Food Allergy in Children: An Overview.

abstract：:Caroli's disease is a rare congenital disorder and occasional cases have been reported from Japan and other parts of Asia. It comprises of congenital dilation of the lower (segmental) intrahepatic bile duct. Cholangitis liver, cirrhosis and cholangiocarcinoma are its potential complication. A case of caroli's disease ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Gupta AK,Gupta A,Bhardwaj VK,Chansoria M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-hour-old term neonate presented with refractory cardiogenic shock and multi-organ dysfunction. On suspecting coarctation of aorta, intravenous prostaglandin was started but without any benefit. Echocardiography revealed isolated anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery from ascending aorta causing massive aorti...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chaudhuri M,Mahimarangaiah J,Chandra S,Nijagal Shivanna D

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the causes and contributing factors of persistent pneumonia in children. METHODS:41 cases with persistent pneumonia were investigated (biochemical, microbiological, histopathological, immunological and radiological tests) to find out the underlying cause. RESULTS:Out of 41 cases, 8 had pulmonary...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar M,Biswal N,Bhuvaneswari V,Srinivasan S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) has become a major global health concern and is also an issue in children. Children with MDR TB need longer duration of treatment with multiple drugs. The MDR TB treatment regimen usually comprises of a fluoroquinolone, an aminoglycoside, ethionamide, cycloserine, pyrazinamide...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ramachandran G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide in intestinal parasitic infections in children. METHODS:Four databases, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Library, have been systematically searched from the inception of each database up to March 1st, 2019. The enrolled studies were limited to r...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Li J,Kuang H,Zhan X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary Elliptocytosis is a heterogeneous group of disorder with regard to clinical presentation, protein defects and mode of inheritance. Parvoviral induced transient aplastic crisis in the form of sudden onset anemia is said to be a rare manifestation of this hereditary hemolytic anemia. The authors describe a ca...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kapavarapu PK,Paul A,Lalitha AV,Shet AS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous supra-pharmacological doses of corticosteroids are used in various inflammatory and autoimmune conditions because they are cumulatively less toxic than sustained steroid treatment at lower quantitative dosage. Their action is supposed to be mediated through non-genomic actions within the cell. Common indic...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sinha A,Bagga A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the lipid profile of exclusively breastfed and mixed-fed, term, appropriate for gestation age infants from 6 mo to 1 y of age. METHODS:This prospective comparative study included one hundred ninety nine consecutive term healthy infants; 105 on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and 94 receiving mixed f...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chhonker D,Faridi MM,Narang M,Sharma SB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a 14-y-old boy with insulin resistance, acanthosis nigricans, acral hypertrophy and muscle cramps. While there was a dramatic response of the muscle cramps to phenytoin therapy, some other features of metabolic syndrome did not respond to phenytoin therapy alone. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ghosh U,Thomas M,Mathai S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen low birth weight premature infants with a diagnosis of PDA were administered 0·2 mg/kg of indomethacin orally, 3 doses at 12 hourly intervals. The results were compared with 18 prematures who were managed by fluid restriction (80-100 ml/kg/day) and decongestive therapy. Nine out of the 15 cases who received in...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Nair PA,Karan S

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate and simplify the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation test for assessing pubertal activation and suppression. METHODS:The authors identified 72 girls diagnosed with central precocious puberty who were treated with a GnRH analogue (GnRHa). Patients who underwent an assessment regar...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kim MS,Hwang PH,Lee DY

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term aseptic meningitis encompasses all types of inflammations of the brain meninges other than that caused by pus producing organisms. It is usually a benign illness. Etiology of aseptic meningitis is very wide and includes many infections - both viral and non viral, drugs, malignancy and systemic illness. The mo...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While head injuries are not common in youth sports, they may have catastrophic results. Concussion is also referred to as mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). Although the occurrence of head injuries has been studied more extensively in American football, the findings have wider application for any MTBI. Recently, more...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Baker RJ,Patel DR

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study whether orogastric tube (OGT) insertion elicits a painful response in preterm neonates, and the role of oral sucrose in reducing this pain. METHODS:This double blinded, randomized control trial was conducted in the neonatal intensive care units of Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital. Clinically stab...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Pandey M,Datta V,Rehan HS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young girl with an uncommon renal tumour is the subject of this communication. A diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma was established post-operatively. Combined modality treatment including chemotherapy and radiotherapy has helped achieve a disease free survival of nearly 5 years. ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ray M,Marwaha RK,Trehan A,Narasimhan KL

