Surgically correctable congenital anomalies: prospective analysis of management problems and outcome in a developing country.

abstract：:This study was undertaken with the aim of providing adequate calories for optimal growth in low birth weight (LBW) by fortifying human milk with medium chain triglycerides and sugar. Twenty-one LBW babies with birth weight between 1.0 and 1.75 kg and gestational age 28-36 weeks constituted the study material. They wer...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Singhania RU,Bansal A,Sharma JN

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Infantile tremor syndrome (ITS) is characterized by anaemia, skin depigmentation, tremors and developmental delay. The lack of sufficient literature on ITS and its conflicting association with vitamin B12 deficiency made us present this article. Objective:The objective of this study is to describe demogra...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Gowda VK,Kolli V,Benakappa A,Srinivasan VM,Shivappa SK,Benakappa N

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of case histories of mother-infant pairs who attended a lactation clinic between January and December, 1989 is presented. The results show that the majority of mothers consulting the clinic perceive their lactation problems as 'insufficient breast milk production'. Factors which might have contributed to earl...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mukasa GK

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective cohort study was carried out to determine the factors affecting initiation of breastfeeding, and describe patterns of breastfeeding and supplemental feeding in the multiethnically and culturally diverse population of Al Ain, UAE. Two-hundred-and-twenty-one infants completed the 4 weeks of follow up. None...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： al-Mazroui MJ,Oyejide CO,Bener A,Cheema MY

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal mortality continues to be a significant problem in the Indian setting, especially in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates. Selenium (Se) has been shown to possess antioxidant properties, and some recent studies have shown a reduction in the sepsis-attributable neonatal mortality with its use. India...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Aggarwal R,Gathwala G,Yadav S,Kumar P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study attempts to select predictors for indirect estimation of low birth weight from three important anthropometric measurements (viz. body length, head and chest circumferences) taken at birth. The data of 422 Indian low birth weight babies have been used to select the best combination of predictors by examining...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Verma SS,Ghadiok AK,Kishore N,Singh OP

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Validity of naked eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility test ('Nestroft') was evaluated on 253 individuals divided into two groups. The HbA2 values estimated in each child was taken as gold standard. Group I comprised of 93 individuals belonging to families in which at least one of the children was suffering from...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Gomber S,Sanjeev,Madan N

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported the case of a boy who fled from Chechnya to Belgium. He was diagnosed with a human immune deficiency virus (HIV)/Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) coinfection. In both countries, the prevalence of HIV-infected children is low and VL is not endemic. Migration of people results in confrontation with diseases that ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Peeters E,Verhulst S,Wojciechowski M,Vlieghe E,Jorens P,Van Marck V,Ramet J,De Dooy J

更新日期：2011-12-01 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

authors： Turan S,Saygi S,Kiliç Z,Acar O

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India with its 4 million cases of leprosy, accounts for one-third of the world's population of leprosy patients. One-fourth of them are below 15 years of age. We report a 5-year follow-up study of healthy children who were close contacts of leprosy patients, in order to: 1. detect subclinical infection and observe the...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Dayal R,Bharadwaj VP

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasciolosis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by two species of liver trematodes, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica, which infest ruminants and rarely humans. The disease is spread all over the world, but more common in Asia in areas with extensive livestock farming and can be imported cases in Europe and A...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Velev V,Vutova K,Pavlova M,Mangarov I

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) may transmit perinatally or from breast milk. The risk for development of symptomatic CMV disease in very-low-birth-weight premature infants after transmission from maternal breast milk is not clear. There are scarce data in the literature about congenital CMV infection in multiple pregnancies, b...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Demirel G,Celik IH,Canpolat FE,Dilmen U

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiological spectrum of 558 children (< 16 years) with partial seizures seen in a university hospital in south India, was analysed using syndromic classification proposed by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE). Partial seizures accounted for 57 per cent of childhood epilepsies. Idiopathic localization...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Murthy JM,Yangala R

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus (RV) vaccine are available in the private market in India, but, except for Hib in eight states, are not included in India's Universal Immunization Program (UIP). Pediatricians were surveyed about administering non-UIP vacci...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kahn GD,Thacker D,Nimbalkar S,Santosham M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Awareness of cardiac involvement in dengue infection has potentially valuable management implications. To determine the prevalence of myocarditis in dengue severity, we conducted prospective study of paediatric dengue illness at Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, a tertiary hospital in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from period o...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Buntubatu S,Prawirohartono EP,Arguni E

