Current status of iron overload and chelation with deferasirox.

abstract：:This article is an extensive review of current information available on the macrolide antibiotics. This includes antimicrobial spectrum, pharmacology, complications and side effects, and pediatric use of these drugs. These are important antibiotics, but careful selection of patients must be made and the physician must...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gordon RC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential fatty acids cannot be synthesized in the body but they are required for maintenance of optimal health. There are two classes of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)--omega-6 and omega-3. The parent omega-6 fatty acid, linoleic acid (LA) is desaturated in the body to form arachidonic acid while parent omega-3 ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Singh M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the auditory brainstem responses of 50 high risk neonates from NICU and compared with those of 25 normal neonates in order to determine the percentage of significant auditory impairment in NICU and correlated it to various risk factors. Infants with the risk factors of low birth weight, hyperbilirubinemia, ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chadha S,Bais AS

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical retinopathy eventually develops in the majority of insulin dependent diabetics during several decades of metabolic abnormality. Early structural lesions short of clinical significance may occasionally be detected in children much more frequently, however, after puberty. Major factors modulating the developmen...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Weber B,Hövener G,Burger W,Hartmann R,Enders I

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated cryptococcosis is a rare and often fatal disease in children. The majority of cases usually occur in individuals with defective cell-mediated immunity, most commonly due to HIV infection. The authors here in report an 8-year-old girl from Nepal who presented with fever, cough, headache, lymphadenopathy, h...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chaudhary MW,Sardana K,Kumar P,Dewan V,Anand VK

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Management of neuroblastoma, especially high-risk (HR) disease is difficult in a resource-limited setting. There is a paucity of literature on outcomes of patients treated in India. The present study was conducted to analyse the clinical profile, treatment, and outcomes of patients with neuroblastoma treated...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Radhakrishnan V,Raja A,Dhanushkodi M,Ganesan TS,Selvaluxmy G,Sagar TG

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus (GAS) sore throat primarily occurs among children in 5-15 years age group, and if not treated appropriately causes rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease (RF/RHD). Present study was aimed at validation of a clinical scoring system for diagnosis of GAS. METHODS:Five hundr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nandi S,Kumar R,Ray P,Vohra H,Ganguly NK

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood samples from 813 newborns were spotted on to filter paper and the 17-hydroxyprogesterone concentration was measured using the Delfia (R) fluorometric immunoassay. The median, mean, and standard deviation (SD) for the total population were 20, 21 and (11) nmol/L respectively. Males had significantly higher levels...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： al-Nuaim AR,Abdullah MA,Stevens B,Zain M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional follicular ovarian cysts are frequently reported in girls with peripheral precocious puberty (PP). These cysts are usually self-limiting and resolve spontaneously. Several drugs like antiestrogens (tamoxifen) and new aromatase inhibitors are seldom used for treatment. Here we report a girl with peripheral P...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Engiz O,Berberoglu M,Siklar Z,Bilir P,Ocal G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of thinness among 2-6 year old children of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme Bali-Gram Panchayat, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. METHODS:Height and weight measurements were taken. The body mass index (BMI) was computed. The new international cut-off points classificat...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Mandal GC,Bose K,Bisai S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent and nature of off-label drug use in children admitted to a pediatric general ward in a tertiary health care centre METHODS:Consecutive patients aged 1 mo-12 years admitted to the general wards in a tertiary care center in Mumbai over a two-month period were prospectively enrolled in t...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain SS,Bavdekar SB,Gogtay NJ,Sadawarte PA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental disabilities (DD) are defined as a diverse group of severe chronic conditions due to mental and/or physical impairments. Individuals with developmental disabilities have difficulty with major life activities including language, mobility, and learning. Developmental disabilities can begin anytime during d...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Brown KA,Patel DR

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present analytic study was planned to study the impact of overweight and obesity on glucose tolerance in adolescents. Thirty overweight (BMI analogue  ≥  25-29.9 kg/m(2)) and 30 obese (BMI analogue  ≥ 30 kg/m(2)) adolescents were included as cases and 30 healthy age and sex matched adolescents comprised the contro...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sharma M,Gupta U,Padam A,Bhardwaj P,Grover N

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypophosphatemic rickets (HR) has generated a lot of interest in recent times. There is need to recognize this disorder and differentiate it from the more common nutritional rickets because the therapy is different. It is also important to emphasize that a detailed clinical examination with pedigree analysis and easil...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Garg RK,Tandon N