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine if attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)/ learning disability (LD) adolescents are more prone to accidents and to investigate the parental mode of coping with that risk. METHODS:One hundred and eight high school pupils diagnosed with ADHD/LD and studying in...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Brook U,Boaz M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-sectional study was conducted on the children of 146 randomly selected families in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Counting of teeth and examination for caries teeth of children under 12 years of age were done by family visits. The results showed that no child developed teeth before 5 months. By 12 months there were on an...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Khan MU,Abu-Zeid HA,Faraj A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Publication bias can result from the propensity of researchers to document what is unusual. This can distort the inferences drawn in systematic reviews. To measure the distortion, it has been suggested that a second analysis be done; using weights proportional to the size of the population from which the samples are d...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Batham A,Gupta MA,Rastogi P,Garg S,Sreenivas V,Puliyel JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The cause of majority of acute leukemias is unknown, but likely to involve interaction of environment, hematopoitic development and weak susceptibility loci within an individual's genetic constitution. The present study evaluates the association between plasma levels of homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 an...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sadananda Adiga MN,Chandy S,Ramaswamy G,Appaji L,Krishnamoorthy L

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of folic acid supplementation on seizure control in folate deficient children receiving long term antiepileptic therapy. METHODS:In a prospective interventional study, 140 children between age group 6 mo to 180 mo fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in study group, from Oct...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Deopa B,Parakh M,Dara P,Payal V,Chordiya K,Panday A,Singh S,Parashar D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Death is a natural process, but the definition of death varies depending on the cultural and religious background, all over the world. The historical development of the concept and the current criteria in the determination of brain death must be well understood. Termination of life support measures in a brain dead chi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Janakiraman N

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical bioethics has developed as a new field of study in the US in the past quarter decade, focusing upon the moral principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. These principles may, however, reflect biases in American culture, rather than a truly universal approach to ethical problems in medici...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Brody H

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal hemorrhage has many etiologies including bleeding diathesis. A 10-day-old female baby was admitted to our clinic with the complaint of abdominal distention. Hemorrhage was determined on the right adrenal gland with abdominal ultrasonography and computerized tomography. Laboratory investigations showed PT 44 se...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Totan M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess serum sclerostin levels in relation to severity of arthropathy and bone mineral density (BMD) in children with hemophilic arthropathy. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included 40 male children suffering from Hemophilia A, and 10 matched healthy controls. Assessment of factor VIII deficiency degr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： El-Mikkawy DME,Elbadawy MA,Abd El-Ghany SM,Samaha D

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated four children with rounded densities on their chest radiographs in whom the final diagnosis was presumed to be lower respiratory tract infection. The differential diagnose between round pneumonia and a neoplastic process is difficult to make. In this report, all of cases of round pneumonia have resolved c...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Celebi S,Hacimustafaoglu M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the etiological profile of patients with acute febrile encephalopathy syndrome focusing chiefly on the viral etiology, and to correlate clinical and radiological features of patients with viral encephalitis. METHODS:A prospective hospital based study conducted on the consecutive patients admitted in...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Karmarkar SA,Aneja S,Khare S,Saini A,Seth A,Chauhan BK

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical presentation of pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA) mimics congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Poor response of the dehydration and electrolyte abnormalities to steroid therapy should make one suspect PHA. The treatment is supportive in the form of salt replacement and sodium resonium. We report a case of PHA...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ranjith G,Uthup S,Satish B,Jain N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the correlation between various obesity indices and pulmonary function parameters in obese Thai children and adolescents. METHODS:Obese children and adolescents aged from 8 to 18 y and diagnosed under the criteria of International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) were enrolled. Anthropometric and body ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kongkiattikul L,Sritippayawan S,Chomtho S,Deerojanawong J,Prapphal N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway malformations such as laryngeal atresia, tracheal agenesis and subglottic stenosis are rare and present at birth with significant respiratory distress with or without stridor. There may be an initial improvement on bag and mask ventilation. Repeated attempts at intubation are met with failure. The related embry...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sarkar N,Agarwal R,Das AK,Atri S,Aggarwal R,Deorari AK

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary micronutrients such as vitamins and trace minerals are known modulators of host immune responses against common pathogens. In this respect, vitamin A and zinc have recently received increased attention. Several in vivo and in vitro studies suggest that vitamin A may be a critical player in the mucosal immune r...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Molina EL,Patel JA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00