL12RB1 deficiency causes vulnerability to poorly virulent mycobacteria and nontyphoid Salmonella species. We describe a 2.5 year-old girl with IL12RB1 deficiency, caused by a homozygous mutation in this gene, who presented with recurrent bacteremia caused by Salmonella spp. ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fml001
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Recently a severe form of COVID-19 infection has been described in a cluster of children presenting as multisystem inflammatory condition. One of the important spectrum of this condition is incomplete Kawasaki disease (KD). CASE REPORT:A 5-month-old male child presented with high-spiking fever for 5 days wi...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmaa047
更新日期:2020-08-05 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether angiopoietin-1 and endostatin levels in the cord blood could predict the subsequent development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 102 preterm (gestational age ≤ 32 weeks) infants (28 infants developed BPD and 74 had no BPD) were enrol...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmq112
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Early diagnosis and appropriate management of neonatal jaundice is crucial in avoiding severe hyperbilirubinemia and brain injury. A low-cost, minimally invasive, point-of-care (PoC) tool for total bilirubin (TB) estimation which can be useful across all ranges of bilirubin values and all settings is the n...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmaa026
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Healthy children contacts of leprosy patients had their humoral and cell-mediated immunological status assessed using the Fluorescent Leprosy Antibody Absorption Technique (FLA-ABS) and the Lepromin test, respectively. Subsequently, they were followed up for 2 1/2 years to study the development of overt disease. Two-h...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/37.6.310
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The clinical features of two cases of Hereditary Recurrent Polyserositis HRP (Familial Mediterranean Fever) in related Yemeni children resident in Saudi Arabia are described. One presented with recurrent acute hepatitis, which has not been previously documented. These are the first cases of HRP reported in Arabs origi...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/40.4.243
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::One-hundred-and-eighty-eight ostensibly normal, pubertal schoolchildren, aged 9-16 years, residing in Chinamora Communal Land, Zimbabwe, had blood taken to assess thyroid function. Total goitre rate in the area was 44 per cent in primary schoolchildren: 91 of the subjects tested were goitrous. Thyroid stimulating horm...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/37.4.199
更新日期:1991-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To assess the knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention and factors associated with condom use among adolescent. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 410 outpatient adolescents. Association between knowledge on the transmission of HIV/AIDS and variables were analyzed using the chi-square test. Logistic regre...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmr074
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The study was designed to determine the prevalence of congenital malaria, cord blood and placental malaria parasitaemia and the prevalence of clinical manifestations of congenital malaria. Ile-Ife is a holoendemic area for malaria. Placental, cord and peripheral blood smears of 120 newborn babies were examined for mal...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmi003
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::To describe the perspectives of pediatricians from a tertiary care center from India on end-of-life (EOL) care issues, a standardized anonymous questionnaire was administered, which included questions regarding attitudes towards withdrawal/withholding of life-sustaining treatment in children and neonates at the EOL, a...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn009
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Determination of lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, manganese and copper levels in colostrum samples (n = 30), collected from middle-class mothers, was carried out by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrophotometer (ETAAS) with Zeeman effect background correction using a tungsten-palladium-citric acid chemical modifi...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/tropej/47.2.81
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The cornerstone of emergency management of sepsis is early, goal-directed therapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of intraosseous (IO) vs. intravenous (IV) access for resuscitation of patients with septic shock admitted to pediatric intensive care unit. This prospective interventional randomized ...
journal_title:Journal of tropical pediatrics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1093/tropej/fmx061
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00