Oscillometric Blood Pressure in Indian School Children: Simplified Percentile Tables and Charts.

abstract：:The clinical features and management of 22 cases with proptosis is highlighted. Proptosis was unilateral in fifteen and bilateral in seven cases. The common etiologic factors were neoplasms, infections and bleeding diatheses. Of the ten cases with neoplasms as many as 7 expired, whereas of nine cases due to infections...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Merchant RH,deSouza CE,Shah KN,Sakhalkar VS

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the benefits of anemia prophylaxis in adolescent school.girls by weekly or daily iron-folate supplementation. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:Government girl schools of northeast Delhi. SUBJECTS:2088 subjects (with hemoglobin greater than 7.9 g/dL), including 702 on daily and 695 on weekly iro...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Agarwal KN,Gomber S,Bisht H,Som M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood Hodgkins Disease (HD) is a lymphoma that displays characteristic epidemiological, clinical and pathological features according to various geographic areas, particularly according to the socio-economic level of a given country. India presents a similar sex, age and subtype distribution as other emerging count...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Dinand V,Arya LS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical needs for new antifungal agents have steadily increased with the rise and alteration in spectrum of invasive mycoses in children and neonates having AIDS, malignancies and undergoing immunosuppressive therapies. Several new options are now available for management of serious fungal infections. The aim of this...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Das S,Shivaprakash MR,Chakrabarti A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty two children were immunized with two doses of enhanced potency inactivated polio vaccine in order to determine its efficacy. The vaccine was very efficacious with 92.3, 92.3 and 88.3% of the children seroconverting to the three poliovirus types, respectively. The vaccine was equally efficacious whether the two d...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Singh J,Ravi RN,Dutta AK,Kumari S,Khare S

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to standardize a clinical test to assess cognitive functions in children between 3-14 years and to evaluate its use in patients with encephalopathy. We included 50 children in Group A with non-neurological illness. Another 50 children were included in Group B with encephalopathy due to varied ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Jain M,Passi GR

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty six perinatally acquired HAART naive HIV positive children asymptomatic for cardiac disease in age group of 1-9 years were evaluated for cardiac abnormalities by echocardiography. All children were classified according to the revised CDC classification for HIV infection in children. 20 (76.9 percent) patients h...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Shah I,Prabhu SS,V S,Shashikiran HS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospital acquired enteric infections were investigated by studying 3138 children under 5 years of age who were admitted without diarrhea in nine medical words of a pediatric hospital, Calcutta during the period between March and September 1987. Three hundred and twenty (10.2%) children developed nosocomial diarrhea du...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Dutta P,Mitra U,Rasaily R,Bhattacharya SK,De SP,Sen D,Saha MR,Nair GB,Niyogi SK,Das P

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis is a known manifestation of congenital syphilis, however hepatitis developing during penicillin therapy is unknown. Ten patients of congenital syphilis were studied and serial liver enzymes were done before and after starting penicillin therapy. Eight of the ten patients developed hepatitis after initiating ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Anand NK,Chellani HK,Wadhwa A,Prasanna SB,Mohan M

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) and 17 acyanotic congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients in the age range of 2 months to 10 years along with their age and nutrition matched controls were studied for bactericidal, chemotactic and phagocytic functions. Bactericidal and phagocytic functions were signif...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Parikh S,Bharucha B,Kamdar S,Kshirsagar N

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-yr-old child with early onset diabetes and hypothyroidism, and diagnosed as Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome, developed two episodes of acute liver failure and recovered, but he remains at high risk of developing another episode of acute liver failure. Autoimmune, metabolic or genetic disorders should be evaluated in chi...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Valamparampil JJ,Shanmugam N,Rela M

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst is a rare complication of pancreatitis. CASE CHARACTERISTICS:An 8-year-old boy with chest pain and shortness of breath. Computed tomography of chest showed a cystic mass in the mediastinum. The cyst aspirate revealed high amylase and lipase levels, suggestive of pancreatic ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Halder P,Mandal KC,Debnath B,Mukherjee S

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross sectional study was conducted in 260 adolescent schoolchildren (114 males) in the age group of 11-18 years to estimate the prevalence of zinc deficiency in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Serum zinc was estimated using Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer. Overall, 49.4% children (50.8% males,...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Kapil U,Toteja GS,Rao S,Pandey RM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether interactional group discussions could reduce prescriptions of injections by physicians. STUDY DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Rural public health care facilities, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. SUBJECTS:72 medical officers, 36 each in intervention and contr...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Bhunia R,Hutin Y,Ramkrishnan R,Ghosh PK,Dey S,Murhekar M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We describe the demographic, clinical and labo-ratory findings along with the treatment and outcomes among children meeting the case definition of Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome - Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS). METHODS:We analyzed the clinical and laboratory findings of childr...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Dhanalakshmi K,Venkataraman A,Balasubramanian S,Madhusudan M,Amperayani S,Putilibai S,Sadasivam K,Ramachandran B,Ramanan AV

