Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in childhood: clinical and epidemiological characteristics and survival analysis at a single center in Northeast Brazil.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze acute splenic sequestration (ASS) in children with sickle cell anemia diagnosed through a newborn screening program in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and followed up at the hematology center in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS:Retrospective cohort of 255 children with ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Rezende PV,Viana MB,Murao M,Chaves AC,Ribeiro AC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Total bilirubin is beneficial for protecting cardiovascular diseases in adults. The authors aimed to investigate the association of total bilirubin, red blood cell, and hemoglobin levels with the prevalence of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. METHODS:A total of 3776 students (aged from 6 to 1...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Chen XT,Yang S,Yang YM,Zhao HL,Chen YC,Zhao XH,Wen JB,Tian YR,Yan WL,Shen C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: To study plasma levels of IL-1beta and IL-6 in order to distinguish the presence of bacterial infection in newborn infants with fever. METHODS: A cohort of 117 newborn infants with postnatal age equal to or less than 5 days, with no previous use of antibiotic therapy, and with clinical suspicion of bacteria...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Silveira RC,Procianoy RS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify the concurrent validity and interobserver reliability of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) in premature infants followed-up at the outpatient clinic of Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (IFF/Fiocruz), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS:A total of 88 premature infants were enro...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Almeida KM,Dutra MV,Mello RR,Reis AB,Martins PS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a qualitative study, preliminary considered, whose objective is listening to children's parents who have carried out the cancer treatment trying insights about the meanings which relate to lived experiences by and with their children. From the question: "How is your kid, since he became free from the disease a...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Valle ER

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the impact of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in invasive pneumococcal diseases in the United States, and to analyze the potential impact of this vaccine in Brazil. SOURCES OF DATA:MEDLINE, LILACS, Cochrane Database Reviews, as well as the websites of the Centers for Disease Control a...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Bricks LF,Berezin E

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is evaluate the pulmonary function in full term newborn infants, comparing classic with non-invasive techniques. We describe the pulmonary function laboratory and software developed at Instituto Fernandes Figueira. We studied 10 healthy full-term newborn infants (birthweight 3.260 g + - 460...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ramos JR,Odeh CS,Lopes JM

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children surviving to pediatric intensive care discharge. METHODS:A prospective evaluation of HRQoL at admission and 6 months later was carried out with children aged 6 years or more, admitted to three tertiary pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) fro...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Cunha F,Almeida-Santos L,Teixeira-Pinto A,Neves F,Barata D,Costa-Pereira A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the use of intravenous vs. oral antibiotic therapy. METHODS:All febrile neutropenic patients younger than 18 years old with low risk of complications and receiving chemotherapy were selected. The study was conducted from 2002 to 2005 at the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Cagol AR,Castro Junior CG,Martins MC,Machado AL,Ribeiro RC,Gregianin LJ,Brunetto AL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety, tolerability and potential therapeutic effects of gastrin-releasing peptide in three children with autistic spectrum disorder. METHODS:Case series study with the intravenous administration of gastrin-releasing peptide in the dose of 160pmol/kg for four consecutive days. To evaluate th...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Becker MM,Bosa C,Oliveira-Freitas VL,Goldim JR,Ohlweiler L,Roesler R,Schwartsmann G,Riesgo Rdos S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phototherapy is a common procedure in the neonatal period. However there is great controversy in the literature about when and at which serum bilirubin levels phototherapy and exchange transfusion should be indicated. The aim of this paper is to review the literature and to suggest guidelines to help pediatricians in ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： de Carvalho M,Lopes JM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to evaluate changes in the biochemical profile of children treated or being treated for moderate or severe stunting in a nutrition recovery and education center. METHODS:this was a retrospective longitudinal study of 263 children treated at this center between August of 2008 to August of 2011, aged 1 to 6 ye...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Alves JF,Britto RP,Ferreira HS,Sawaya AL,Florêncio TM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to describe the experience with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in a Portuguese Pediatric Critical Care Unit, and to evaluate whether HFOV allowed improvement in oxygenation and ventilation. METHODS:This was a retrospective observational cohort study of children ventil...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Moniz M,Silvestre C,Nunes P,Abadesso C,Matias E,Loureiro H,Almeida H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The incidence of abnormal breathing and its consequences on craniofacial development is increasing, and is not limited to children with adenoid faces. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cephalometric differences in craniofacial structures and head posture between nasal breathing and oral breathin...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Chambi-Rocha A,Cabrera-Domínguez ME,Domínguez-Reyes A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To carry out a systematic review on the relationship of bullying with type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents. METHODS:Systematic review, according to the PRISMA methodology, in which the databases PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Thomson Reuters, Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Begell House Digita...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Andrade CJDN,Alves CAD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to better understand the natural history of chronic functional constipation, a questionnaire was applied to 163 children and infants, before beginning standardized treatment. Median age (range) at start was 3 mo(0-108 mo) but age at arrival at the Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit was 53 mo(2-146 mo). In 62.4% ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Maffei HV,Moreira FL,Kissimoto M,Chaves SM,Faro SE,Aleixo AM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To verify children's acceptance of nasal fiber optic examination in a school setting and to evaluate hypertrophy of adenoid vegetation and to determine its prevalence in this population. METHOD:A survey was performed of a representative (n = 368) sample of school age children at elementary school (aged 6 to ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Santos RS,Cipolotti R,D'Avila JS,Gurgel RQ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate risk factors and lethality of late onset laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (LCBI) in a Brazilian neonatal unit for progressive care (NUPC). METHODS:This was a case-control study, performed from 2008 to 2012. Cases were defined as all newborns with late onset LCBI, excluding patients with...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Romanelli RM,Anchieta LM,Mourão MV,Campos FA,Loyola FC,Mourão PH,Armond GA,Clemente WT,Bouzada MC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the prevalence of innocent murmur among adolescents, and to evaluate the clinical features in comparison with echocardiogram (two-dimensional, M-mode, Doppler, and color-Doppler) in the assessment of heart murmurs. METHODS:The study was carried out from March to December, 1992, and involved high s...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Meira ZM,Barros MV,Capanema FD,Castilho SR,Vitarelli AM,Mota CC