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty cases of severe malaria were studied for their oxidant and antioxidant status. Severe anemia (54%) was the most common presentation followed by hyperpyrexia, cerebral malaria and jaundice. Plasma malondialdehyde, protein carbonyl, nitrite, ascorbic acid and copper levels were significantly raised in cases as com...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Narsaria N,Mohanty C,Das BK,Mishra SP,Prasad R

更新日期：2012-04-01 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

authors： Santos Cruz ML,Freimanis Hance L,Korelitz J,Aguilar A,Byrne J,Serchuck LK,Hazra R,Worrell C,NISDI Pediatric Study Group 2010.

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of Helicobacter pylori infection with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) was studied in 65 children aged between 3 and 12 years. Cases with a specific cause for abdominal pain were excluded from the study. All the patients were subjected to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and antral biopsy. The biopsy spe...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Das BK,Kakkar S,Dixit VK,Kumar M,Nath G,Mishra OP

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen children with protein-energy malnutrition and eight healthy children between the ages of 6 months and 60 months were studied for blood glucose and serum insulin levels in the fasting state and 120 minutes following oral glucose load. The measurements were repeated after normalization of the body weight followi...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Das BK,Ramesh J,Agarwal JK,Mishra OP,Bhatt RP

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-thalassaemia major, an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy, is one of the most common single gene disorders in multi-racial Malaysia. The control of beta-thalassaemia major requires a multi-disciplinary approach that includes population screening, genetic counselling, prenatal diagnosis and the option of termina...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Thong MK,Tan JA,Tan KL,Yap SF

更新日期：2005-12-01 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

authors： Magezi SR,Kikafunda J,Whitehead R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Causes of malnutrition were investigated in agricultural area of Gilan, Iran. Family food availability and adult food intakes were adequate, but intakes of young children were deficient, in all socioeconomic groups, reflected in growth deficits. Associated factors were: late introduction and small quantities of solid ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Rabiee F,Geissler C

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dietary adequacy (qualitative and quantitative) of preschool children residing in rural areas near Mysore (a district in south India) was assessed by the 'Food frequency method' and '24-h recall method'. Food intake assessed in three different seasons revealed that their diets were predominantly cereal based with ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Lakshmi AJ,Khyrunnisa B,Saraswathi G,Jamuna P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratio of a low cost liquid crystal strip thermometer (LCT) compared with axillary mercury thermometry for the detection of neonatal hypothermia in Nepal. The subjects were 76 healthy newborns in the government maternity hospital of Kathmandu, Nepal in winter. The...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Manandhar N,Ellis M,Manandhar DS,Morley D,de L Costello AM

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) using gel packs in reducing mortality and morbidity in term neonates with HIE and study the associated problems with TH. METHODS:Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy babies were randomized into TH and control group. Babies in TH group were cooled for first...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Bharadwaj SK,Bhat BV

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent bouts of haemoptysis, iron deficiency anaemia, and pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiograph. We present such a case and believe that it is the first report from the Middle East. ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Paul G,Bhatnagar SK,al Maskary S,Kuruvilla S,Kurien S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A community-based study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and types of intestinal parasites in the pediatric population of Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia. Stool samples were randomly collected from 19,939 children of whom 4208 (21.1%) were found to harbour intestinal parasites. The most affected age group was 5...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： al-Eissa YA,Assuhaimi SA,Abdullah AM,AboBakr AM,al-Husain MA,al-Nasser MN,al Borno MK

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There is insufficient knowledge on the * duodenal histology and Helicobacter pylori infection in malnourished Bangladeshi children. Therefore, we attempted to explore the prevalence of H. pylori infection and duodenal histopathology in 2-year-old chronic malnourished Bangladeshi slum-dwelling children and investiga...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Hossain MS,Das S,Begum SMKN,Rahman MM,Mazumder RN,Gazi MA,Fahim SM,Mahfuz M,Haque R,Petri WA,Sarker SA,Ahmed T

更新日期：2020-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This study, which was carried out in the Jos Plateau in Nigeria, analysed the changes in growth and body composition that occurred among 17 male and 13 female Fulani children (aged 4-13 years) in the 7-month period which followed their displacement from their homes into a temporary camp due to ethnic/religious violenc...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Glew RH,Bhanji RA,VanderJagt DJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 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

authors： Todd CH,Sanders D

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00