Early detection of leprosy in children.

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

authors： Winkler AS,Tluway A,Schmutzhard E

更新日期：2013-08-01 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

authors： Neequaye J,Jelly AE

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized controlled trial was conducted over a 1-year period (November 2001-November 2002) in Addis Ababa to study the effectiveness of early Kangaroo mother care before stabilization of low birthweight infants as compared with the conventional method of care. There were 259 babies weighing less than 2000 g during...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Worku B,Kassie A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth faltering, which may herald protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) usually begins between ages 6 and 12 months. However, arm circumference (AC or MUAC) has mainly been used to screen for PEM between 12 and 60 months of age, when AC is age-independent. This study of 378 infants aged 6-12 months in Pakistan, Nepal, Si...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Pust R,Johnson P,Lautenschlager J

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：:This study was carried out to examine the correlation between clinical diagnoses at the time of death and autopsy findings in newborn babies who died in the regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital affiliated to Bombay University. A consecutive sample of 240 newborns that died ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kabra NS,Udani RH

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 511 young (1-19 years of age) Jamaicans sampled for IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma by the ELISA method, there was an overall prevalence of 45 per cent. Seropositivity ranged from 24-26 per cent in the 2-year-olds, up to 54 per cent in the 5-9-year-olds. There was no significant difference in prevalence between the se...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Rawlins SC,Prabhakar P

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report diagnosis, treatment and evolution of cases of ocular toxocariasis in specialized consultation in Quindío, Colombia. No cases were seen during the 2000-17 period, but five cases were confirmed from November 2017 to March 2019; two children resulted with definitive loss of vision on the affected eye. Studies ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Gómez-Marín JE,Londoño ÁL,Cabeza-Acevedo N,Torres E,Navarrete-Moncada L,Bueno O,Nati A,Nieto-Rodríguez P,Ariza-Pardo S,Isaza KJ,Chacón-Álvarez V,Romero-Delgado SA,Grijalva-Plaza S

更新日期：2020-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-one consecutive cases of coma were identified among gravidas at Maputo Central Hospital. The commonest causes were eclampsia (70 cases), cerebral malaria (six cases), and meningitis (five cases). Fetal mortality in eclampsia was 23 per cent and maternal mortality 10 per cent. There was a markedly higher inciden...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ching C,Songane F,Bergström S,Povey G

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One thousand children with cerebral palsy (CP) were reviewed to study their clinical profile, etiological factors and associated problems. Spastic quadriplegia constituted the predominant group (61 per cent), followed by spastic diplegia (22 per cent). Dyskinetic CP was present in 7.8 per cent of the cases. Acquired C...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Singhi PD,Ray M,Suri G

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Till date, there is paucity of published literature on clinical manifestations of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children from low-middle-income countries (LMIC). Most of the reports are from Europe, USA or China. Our study aimed to capture data on varied and unusual clinical presentation and management of MIS...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Gupta Dch S,Chopra Md N,Singh Md A,Gera R,Chellani Md H,Pandey PhD R,Arora Md BS

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined 397 school children for ankle clonus in five communities in three districts affected by konzo, spastic paraparesis associated with cassava consumption. From a subsample of 131 children, we analysed urine specimens for urinary thiocyanate, linamarin, and inorganic sulphate. The proportion of children with c...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Cliff J,Nicala D,Saute F,Givragy R,Azambuja G,Taela A,Chavane L,Gani A

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：:The study reports on chloroquine resistance of Plasmodium falciparum among Sudanese children (6 month to 16 years) living at Wad Medani, Central Sudan. All RI-III levels of resistant response were confirmed, while in vitro sensitivity test indicated that 25 per cent of P. falciparum isolates examined had exhibited mat...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ibrahim AM,Ali FR,Ali ME

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify the reasons for hospitalization associated with abortion and pregnancy termination among women attending the Maternity Unit of IMIP, Recife, Brazil. In a case-control study, 230 women who were hospitalized consecutively between August 1994 and June 1995 due to causes related to pr...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： de Souza AI,Cecatti JG,Ferreira LO,Santos LC

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hunter syndrome (or Mucopolysaccharidosis type II, MPS II) is an X-linked recessive disorder due to the deficiency of the iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) enzyme, resulting in the accumulation of heparan and dermatan sulfates in the lysosomes. The heterogeneity of clinical phenotypes, ranging from mild-to-severe forms, is ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Mutesa L,Muganga N,Lissens W,Boemer F,Schoos R,Pierquin G,Bours V