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine whether endogenous mononuclear leukocyte DNA strand is a target of phototherapy. METHODS:The study included 65 term infants aged between 3-10 days that had been exposed to intensive (n = 23) or conventional (n = 23) phototherapy for at least 48 hours due to neonatal jaundice, and a c...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Aycicek A,Kocyigit A,Erel O,Senturk H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of pain, musculoskeletal syndromes, orthopedic disorders and using computers and playing videogames among obese adolescents. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study that investigated 100 consecutive obese adolescents and 100 healthy-weight controls using a confidential, self-repo...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Jannini SN,Dória-Filho U,Damiani D,Silva CA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and characterize respiratory viruses that infect children from daycare centers with symptoms of respiratory infection and to evaluate the association of clinical and epidemiological disease data with the identified virus. METHODS:We conducted a study between 2003 and 2005 in 176 children with re...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Bonfim CM,Nogueira ML,Simas PV,Gardinassi LG,Durigon EL,Rahal P,Souza FP

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immediate skin test reactions are the hallmark of atopic diseases. EMLA (eutectic mixture of local anesthetics) is a local anesthetic that reduces the pain and apprehension for skin testing. We studied EMLA effects on the skin prick test with allergen and histamine. Reactions were evaluated by means of wheal and flare...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ferrari FP,Rosário Filho NA,Schmidt AV

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight in children under 4 years of age in Feira de Santana, state of Bahia, Brazil. METHODS:Cross-sectional study nested within a birth cohort of 793 children born in Feira de Santana, Brazil. Independent variables were related to infant charact...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Jesus GM,Vieira GO,Vieira TO,Martins Cda C,Mendes CM,Castelão ES

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the possible effects of the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate 10-valent vaccine schedule in the state of Parana on pneumococcal meningitis cases and to assess the distribution of serotypes among cases. METHOD:Cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection of cases of pneumococ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Hirose TE,Maluf EM,Rodrigues CO

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features of Plasmodium vivax malaria in children and adolescents. METHODS: This study was carried out in the Malaria Program of the Evandro Chagas Institute (Belém, Pará), from January 1995 to November 1996. 100 children and adolescents with the diagnos...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Ventura AM,Pinto AY,Silva RS,Calvosa VS,Silva Filho MG,Souza JM

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different ergonomic desk designs and pencil grip patterns on handwriting performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and healthy children. METHODS:Twenty-six children with left hemiplegic cerebral palsy and 32 typically developing children wer...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Kavak ST,Bumin G

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: To verify the effects of malnutrition and nutritional rehabilitation regarding seizure threshold, body weight and brain weight in rats. METHODS: Pregnant Wistar rats and their pups were used. Part of the rat pups were submitted to a malnutrition protocol and the rest served as nourished controls. At P15, ma...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Nunes ML,Batista BB,Micheli F,Batistella V

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To rescue medical genetics concepts that are necessary to understand the advances in the genetic-molecular characterization of primary immunodeficiencies, to help in the understanding and adequate interpretation of their results. SOURCE OF DATA:Non-systematic literature review, searching for articles since ...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Segundo GRS

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of recurrent episodes of pneumonia in patients referred to the pulmonology outpatient unit at "Serviço de Pneumologia Pediatrica" of the Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira/UFRJ and to review the recurrent concept in accordance to medical refe...

journal_title：Jornal de pediatria

authors： Mello MD,David JS,Cunha AJ,March MD,Ferreira S,Sant'Anna CC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00