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abstract：:The authors report a preterm infant with Rh-isoimmunization, who had persistent hepato-splenomegaly with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, transaminitis, and hyperammonemia. Ultrasound abdomen revealed an intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt (PSVS). The child was managed conservatively. On follow up at 2.4 y of age, t...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Thukral A,Arora K,Das RR,Arora A,Gamanagatti S,Agarwal RK

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incontinence disorders are an important group of problems that clinicians manage in children and adolescents. This paper reviews the physiology of micturition, the epidemiology of enuresis, etiologic concepts of incontinence disorders, a general clinical approach to enuretic patients, laboratory evaluation and general...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Greydanus DE,Torres AD,O'Donnell DM,Feinberg AN

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cholestatic jaundice in early infancy is a complex diagnostic challenge. Cholestasis caused by endocrine disease is rare and poorly recognized. The aim of this paper is to report patients with liver dysfunctions resulting from hypopituitarism. METHODS:Six patients with liver dysfunction diagnosed as hypopitu...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Altay D,Eren E,Ozkan TB,Ozgur T,Tarım O

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prooxidant-antioxidant balance (PAB) in neonatal asphyxia and compare it with values for PAB in healthy neonates. METHODS:In a prospective observational study, serum PAB of umbilical cord blood of 30 neonates with asphyxia [pH < 7.2, low Apgar score, signs of respiratory distress syndrome (R...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Boskabadi H,Navaee Boroujeni A,Mostafavi-Toroghi H,Hosseini G,Ghayour-Mobarhan M,Hamidi Alamdari D,Biranvandi M,Saber H,Ferns GA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old boy presented with fever, cough, breathlessness and facial swelling. He was pale with distended veins over neck and chest, cervical and axillary lymphadenopathy and bilateral expiratory wheeze. Chest radiographs showed superior mediastinal widening. A computed tomography scan of the chest revealed mediast...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sahu JK,Menon RP,Lodha R,Kabra SK

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bleeding child is a cause of great concern and often, panic, for parents and pediatricians alike. Causes of bleeding could be trivial or secondary to an underlying bleeding disorder or a potentially serious systemic illness. Based on etiology, they can be categorized into disorders affecting platelets or the coagula...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bansal D,Oberoi S,Marwaha RK,Singhi SC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is lack of data on outcome of limited stage pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) from south Asia. In view of this lacuna, authors evaluated patients of early stage (stage 1 and 2) non-lymphoblastic pediatric NHL patients treated with uniform short course, reduced-intensity protocol from Jan 2003 through Dec 2016...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Patel A,Sharma MC,Bakhshi S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Till forty years ago infants and children with hydrocephalus had a bleak future. Most of them used to die. Those who survived lived with mental retardation, spasticity and blindness. With the advent of an effective shunting device in 1957, a new era was ushered in the history of hydrocephalus. Today an infant with hyd...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Upadhyaya P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantitatively summarize the evidence from observational studies on the relation between pediatric asthma and food allergy. METHODS:A literature search was conducted in Medline and EMBASE (August 2016). Two independent reviewers appraised the studies and extracted the estimates of interest. Methodological...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Zhou H,Dai C,Pan J

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:High dose vitamin A (HDVA) concentrate began to be distributed in India in 1970 as a short-term, stop-gap approach to reduce clinical signs of vitamin A deficiency. As this problem declined globally, the purpose of distributing them changed to the reduction of young child mortality. However, their impact on this has a...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Greiner T,Mason J,Benn CS,Sachdev HPS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Valid screening tools are needed to identify Indian children and adolescents with mental health problems, both for clinical or research purposes. The present study validated the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Malayalam across different informants and sub-scales. METHODS:A sample of 150 ch...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Phillips Owen JA,Mirza KA,Goodman R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is a common childhood neurological morbidity needs careful evaluation, relevant investigations and precise therapy with appropriate antiepileptic drugs for optimal duration. Majority of childhood epilepsy remits with antiepileptic drugs and should be managed in the community. Practising pediatricians must cou...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kalra V