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate changes in annual blood transfusion requirements and complications after splenectomy in patients with β-thalassemia. METHODS:Forty post-splenectomy β-thalassemic patients aged 8-33 y, receiving regular blood transfusions and chelation therapy were included and non transfusion dependant patients ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Merchant RH,Shah AR,Ahmad J,Karnik A,Rai N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duplications of the alimentary tract are rare congenital anomalies that may occur at any level from mouth to anus. While the oesophagus and the ileum are the most common sites, duplications of the colon are rare. Two cases of ileocolic intussusceptions in 8-month-old girl and 6-month-old boy who were admitted to our h...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Rizalar R,Somuncu S,Sözübir S,Yildiz L,Gürses N

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic hypertension is not usually a complication following repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). We report an infant with supracardiac TAPVC with hypertensive crises post-operatively resulting in pulmonary edema. We feel this might have been related to the pre-operative hemodynamics as desc...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kohli V,Sachdev MS,Joshi RK,Joshi R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A) To study the frequency of perceived breast milk insufficiency in mothers of hospitalized neonates. b) To assess subsequent duration of exclusive breast feeding and growth (upto three months) in neonates whose mothers perceived breast milk insufficiency. METHODS:Neonates whose mothers were willing to breas...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Mathur NB,Dhingra D

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the needs of relatives of children admitted to an Intensive Care Unit and compare their needs with the perspectives of doctors, nurses and administrators. METHODS:This is a descriptive comparative study done at a tertiary care PICU from South India. A modified Critical Care Family Needs Inventory...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kandasamy S,Vijayakumar N,Natarajan RK,Sangaralingam T,Krishnamoorthi N

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-seven patients with pectus excavatum underwent cardiac examination and echocardiography (M-mode) to determine the diagnostic significance of pectus in children for mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Patients' ages ranged from 1 month to 18 years with a mean age of 5.4 years. Sixty-seven were males. Twenty of the 87 p...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Park JM,Varma SK

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence, etiology and outcome of Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) in hospitalized children. METHODS:A prospective cohort study was carried out in 242 children between 6 mo to 18 y of age hospitalized with primary cardiac, renal or any systemic disorder at a tertiary care center in India. The pr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Athwani V,Bhargava M,Chanchlani R,Mehta AJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find out correlation between serum anti-tissue transglutaminase immunoglobulin-A (tTGA) levels and Marsh grading on duodenal histopathology in Celiac disease (CD). METHODS:In a prospective cohort study, a total of 52 symptomatic patients between age group of 2-18 y were enroled. All enroled patients were ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jora R,Raghuvanshi V,Payal V,Sharma P,Vishnoi SK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension in children can occur secondary to shunt lesion like ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus or it may be idiopathic, the so called primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). The progression of PPH is usually rapid in children as compared to adults and the mean survival is 2-3 ye...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Krishnan U

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：:A cohort study at a tertiary care neonatal service was undertaken to determine the neurodevelopmental outcome of neonates who required intensive care. One hundred and nineteen nursery graduates were enrolled for follow up if they fulfilled any of the following risk factors: birth weight less than 1500 g, Apgar score l...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Paul VK,Radhika S,Deorari AK,Singh M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terms trend and cerebral palsy are defined emphazing the non-diagnostic nature of the cerebral palsy label. Criteria necessary for valid estimation of trends include constant methods of estimating population based numerators and denominators over a number of years, which render them hard to obtain, particularly in...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Blair E

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective communication with parents is a very important skill for pediatricians especially in a neonatal setup. The authors analyzed non-verbal communication of medical caregivers during counseling sessions. Recorded videos of counseling sessions from the months of March-April 2016 were audited. Counseling episodes w...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nimbalkar SM,Raval H,Bansal SC,Pandya U,Pathak A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the application of the nasal-tragus length (NTL) to predict the proper endotracheal tube (ETT) depth; also, as relatively thinner size of Asian than Caucasian, the fitness of using the NTL to estimate the optimal ETT depth for neonates in Taiwan was examined. METHODS:The newborn infants who do need...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Wang TC,Kuo LL,Lee CY

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Type 1 diabetes (T1D) adolescents often do not achieve good glycemic control. In the context of growing number of technologically savvy adolescents, this study was done to examine the effectiveness of a motivational smartphone app to improve their glycemic control. METHODS:Eleven to eighteen year old adoles...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Pramanik BK,Angelin JJ,Mathai VJ,Mathai S,Korula S,Simon A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00