Fever of unknown origin: a diagnostic approach to this vexing problem.

abstract：:A 6-year-old girl with sickle cell disease was admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of the acute chest syndrome. The laboratory findings and the radionuclear lung scan supported a diagnosis of pulmonary infarction rather than pneumonia. She improved with intravenous fluids, oxygen, penicillin, and theophylline....

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Babiker MA,Obeid HA,Ashong EF

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was done to evaluate the spectrum of diagnoses and identify risk factors for significant kidney disease in asymptomatic children with proteinuria and/or microhematuria detected by routine urinalysis. Clinical and laboratory data were obtained by retrospective chart review of 239 patients referred to a terti...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Chandar J,Gómez-Marín O,del Pozo R,Sanders L,Montane B,Abitbol C,Strauss J,Zilleruelo G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a 1-month-old female with bacteremia and meningitis complicated by an infected cephalohematoma that resulted from hematogenous seeding. This report serves as a reminder that, although occurring rarely, inflammation overlying a cephalohematoma in an infant with bacteremia can indicate focal infect...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Weiss KJ,Edwards MS,Hay LM,Allen CH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is a common problem in infancy and childhood. Past treatment has included digitalis and nonselective beta blockers (propranolol). We describe a new mode of therapy with a cardioselective beta blocker (metoprolol) that may be of use in patients resistant to standard therapy. ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hepner SI,Davoli E

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A descriptive analysis was done on 73 consecutive cases of childhood sexual abuse seen in 1978. There were conspicuous similarities among the cases. Sexually abused children tended to come from households with evidence of family stress. The events occurred in safe havens such as the childrens' own homes, by individual...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Scherzer LN,Lala P

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior to the 1990s, most 46,XX infants with clitoromegaly secondary to congenital adrenal hyperplasia were treated with feminizing genitoplasty to make their cosmetic appearance congruent with their genotypic sex. A 2006 consensus statement for the management of intersex disorders accepted input from patient advocates...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Schoer MB,Nguyen PN,Merritt DF,Wesevich VG,Hollander AS

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of our study was to compare caregiver perceptions of fever between ethnicities in a population with a large percentage of Hispanics. METHODS:A 20-item, cross-sectional survey was collected from English- and Spanish-speaking parents of children. Questions addressed level of parental worry, parent...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Rupe A,Ahlers-Schmidt CR,Wittler R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Parent Attitudes about Childhood Vaccines (PACV) survey for identifying vaccine-hesitant parents was recently validated in Washington State but did not include all recommended childhood vaccines. The current study compares vaccination rates for all recommended childhood vaccines and PACV scores at one pediatric pr...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Williams SE,Morgan A,Opel D,Edwards K,Weinberg S,Rothman R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand why congenital dislocated hip (CDH) was diagnosed late (mean age: nine months) in children admitted to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), 714 consecutive CHOP admissions, aged zero to two years, and 947 consecutive newborns delivered at the Hospital, University of Pennsylvania (HUP) were exa...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Kadkhoda M,Chung SM,Adebonojo FO

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of sandalwood oil for cutaneous viral warts caused by human papillomavirus. Sandalwood oil was applied topically twice daily for 12 weeks to cutaneous warts on any area of the body. Data collected at each visit included measurement of wart size, photograph of...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Haque M,Coury DL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-year-old boy with an endocardial cushion defect who had skull erosion as well as widening of the diploe is described. This was accompanied by thickening of the tables, "hair-on-end" striations in the skull, and cortical thinning and medullary cavity expansion in the femora. The skull erosion is attributed to venou...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Hegde HR,Tyrrell MJ,Wilson DR,Leung AK

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multitude of treatment options for atopic dermatitis (AD) makes management frustrating for providers and patients. Eczema action plans (EAPs) have been proposed to improve parental and provider management. We developed a single-site randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of an EAP on quality of life (Q...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Brown J,Weitz NW,Liang A,Stockwell MS,Friedman S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to document the changing clinical profile and prognosis of acute diarrhea in infants. This was a prospective observational study with follow-up. Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical data were collected in children younger than 1 year with acute diarrhea. Stool was examined under the micr...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Misra S,Sabui TK,Basu S,Pal N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bedwetting is the most common urologic complaint among children. Wetting frequency at age 7 years varies from 5% to 15%. Treatment has been multimodal: drugs to depress bladder activity, increase urethral resistance, or modulate sleep; electrophysiologic treatment; and, recently, urine production modulation. All of th...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Nørgaard JP,Djurhuus JC

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors administered an abbreviated revision of a previously field-tested, self-administered, brief screening test (the 30-item Drug and Alcohol Problem Quick Screen) to 355 consecutive middle-class adolescent patients seen at a five-pediatrician group practice setting. Ninety-six percent (341) of the subjects com...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Schwartz RH,Wirtz PW

