Re-evaluation of antibiotic treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide a current review of recent publications with regards to intracranial hypertension. RECENT FINDINGS:Attempts were made to provide pediatric data; however, the recent completion of the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial (IIHTT) has provided a wealth of data with regards to ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Jordan CO,Aylward SC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Simulation has been widely adopted as a training and assessment tool in medical education. Conventional teaching methods may be inadequate to properly train healthcare providers for rare but potentially lethal events in pediatrics such as trauma and respiratory arrest. Recent studies suggest pediatric...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Weinberg ER,Auerbach MA,Shah NB

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Neonatal erythroderma is a potentially life-threatening condition in neonates less than 1 month old. During the first month of life, erythroderma is generally a presentation of genodermatosis, primary immune deficiency, or, more exceptionally, severe psoriasis, metabolic disease or infection. Atopic e...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Fraitag S,Bodemer C

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:An understanding of vaccine safety is important for all immunization providers, who have responsibilities to identify, report, and prevent adverse events. RECENT FINDINGS:New analytic methods can provide more rapid information on adverse events compared with traditional observational studies. Some ad...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Wharton M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:P450 oxidoreductase deficiency--a newly described form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia--typically presents a steroid profile suggesting combined deficiencies of steroid 21-hydroxylase and 17alpha-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase activities. These and other enzymes require electron donation from P450 oxidored...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Flück CE,Miller WL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury occurs frequently in infancy and childhood. Events such as perinatal asphyxia, near drowning, respiratory arrest, and near sudden infant death syndrome cause significant mortality and morbidity. Despite current critical care practices, the outcomes from such injuries may be life-long neur...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Biagas K

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing enterocolitis is an overwhelming gastrointestinal emergency that primarily afflicts premature infants born weighing less than 1500 g. Despite years of investigation, the etiology remains unclear, and accepted prevention and treatment strategies are lacking. Studies published over the last year have provide...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Caplan MS,Jilling T

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic disease management is an increasingly important aspect of caring for adolescents. Strength-based approaches hold tremendous promise in the face of current challenges. Recent clinical innovations and research findings that provide evidence of the efficacy of strength-based approaches and repres...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Chung RJ,Burke PJ,Goodman E

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this study is to review advances in both the pathogenesis and clinical management of biliary atresia. RECENT FINDINGS:Immunologic studies have further characterized roles of helper T-cells, B-cells, and natural killer cells in the immune dysregulation following viral replication within...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Zagory JA,Nguyen MV,Wang KS

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three main factors are needed for an infant to develop allergy: allergen exposure, a genetic predisposition, and contributory factors. Recent literature suggests that the incidence of in utero sensitization might have been underestimated up to now. A number of papers provide evidence that atopic dermatitis should be r...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Vandenplas Y

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:A variety of new indications for laser treatment have been raised in the dermatology field recently. They offer significant opportunities to manage a large spectrum of conditions in the pediatric population. Therefore, it is necessary to know the current trends and limitations of their use for the tre...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Cordisco MR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder involving benign growths in multiple organ systems of affected patients. Variable phenotypes from mild to severe have been reported for related as well as unrelated patients affected by TSC. The two causative genes, TSC1...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Au KS,Ward CH,Northrup H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a common condition that may progress to end stage liver disease. It is closely associated with obesity and insulin resistance, two conditions whose prevalence is increasing dramatically in children. This could potentially make nonalcoholic fatty liver disease the mo...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Wieckowska A,Feldstein AE

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hypertension is an independent risk factor for progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children. Children with early CKD develop hypertension secondary to renal disease. This review aims to highlight recent advances that help us better understand the current role of hypertension in progression ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Vidi SR

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review outlines the current approaches to prenatal imaging, differential diagnosis, antenatal natural history, and the available treatment options for the most commonly prenatally diagnosed malignant tumors. RECENT FINDINGS:In-utero diagnosis of fetal tumors, although still a rare event, has bec...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Bruny J,Crombleholme TM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nonaccidental trauma and neglect continue to be major problems for children, families, and the providers who care for them. Whereas prevention is the key to ending child abuse and neglect, diagnosis and treatment continue to be the mainstays of practice. This article will briefly review the epidemiolo...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Tenney-Soeiro R,Wilson C

