Malignant thymoma in a patient with growth hormone deficiency during growth hormone therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the most useful method for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). There is no evidence about the effect of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine on the interpretation of TST results. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate TST results in a population of immigrants and...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Piñeiro R,Mellado MJ,Cilleruelo MJ,García-Ascaso M,Medina-Claros A,García-Hortelano M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two siblings were found to be affected by long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, one of which died suddenly and unexpectedly on the 3rd day of life suffering from extreme hypoketotic hypoglycaemia. The younger sibling started to have feeding problems, lowered consciousness, and liver dysfunction at the...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Duran M,Wanders RJ,de Jager JP,Dorland L,Bruinvis L,Ketting D,Ijlst L,van Sprang FJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was the first study to characterize the total burden of rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) at both hospital and general physician (GP) clinics in Denmark, and also the first to confirm rotavirus (RV) as the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (GE) among children <5 years in GP clinics nationwide. Several aspects...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Hoffmann T,Iturriza M,Faaborg-Andersen J,Kraaer C,Nielsen CP,Gray J,Hogh B

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 10-year-old girl who was presented to the Emergency Department with a 3-day history of "vaginal bleeding", the cause of which was determined to be urethral prolapse. Urethral prolapse occurs when the urethra mucosa evaginates beyond the urethral meatus. This uncommon condition in prepubescent girls shou...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Shavit I,Solt I

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study material consisted of 251 newborn light-treated infants with rhesus haemolytic disease (RHD) caused by anti-D. 139 infants were treated with ordinary phototherapy (white single light) and 112 infants with intensive phototherapy (blue double light). An evaluation was made as to wheter the indications for earl...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ebbesen F

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS, Ondine's curse syndrome) is a rare respiratory disorder; less than 100 cases have been reported. Familiality of the disease has been discussed, but only few familial cases have been reported so far. In this report we describe the occurrence of CCHS in two ma...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Kerbl R,Litscher H,Grubbauer HM,Reiterer F,Zobel G,Trop M,Urlesberger B,Eber E,Kurz R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile hepatic hemangioma is the most common benign liver tumor during infancy. Prompt diagnosis and timely institution of therapy are of utmost importance. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a key role in the correct diagnosis and monitoring of treatment. We report on a 15-week-old girl with multifocal infanti...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Bosemani T,Puttgen KB,Huisman TA,Tekes A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a mother with tetralogy of Fallot has a conotruncal anomaly face, her child might have a 22q11.2 deletion and severe congenital heart disease. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ito T,Okubo T,Sato H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two Chinese boys with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome presenting with gastro-intestinal bleeding, eczema and recurrent infection. They had thrombocytopenia and the mean platelet volume was small. Serum IgG and IgA were elevated and lymphocyte proliferation in response to phytohaemagglutinin, concanavalin A and poke...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Lau YL,Jones BM,Low LC,Wong SN,Leung NK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with enzymatically proven glycogen storage disease type III (GSD III) aged 3-30 years underwent cardiological evaluation. Seventeen showed subclinical evidence of cardiac involvement in form of ventricular hypertrophy on ECG. Of 16 patients in whom an ECG examination was performed, 13 had abnormal echo...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Moses SW,Wanderman KL,Myroz A,Frydman M

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve preterm infants, median gestational age 31.5 weeks, were entered into a randomised, placebo-controlled trial of bronchodilator therapy. Their postnatal age was a median of 17.5 months and all suffered from recurrent respiratory symptoms. The infants received either inhaled placebo or 40 micrograms of ipratropiu...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Yuksel B,Greenough A

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kabuki (Niikawa-Kuroki) syndrome was reported in 1981 by Niikawa et al. and Kuroki et al. in a total of ten unrelated Japanese children with a characteristic array of multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation. The syndrome is characterized by a distinct face, mild to moderate mental retardation, postnat...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Schrander-Stumpel C,Meinecke P,Wilson G,Gillessen-Kaesbach G,Tinschert S,König R,Philip N,Rizzo R,Schrander J,Pfeiffer L

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is one of the main causes of infant hospitalization and mortality. The single-stranded RNA virus codes for 11 proteins of which the F protein, a surface epitope responsible for RSV fusion, is the most targeted for developing antiviral medicines and vaccines. The peak of symp...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Xing Y,Proesmans M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim was to assess the incidence of complications related to skin-to-skin contact (SSC) in newborns with an umbilical venous catheter (UVC). We carried out a prospective follow-up study of all UVCs in a level 3 unit where SSC is systematic. A total of 333 babies were included (mean gestational age of 31.3...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Catherine ZG,Béatrice P,Fabrice L,Claire H,Alain D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review the validity of balloon occlusion aortography (BOA) on the basis of our personal experience with 18 patients with congenital heart disease (mean weight 4.55 g, including 8 neonates). Four of the 18 patients underwent aortic arch angiography using balloon occlusion of the descending aorta. Pulmonary angiograp...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ino T,Shimazaki S,Nishimoto K,Akimoto K,Iwahara M,Yabuta K,Watanabe M,Tanaka A,Hosoda Y