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the bacteriologic and clinical efficacy of oral penicillin versus amoxicillin as first-line therapy for group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) tonsillopharyngitis. The prospective observational study was conducted over 18 months (January 2000-June 2001). Children enrolled...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Curtin-Wirt C,Casey JR,Murray PC,Cleary CT,Hoeger WJ,Marsocci SM,Murphy ML,Francis AB,Pichichero ME

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy with fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, and leucocytosis was found to have a small nodule of heterotopic pancreatic tissue in the wall of the jejunum. Leakage of pancreatic enzymes caused inflammation and hemorrhagic necrosis of adjacent smooth muscle. Excision of the lesion was followed by prompt and p...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Curran JP,Anderson V

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the pain associated with diagnostic tympanocentesis and to gather preliminary data comparing the efficacy of 3 methods of pain reduction for tympanocentesis. METHODS:In children 6 to 36 months of age undergoing tympanocentesis for acute otitis media, the authors measured pain and distress through...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Shaikh N,Hoberman A,Kurs-Lasky M,Rockette HE,Chandra A,Colborn DK,Hooper EG,Reis EC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dysfunctional voiding (DV) is an extremely common pediatric complaint. The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between DV and childhood temperament. METHODS:Information about the voiding behaviors and temperaments of 50 children was examined using a case-control model. Caregivers were asked to...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Colaco M,Dobkin RD,Sterling M,Schneider D,Barone J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is defined as a reduction in red blood cell mass or hemoglobin concentration in blood. It is statistically differentiated from normal states as a hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit 2 SD below the mean for the healthy population adjusted for age and sex. Anemias may be classified based on the morphologic fun...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Jain S,Kamat D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When evaluating a school-aged patient, particularly for such issues as attention deficit disorder, or learning disabilities, health-care providers are encouraged to appraise children's school performance. Although some clinicians seek teachers' comments, recent research suggests that teachers' appraisals have limited ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Glascoe FP

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 64 infants from one to six months of age was made using the 32-hour parenteral magnesium load test. Most of the infants were studied for neuromuscular hyperirritability or other signs compatible with magnesium deficiency; some with unrelated problems served as controls. Magnesium retention below 40 per cent...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Caddell JL,Byrne PA,Triska RA,McElfresh AE

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on chemotherapy developed neutropenia and acute cellulitis progressing to fulminating septicemia due to Pseudomonas pseudomallei. Septicemic melioidosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a febrile illness in children who are susceptible to infecti...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Lin HP,Puthucheary SD,Sinniah D

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study objective was to quantify sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) offerings to children in Pennsylvania (PA) childcare centers and determine whether this information is communicated to parents. In October 2014, a SurveyMonkey link was sent to 4461 PA childcare centers. The 518 respondents represented 88% of PA counti...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Lutzkanin KM,Myers AK,Schaefer EW,Sekhar DL

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 43 youngsters with gonorrhea, 11 were under 10 years of age. These 11 had in common atypical clinical presentation, marital disharmony of the parents, crowded living conditions; some had been abused sexually. Management of gonorrhea in such young children may require a concerted effort by a team of medical, social,...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Low RC,Cho CT,Dudding BA

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine if C-reactive protein (CRP) and ferritin values alone and in combination are associated with mortality among hospitalized children. All hospitalized patients at our institution with a CRP or ferritin assay in 2015 and 2016 were included. Area under the receiver operating curves (AUROC) w...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Horvat CM,Bell J,Kantawala S,Au AK,Clark RSB,Carcillo JA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been estimated that as many as 250,000 adolescents are using anabolic steroids (AS). Recently, anecdotal reports suggest that athletes may also be using human growth hormone (HGH). The purpose of the present study was to determine the following: 1) if adolescents in two suburban midwestern high schools (83% whi...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Rickert VI,Pawlak-Morello C,Sheppard V,Jay MS

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have found that close mother-child sleep proximity helps increase rates of breastfeeding, and breastfeeding itself is linked to better maternal and infant health. In this study, we examine whether breastfeeding and infant bed-sharing are related to daily rhythms of the stress-responsive hormone cortisol....

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Simon CD,Adam EK,McKinney CO,Krohn JB,Shalowitz MU

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the time and actions on 3 key health topics during health supervision (HS) visits of children aged 0 to 1 years. METHOD:HS visits were observed at 5 offices. Parents provided demographics and children's measurements were obtained. Using special computer software, visits were observed for frequenc...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Manning KM,Ariza AJ,Massimino TK,Binns HJ,Pediatric Practice Research Group.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors that might influence physicians' referrals of obese adolescents to pediatric multidisciplinary weight management (PMWM) programs. DESIGN/METHODS:Survey of a national sample of 375 pediatricians (PDs) and 375 family physicians (FPs) explored program availability, referral history, desired ...

journal_title：Clinical pediatrics

authors： Woolford SJ,Clark SJ,Gebremariam A,Davis MM,Freed GL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00