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple pituitary hormone deficiency and Turner syndrome have overlapping features in peripubertal girls and is a diagnostic challenge. CASE CHARACTERISTICS:16-year-old girl having Turner phenotype undergoing evaluation for severe short stature and pubertal arrest. OBSERVATION:45,X karyotype, and multiple...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Dutta D,Selvan C,Mukhopadhyay S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of pyothorax and pneumothorax requires aspiration and/or intercostal drainage. CASE CHARACTERISTICS:We present two cases which were complicated by instrument-related events resulting in breakage of needle or intercostal drainage tube resulting in pleural foreign body. INTERVENTION/OUTCOME:The pa...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Manchanda V,Sengar M,Mohta A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthropometric data from our survey of 1,879 children in Madhya Pradesh revealed low sensitivity (17.5%) and positive predictive value (30.4%) of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) at the recommended cut-off of 115 mm for identifying Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). This led us to question the reliability of MUAC as a...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Dasgupta R,Sinha D,Jain SK,Prasad V

更新日期：2013-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six neonates were diagnosed to have acinetobacter sepsis during 1986-90, representing 6.5% of all cases of bacteriologically proven sepsis. Of these 19 neonates were low birth weight (LBW) 12 were small for gestational age (SGA). Nineteen neonates had early-onset sepsis. The male to female ratio was 9:17. The h...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Christo GG,Shenoy V,Matthai J,Shivananda PG,Venkatesh A

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified technique for umbilical artery catheterization was assessed in babies in whom conventional method failed or if the cord was dry. Success rate attained with the modified technique was 90% (19/21). This modified technique could provide an easier and faster method for successful umbilical arterial catheterizat...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Gupta V,Kumar N,Jana AK,Thomas N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty one pregnant women (20 +/- 2 weeks of gestation) were assessed for their nutritional status. They were divided into three groups; Group I women (n = 30) were given 200 mg ferrous sulphate (FeSO4) tablet per day for 15 weeks, Group II women (n = 25) were given FeSO4 tablets along with 2,000,000 IU of vitamin A a...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Chawla PK,Puri R

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a major morbidity in preterm infants, especially in extremely premature infants less than 28 weeks. The clinical signs and symptoms of PDA in preterm infants are non specific and insensitive for making an early diagnosis of significant ductal shunting. Functional echocardiography is e...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Sasi A,Deorari A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a reduction in disease burden of vaccine preventable diseases through childhood immunization, considerable progress needs to be made in terms of ensuring efficiency and equity of vaccination coverage. OBJECTIVE:To conduct a systematic review to identify and explore factors associated with inequities...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Mathew JL

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discussion section explains the meaning of results to the readers, and addresses the implications of the findings emanating from the particular study. Authors should compare their results with previous reports, and attempt to explain similarities and differences. It is useful to outline the limitations and strengt...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Bagga A

更新日期：2016-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Measles remains a major cause of child mortality in India. Measles case fatality ratios (CFRs) vary substantially between countries and even within the same community over time. We present a review of Indian community-based measles CFR studies conducted from 1975 to 2008. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION:PubMed, Cochrane ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Sudfeld CR,Halsey NA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare instance of nine foreign bodies in a neonate that included a coin, safety pin, screw, cotton piece, polythene piece, and four glass pieces. Of these, six foreign bodies were removed by esophagoscopy and endoscopy, two glass pieces were passed in feces and one could not be removed. The child died 5 day...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Medatwal A,Gupta PP,Gulati RK

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis is conventionally treated with steroids, prolonged usage of which maybe deleterious and disease often recurs on tapering. We initiated hydroxy-chloroquine and azathioprine early in treatment along with steroids in seven children with idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis, and observed t...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Pal P,De H,Giri PP,Ganguly N,Mandal A

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Two teaching hospitals in Brazil. PARTICIPANTS:Cases (n=268) were children (3-12yr) with persistent asthma and age-matched controls (n=126) were those with intermittent asthma. MAIN OUT...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Silveira DH,Zhang L,Prietsch SO,Vecchi AA,Susin LR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical presentations of intestinal lymphangiectasia include pitting edema, chylous ascites, pleural effusion, diarrhea, malabsorption and intestinal obstruction. CASE CHARACTERISTICS:An 8-year-old male child presented to the emergency department with clinical features of peritonitis, raising suspicion of ...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Goel A,Gaur MK,Garg PK

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of oil massage on growth and neurobehavior in preterm babies less than 1500 g. DESIGN:Randomized Controlled Trial. SETTING:Tertiary level neonatal unit of a teaching hospital. SUBJECTS:Neonates with birth weight <1500 grams, gestation >37 weeks, receiving enteral feeds of at least 100 m...

journal_title：Indian pediatrics

authors： Arora J,Kumar A,Ramji S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00