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different doses of iron on haematological status of breastfed infants. One hundred and thirteen infants were randomized into four groups at 5 months of age. Iron supplementation was given at doses of 1 mg/kg/day, 2 mg/kg/day, and 2 mg/kg/every other day in the fi...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ermis B,Demirel F,Demircan N,Gurel A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate vitamin D status of preterm and term low birthweight (LBW) and term normal birth weight (NBW; weight ≥ 2500 g) infants at birth and in early infancy. METHODS:We enrolled 220 LBW and 119 NBW infants along with their mothers. Blood samples of both infants and mothers were taken within 48 h of birth...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Agarwal R,Virmani D,Jaipal ML,Gupta S,Gupta N,Sankar MJ,Bhatia S,Agarwal A,Devgan V,Deorari A,Paul VK,Investigators of LBW Micronutrient Study Group, Departments of Pediatrics and Endocrinology.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen cases of external hydrocephalus (EH) were seen from January 1993 to June 1995. There were 13 (81.3 per cent) male and three female children. Fourteen (87.5 per cent) were under 12 months of age. Three siblings with EH were seen in one family. All but three of the 16 recovered over time without medical or surgi...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Roshan K,Elizabeth C,Chacko A,Rajendra J,Gururaj A,Dilip S

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nigeria has the largest number of global under-five deaths and almost half of these occur in the newborn period in an almost 50:50 ratio across hospital facilities and communities. We examine and describe risk factors for newborn mortality at a busy neonatal unit of a referral tertiary hospital in North-cent...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Ogunkunle TO,Gabriel TY,Bello SO,Abdullahi Y,Bulus J,Ozhe SI,Imam A

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic value of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was evaluated in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Serum ADA levels were measured in 20 children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (group 1) and 150 children (group 2) including 128 with tuberculosis infection (Mantoux test positive) and 22 healthy c...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Kuyucu N,Karakurt C,Bilaloğlu E,Karacan C,Teziç T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV/AIDS is an infection characterized by immune cell dysfunction and subsequent immunodeficiency, as well as intestinal disorder. Probiotics are live microbial feed supplements that beneficially affect the host animal by improving intestinal microbial balance and promoting health benefits. The goals of this study wer...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Trois L,Cardoso EM,Miura E

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to determine the vitamin A status and nutritional intake of carotenoids of 213 children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years in a rural community in Nigeria. There were 109 males and 104 females. A total of 57 (26.8 per cent) children were deficient in serum retinol levels (< 10 microg/d...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Oso OO,Abiodun PO,Omotade OO,Oyewole D

更新日期：2003-02-01 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

authors： Ozen M,Ceyhan M,Sanal O,Bayraktar M,Mesci L

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Heel prick is a frequent painful procedure in newborns. A lancet or a 26-gauge needle is used for a heel prick in India. Objective:To compare the pain caused by heel prick with a lancet or a 26-gauge needle in newborns admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using the preterm infant pain profile...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Britto C,Jasmine.,P N Rao S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine the etiology of meningitis and sepsis in the newborn at the State University Hospital of Haiti and evaluate the susceptibility 'in vitro' of the pathogens to the antibiotics commonly used. This was a prospective case series study over a 10-month period (May 1997-February 1998) of ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Désinor OY,Silva JL,Ménos MJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Necrotizing pneumonia (NP) is recently recognized as a complication of pneumonia. The data on NP are scant from developing world and we aimed to describe the characteristic features of NP in our children. STUDY DESIGN:Single center retrospective cohort analysis. PATIENT SELECTION:Institutional database of c...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Sharma PK,Vinayak N,Aggarwal GK,Srivastava RD,Aggarwal PK,Kushwaha AS

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:One hundred children in the age group 6 months to 5 years were investigated for cell-mediated immune response in relation to their nutrition. The nutritional status was assessed by the Wellcome classification. The majority (54 per cent) of children had marasmus. Absolute lymphocyte count was found to be significantly ...

journal_title：Journal of tropical pediatrics

authors： Fakhir S,Ahmad P,Faridi MA,Rattan A

更新日期：1989-08-01 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