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:Laboratory investigations are an integral part of evaluation of a child with rheumatic disease. In rheumatic diseases markers of inflammation like CRP and erythrocyte sedimentation are usually raised. In addition, various autoantibodies like anti-nuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibod...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Aggarwal A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrochondrogenesis is a rare lethal short-limb skeletal dysplasia. Till now only fifteen cases have been reported since Lazzaroni-Fossati first described it in 1978. Hence reported a case of fibrochondrogenesis in a child born to a consanguineously married couple with characteristic physical and radiological features...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kulkarni ML,Matadh PS,Prabhu SP,Kulkarni PM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred healthy school children in the age group 5-9 years underwent tuberculin testing. Seventy nine per cent of the study population had a BCG scar. 9.2% children were found to be suffering from malnutrition, using the Quetlet's Index and 7.8% were found to be malnourished by weight for age method. 18.6% of the...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Serane VT,Nalini P

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undescended testis or cryptorchidism is a common problem encountered in children. Despite the abundant literature on the pathology and management of undescended testis, it is the subject of numerous misgivings and controversies. The article reviews available literature on the entity and their relevance in clinical pra...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： D'Cruz AJ,Das K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of a preterm newborn with congenital infection of herpes simplex virus type 2. The patient was treated with newly recommended high intravenous doses of acyclovir. It can be supposed that it reduces mortality, but the high morbidity continues to be a problem. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Melichar J,Miletin J,Janota J,Kucera J,Cunat V,Sanáková P,Stranák Z

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric heart failure (PHF) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Whereas ischemic heart disease is the most important cause of heart failure in adults, congenital heart diseases (CHD) and cardiomyopathies are important etiologies of PHF. Management of PHF also differs from that of adults. Here authors h...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Rohit M,Budakoty S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify risk factors and outcomes associated with early failure of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in premature infants with respiratory distress (RD). METHODS:This is a retrospective observational study of all the preterm infants with RD primarily supported on nasal CPAP and included i...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Murki S,Kandraju H,Oleti T,Saikiran,Gaddam P

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a height and weight based equation to estimate total body water (TBW) in Sri Lankan children. METHODS:Cross sectional descriptive study done involving 5-15 year old healthy children. Height and weight were measured. TBW was assessed using isotope dilution method (D(2)O) and fat free mass (FFM) cal...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Wickramasinghe VP,Laabadusuriya SP,Cleghorn GJ,Davies PS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiencies in intake of essential vitamins and minerals (commonly referred to as micronutrients) that are essential for efficient energy metabolism and other functions of the human body (commonly termed as micronutrients) are severe and widespread in many parts of the world. They cause an immeasurable burden on indi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Mannar MG,Sankar R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinction between true and pseudo trail in lumbo-sacral region is important since treatment and prognosis are different. Fewer than 40 cases have been reported in literature. The authors report a case of true tail in a neonate, a rare event. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kothari PR,Gupta A,Shankar G,Jiwane A,Kulkarni B

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the changes in lymphocyte subsets that are caused by infection with different pathogens in children with hand, foot, and mouth disease. METHODS:T lymphocyte subsets were measured in the patients' peripheral blood, and serum, throat swab, and fecal samples were tested for enterovirus. RESULTS:...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Zhou JF,Chen ZY,Yang SM,Chen JZ,Zhou LY,Wang YF,Wang G,Yu XJ,Zhang WH

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the use of umbilical cord blood culture (UCBC) as compared to neonatal blood culture (NBC) in the diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS). METHODS:This hospital based prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology a...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Meena R,Meena KK,Athwani V,Gothwal S,Bairwa GS,Sitaraman S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common for primary care physicians to be faced with children with hematological disorders in everyday practice. The article seeks to provide realistic information for the first-contact physician in handling common hematological diseases in children. Practical step-wise approach to understanding and investigating...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bansal D,Totadri S

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:A 15-year-old boy presented to the emergency unit complaining of dyspnea, urticaria and vomiting developed after he fell down when he was playing football. Abdominal ultrasound showed a ruptured hydatid cyst in the right lobe of the liver which was of communicating type. Echinococcus granulosus serologic tests were po...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Elmali M,Ceyhan M,Ilgar M,Koprulu C,Ozfindik M,Sancak R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the clinical profile and outcome of childhood tuberculosis treated with Directly Observed Treatment Short (DOTS) course regimen. Also to study the side effects of anti-tubercular treatment (ATT). METHODS:This prospective hospital based observational study was conducted at Department of Pediatrics, ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Panigatti P,Ratageri VH,Shivanand I,Madhu PK,Shepur TA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00