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A term newborn infant developed a right sciatic nerve palsy after ischaemic necrosis of the gluteal region following umbilical arterial catheterization. The nerve lesion was believed to be caused by entrapment and compression by scar tissue. Recovery was slow and remained incomplete up to 6 months of age. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Fok TF,Ha MH,Leung KW,Wong W

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescence obesity and depression are increasingly prevalent and are associated with various health complications. The aim of this study was to examine the association between weight status (normal weight, overweight, and obese) and depressive symptoms in adolescents and to explore the probable mediators, including o...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ting WH,Huang CY,Tu YK,Chien KL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D is important for calcium homeostasis, muscle, and bone health. It has also immunomodulatory capacities in vivo and in vitro. Regulatory T cells (Treg) have been found to suppress a number of T cell-mediated immune disorders, including allergic responses and autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to investigat...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Güven A,Ecevit A,Sözer O,Tarcan A,Tarcan A,Ozbek N

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascularization of the arms has been studied by impedance plethysmography (rheography) in eight children with Poland syndrome, a common malformation characterized by unilateral hand anomaly and ipsilateral aplasia of the inferior head of the pectoralis major muscle. A marked decrease of the velocity of the systolic in...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Bouvet JP,Leveque D,Bernetieres F,Gros JJ

更新日期：1978-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:IgE-dependent activation of mast cells and basophils through the high-affinity IgE receptor (Fc(epsilon)R1) is involved in the pathogenesis of allergen-induced immune responsiveness in atopic disease including bronchial asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We genotyped 650 children for allelic determinants at tw...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Kim ES,Kim SH,Kim KW,Park HS,Shin ES,Lee JE,Sohn MH,Kim KE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of the total number of infants with DS born each year in Belgium allows evaluation of changes in the proportion of children with DS in whom a karyotype has been established. This proportion steadily increased to 95% of the children with DS born in 1978. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Evers-Kiebooms G,Vlietinck R,van den Berghe H

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Although Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been isolated in Brazil, severe manifestations of the infection, such as haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, are extremely rare in our population. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is the main aetiological agent of acute infa...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Palmeira P,Carbonare SB,Amaral JA,Tino-De-Franco M,Carneiro-Sampaio MM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In a 2 year period seven patients who presented with stridor, without respiratory compromise, and three patients without obstructive symptoms were prospectively selected, and underwent MRI. In eight patients with a vascular ring and a pulmonary sling, MRI delineated the vascular abnormality and normal great ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Beekman RP,Beek FJ,Hazekamp MG,Meijboom EJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, trisomy 18 was considered a disease incompatible with life, with a high percentage of electively terminated pregnancies. The usual behavior was denial of treatment. But some medical interventions have changed the survival of children. A search for articles published in the PubMed database on the latest...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Silberberg A,Robetto J,Grimaux G,Nucifora L,Moreno Villares JM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) is a rare prenatal diagnosis consisting of a typical fetal triad of large hyperechogenic lungs, flattened or inverted diaphragms and ascites. Most cases are sporadic with unknown incidence. Before attempts of fetoscopic fetal salvage or ex utero intrapartum treatment...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Vanhaesebrouck P,De Coen K,Defoort P,Vermeersch H,Mortier G,Goossens L,Smets K,Zecic A,Vandaele S,De Baets F

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) is a heterogeneous group of diseases with different causes and prognoses. Two thirds of cases of NS in the first year of life are caused by mutations in four genes (NPHS1, NPHS2, WT1, and LAMB2). The mutation of WT1 gene can lead to Denys-Drash syndrome (DDS). We report on female mo...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Fencl F,Malina M,Stará V,Zieg J,Mixová D,Seeman T,Bláhová K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is not uncommon, and its recurrence is often a challenging clinical problem. Surgical management and predisposing factors for the recurrence of PSP, however, have not yet been well elucidated in adolescent patients. The major aim of this study was to investigate factors...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Chiu CY,Chen TP,Wang CJ,Tsai MH,Wong KS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 33 newborn infants with gestational ages ranging from 27 to 41 weeks were tested by radioimmunoassay for IgG antibodies to surface antigens of group B streptococci (GBS) types Ia, Ib, II and III. Antibody levels to GBS antigens were positively correlated to gestational age and birthweight. However, only the ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Christensen KK,Christensen P,Duc G,Höger P,Kind C,Matsunaga T,Müller B,Seger RA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Sleep duration has been identified as risk factor for obesity already in children. Besides investigating the role of fat mass (FM), this study addressed the question whether endocrine mechanisms act as intermediates in the association between sleep duration and overweight/obesity. Within the framework of the...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Börnhorst C,Hense S,Ahrens W,Hebestreit A,Reisch L,Barba G,von Kries R,Bayer O,IDEFICS Consortium.

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II) circulate bound to specific proteins. Two classes of binding proteins have been relatively well characterized differing in size, immunological activity, and physiological function. This review summarizes the more recent data on IGF-binding proteins, focusing on their ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Cianfarani S,Holly JM

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00