Scratching the surface: a review of skin and soft tissue infections in children.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to present an overview of sport-related concussion in the young athlete and review recent publications of clinical and scientific importance. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent findings show that young athletes are more susceptible to concussions than older athletes and more likely ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Buzzini SR,Guskiewicz KM

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：: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:The purpose of this review is to highlight some of the advances in the way we think about rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). Recent outcome and biological analyses have shifted the risk stratification and treatment paradigms for pediatric RMS. RECENT FINDINGS:The presence or absence of the FOXO1 translocation i...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Hawkins DS,Gupta AA,Rudzinski ER

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will examine the current evidence regarding pediatric blunt abdominal trauma and the physical exam findings, laboratory values, and radiographic imaging associated with the diagnosis of intra-abdominal injuries (IAI), as well as review the current literature on pediatric hollow viscus inju...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Schonfeld D,Lee LK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade a number of studies have systematically addressed the questions that existed regarding optimal ways to rehydrate and then refeed infants and children with diarrhea. Two very thorough papers are the highlights of the past year's publications in the topic of acute gastroenteritis in children. One summ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Lifschitz CH

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major advance in knowledge about rotavirus infection and prevention has been in vaccine development. Several large studies of tetravalent rhesis rotavirus vaccine have had encouraging results, and a first-generation vaccine is likely to be licensed by the 25th anniversary of the discovery of rotavirus (in 1973). E...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Barnes GL,Bishop RF

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical informatics is both a science, which seeks to understand the information requirements of medical practice, research, and education, and an engineering discipline, which applies new technologies to help manage the explosion of data and new knowledge that confront contemporary physicians. Computerization of the ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Shiffman RN

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent neonatal intensive care outcome studies are asking more focused research questions and incorporating, at least implicitly, pathogenetic models. A few have grappled with the complex issues of health-related quality of life and functional outcomes and the many factors that affect these outcomes. The need to evalu...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Allen MC

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) offers a practical, integrated model for addressing substance use in primary care settings. This review provides an update of the research on SBIRT for adolescents in primary care, examines current dissemination challenges and suggests fu...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： DʼSouza-Li L,Harris SK

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This update explores the current management options for adolescent obesity with a specific focus on bariatric surgery. RECENT FINDINGS:Research has highlighted the serious health complications associated with adolescent obesity and thus emphasized the need for effective interventions. With the increa...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： McGinty S,Richmond TK,Desai NK

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Neurodevelopmental-behavioural paediatrics (NBP) is a field of medical practice that has arisen in response to recent changes in child health epidemiology. This review considers how the profession of NBP is addressing clinical need, and discusses possibilities for future development of the field. REC...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： McDowell M,Lesslie J

更新日期：2019-12-01 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

abstract：:Food allergy or hypersensitivity is defined as an adverse reaction to food protein which is immune mediated. Without standard definitions and reliable tests for many forms of allergic disease of the bowel, studies are difficult to interpret. The proceedings of a recent workshop on the classification of adverse immunol...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Justinich CJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the most widespread public health problems today. Teens with mental health concerns are particularly vulnerable to infection because they engage in higher rates of risky behaviors than their peers. Families are vital influences in protecting teens from HIV exposure, but...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Jordan K,Donenberg G

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:According to recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data, the annual incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States is 1.6-3.2 million, of which the majority is classified as mild. Over half of these injuries occur in the pediatric population, and can often be attributed to a sports-...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Choe MC,Babikian T,DiFiori J,Hovda DA,Giza CC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two toddlers presented to their primary medical providers with anasarca and severe anemia. Laboratory evaluation revealed iron deficiency along with hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia. Both children were diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia and were suspected to have an associated protein-losing enteropathy. A brief...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Salstrom JL,Kent M,Liang X,Wang M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past two decades, pharmacokinetic data have clearly demonstrated that development can markedly influence the absorption, distribution, excretion, and metabolism of xenobiotics. With respect to many of the processes that govern drug metabolism, the underlying pharmacogenetic determinants that may control eithe...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Kearns GL

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The right ventricle (RV) is uniquely at risk in many patients with repaired or palliated congenital heart disease (CHD) such as tetralogy of Fallot, corrected transposition, single right ventricle, and in those with pulmonary hypertension. These patients live with abnormal cardiac loading conditions t...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Reddy S,Bernstein D

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Spondylolysis is a common cause for back pain in the adolescent athlete. Increased awareness of the presentation of this subset of patients can aid in optimal outcomes. This paper aims to review the typical presentation of spondylolysis in the adolescent with specific focus on the adolescent athlete. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Kim HJ,Green DW

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Dyskeratosis congenita, a rare condition characterized by mucocutaneous abnormalities and bone marrow failure, is caused by inherited defects in the telomerase complex. Autosomal dominant dyskeratosis congenita is associated with mutations in the RNA component of telomerase, hTERC, while X-linked dysk...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Bessler M,Wilson DB,Mason PJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow transplantation has become well established in the treatment of malignant and nonmalignant disorders. Steady progress continues in improving survival after transplantation, but many problems remain to be solved. Relapsed disease is a major limitation, and new, more intensive preparative regimens are being ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Robertson KA

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To highlight studies that have contributed significantly to our current knowledge of inhaled glucocorticoids in childhood asthma. RECENT FINDINGS:In 2006, three important studies were published that investigated whether inhaled glucocorticoid therapy, if started soon after the onset of asthma symptom...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Spahn JD,Szefler SJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of severe diarrhea disease in infants and young children worldwide and has a major global impact on childhood morbidity and mortality. Vaccination is the only control measure likely to have a significant impact on the incidence of severe dehydrating rotavir...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Dennehy PH

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Childhood malnutrition is a major global health issue. It is often thought of as a developing world problem and therefore, underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed in developed countries. The delay in diagnosis and treatment can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Cutaneous manifestations are often the i...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Lekwuttikarn R,Teng JMC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stachybotrys is a toxin-producing fungus that grows indoors when both water and cellulose are available. Epidemiologic evidence has demonstrated an association between acute pulmonary hemorrhage in infants and exposure to Stachybotrys and other fungi in water-damaged home environments. In recent years, advances in und...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Etzel RA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of extracorporeal techniques for the treatment of pediatric diseases has expanded dramatically in the past decade. During this time, experience with both plasmapheresis and renal replacement therapy has become commonplace in ICUs and nephrology programs throughout the world. The indications for these therapies...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Bunchman TE

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapidly accelerating number of transplantations of hematopoietic stem cells from human umbilical cord blood have been performed for malignancies and for congenital disorders. Umbilical cord blood presents multiple advantages over bone marrow as a source of stem cells. Harvesting presents no donor risk or discomfort,...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Newburger PE,Quesenberry PJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking prevention during childhood and adolescence is critical to the successful reduction of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. The research literature is replete with surveys describing youth smoking acquisition and related factors. In addition to its direct harm, tobacco use may be a gat...

journal_title：Current opinion in pediatrics

authors： Sockrider MM

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00