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acne vulgaris remains one of the most common conditions affecting adolescents. The pediatric practitioner is the first to evaluate adolescent acne, making familiarity with the condition and its management essential. This review covers some of the recent literature regarding acne to help practitioners ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Tom WL,Barrio VR

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growht factors (IGFs) are potent mitogenic agents that have been recognized for three decades. Recently, however, the complex milieu in which they operate has begun to be unraveled. Endocrine and autocrine patterns of IGF secretion have been identified and specific receptors that bind IGFs and mediate...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Cohen P,Rosenfeld RG

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The literature was reviewed to describe the role of gait analysis in the orthopaedic management of ambulatory children with cerebral palsy and examine the current best evidence to support these roles. RECENT FINDINGS:Gait laboratory analysis is superior to visual or observational analysis of gait bec...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Narayanan UG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes recent literature regarding the clinical and molecular features of nonmalignant leukocyte disorders in children. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency and chronic granulomatous disease, two inherited disorders of neutrophil function, continue to be the best-characterized disorders with respect to specif...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Dinauer MC

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acetaminophen poisoning accounts for a disproportionate percentage of all toxic ingestions, and can be life-threatening. This article reviews the mechanism and presentation of acetaminophen toxicity, as well as its treatment, including current thinking and treatment recommendations. RECENT FINDINGS:N...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Marzullo L

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past year, significant progress has been achieved in the research on aquaporins (AQPs), a family of structurally related molecular water channels. Three novel AQPs were identified, giving a total of ten mammalian AQPs. An important step forward in identifying the aqueous pore in AQP molecules was the determinat...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Knoers NV,Deen PM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We present data from recently conducted research regarding the diagnosis of blunt cervical spine injury (CSI) in children. RECENT FINDINGS:Research in the prehospital setting to evaluate the need for cervical spine immobilization in children, regardless of clinical findings or mechanism of injury, su...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Tilt L,Babineau J,Fenster D,Ahmad F,Roskind CG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past several years, many new strategies have evolved for improving the care of patients with acute lung injury and respiratory failure. Although many of these new modalities remain unproven, some show much promise for decreasing the morbidity and mortality seen in critically ill patients who need assisted ven...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Donnelly KM,Bogue CW

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Increasing numbers of children are now traveling to high-altitude destinations, and pediatricians often see these children prior to and immediately following their travels. Thus, pediatricians have the opportunity to provide guidance for the prevention of altitude illness and must treat high-altitude ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Garlick V,O'Connor A,Shubkin CD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Developmental speech and language disorders are common, seen in one in 20 preschool children, in the absence of frank neurological deficits or intellectual impairment. They are a key reason parents seek help from paediatricians. Complex neurogenetic and environmental contributions underpin the disorde...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Morgan A,Bonthrone A,Liégeois FJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We review recommendations from recent publications on the management of fever with antipyretics, the classification and diagnosis of fevers of unknown origin (FUO), and the evaluation of fever in infants under 90 days of age. RECENT FINDINGS:Anxiety about fever persists in the population, while the t...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Sherman JM,Sood SK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To discuss the significance of studies published over the previous year regarding the pathogenesis and treatment of atopic dermatitis, including prevention, skin care, environmental modifications, nutrition, education, and anti-inflammatory medications. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent evidence shows that 42.5...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Anderson PC,Dinulos JG

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children is commonly associated with minimal change disease and response to steroid therapy. Steroid-unresponsive nephrotic syndrome is often characterized by persistent proteinuria and progression to chronic kidney disease. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is the le...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Del Rio M,Kaskel F

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Now known as a Garrodian inborn error caused by the homozygous state of many different autosomal recessive mutations of the 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase gene leading to deficient conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholesterol, the RSH (so-called Smith-Lemli-Opitz) syndrome has become a paradigmatic metabolic malf...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Opitz JM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00