Treatment choice in acute rheumatic carditis.

abstract：:Altogether 38 postpubertal children with coeliac disease were rebiopsied. Mucosal abnormality in nine (24%) of them indicated poor adherence to the diet. Gluten challenge with a diet containing a normal amount of gluten was performed in those 29 patients with a normal mucosa. During challenge, rebiopsy was done when r...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Mäki M,Lähdeaho ML,Hällström O,Viander M,Visakorpi JK

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a child with Down's syndrome in whom metrorrhagia and precocious puberty revealed primary autoimmune hypothyroidism. The patient had a decreased growth velocity, exaggerated weight gain, bone age delay, and bilaterally enlarged multicystic ovaries. Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism can ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Chemaitilly W,Thalassinos C,Emond S,Thibaud E

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:UK screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is based on dried blood spot Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). Scintigraphy may identify CH subtypes classified as dysplasia, gland in situ (GIS) and ectopia, but is not performed in all centres. We retrospectively investigated the role of scintigraphy to id...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Worth C,Hird B,Tetlow L,Wright N,Patel L,Banerjee I

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite growing interest in children and young people's (CYP) perspectives on healthcare, they continue to be excluded from many patient experience surveys. This study investigated the feasibility of, and additional information gained by, measuring CYP experiences of a recent hospital admission. DESIGN:Cross...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Hargreaves DS,Sizmur S,Pitchforth J,Tallett A,Toomey SL,Hopwood B,Schuster MA,Viner RM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially fatal allergic reaction best treated with intramuscular epinephrine via epinephrine auto-injectors (AAIs). Our published concerns over laceration injuries to young children associated with AAIs led to this service evaluation of the two administration methods: swing and jab...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Pike LC,Tuthill D

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fetal heart beat, detected by ultrasound, was recorded for five minutes from 934 antenatal women--266 at 30 to 35 weeks' gestation and 718 at 36 to 41 weeks. Episodes of bradycardia < 100/minute ranging from 5-30 seconds' duration occurred in 3 (1.1%) of the former and in 9 (1.3%) of the latter group. Tachycardia ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Southall DP,Richards J,Hardwick RA,Shinebourne EA,Gibbens GL,Thelwall-Jones H,de Swiet M,Johnston PG

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human erythropoietin (r-HuEpo) is now available to correct the anaemia of end stage renal failure. The clinical consequences of increasing the haemoglobin concentration in children on dialysis are incompletely documented; a placebo controlled study is essential when assessing subjective changes, for exampl...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Morris KP,Sharp J,Watson S,Coulthard MG

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:The British Committee for Standards in Haematology currently recommends concomitant splenectomy in children with mild hereditary spherocytosis (HS) undergoing cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones. However, splenectomy is associated with a risk of life-threatening infection, particularly in young ch...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Alizai NK,Richards EM,Stringer MD

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out on the way in which children's beds were used by the specialty of paediatrics in a district general hospital. Five differing ways were found of interpreting the present Department of Health guidelines on health services information (Körner recommendations). These gave bed occupancy figures v...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： MacFaul R,Long R

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case is reported of an infant with hyperammonaemia secondary to severe distal renal tubular acidosis. A clinical association between increased concentrations of ammonia in serum and renal tubular acidosis has not previously been described. In response to acidosis the infant's kidneys presumably increased ammonia s...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Miller SG,Schwartz GJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal autosomal-recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is associated with pulmonary hypoplasia and severe respiratory distress. There is no published information on long-term lung function in ARPKD survivors. METHODS:Pulmonary function tests, including spirometry and diffusion capacity, were perform...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Jahnukainen T,Kirjavainen T,Luoto T,Ylinen E,Linkosalo L,Arikoski P,Pakarinen M,Jalanko H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adult woman with pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism had a child with normal calcium and parathyroid hormone concentrations and cyclic AMP response to injected parathyroid hormone in infancy. By 2.5 years he had features of pseudohypoparathyroidism with raised parathyroid hormone and 'flat' cyclic AMP response. This is ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Barr DG,Stirling HF,Darling JA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess sickle cell pain and coping in children and to examine the relation between these factors and the utilisation of health services. METHODS:Cross sectional study involving 67 children with sickle cell disease attending three London hospitals. Interviews and questionnaires involved measures of pain, health...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Anie KA,Steptoe A,Ball S,Dick M,Smalling BM

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was made of 30 children with Leber's amaurosis (congenital retinal blindness). 24 presented with severe visual impairment, typical ophalmological findings, and absent electroretinograms. 6 other children, though presenting with marked visual loss and absent electroetinograms were later shown to b...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Vaizey MJ,Sanders MD,Wybar KC,Wilson J

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-three low birthweight babies were independently assessed for gestational age using the scoring system of Dubowitz et al. (1970) and 5 neurological reflexes described by Robinson (1966). The results obtained by the 5 reflexes were compared with those obtained by the scoring system and were found to be accurate ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Serfontein GL,Jaroszewicz AM

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether the British 1990 growth charts are valid for cross sectional and longitudinal use in primary school children. METHODS:A total of 694 children aged 7-10 years from 10 Leeds primary schools were weighed and measured annually over three years by an expert auxologist. SD scores were calculated us...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Rudolf MC,Cole TJ,Krom AJ,Sahota P,Walker J

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The validation of measurement of cerebral blood volume (CBV) and cerebral blood flow (CBF) using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) against jugular venous occlusion plethysmography is described. Repeated measurements in six infants were made using both techniques simultaneously. A close relationship between the two mea...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Wickramasinghe YA,Livera LN,Spencer SA,Rolfe P,Thorniley MS

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Early diagnosis and treatment initiation are important factors for successful treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I). The purpose of this observational study was to assess whether age at diagnosis and time to first treatment for individuals with MPS I have improved over the last 15 years. STUDY DE...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Giugliani R,Muschol N,Keenan HA,Dant M,Muenzer J

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the diagnostic features of cluster headache-like disorder and describes its presentation in childhood. Case note summaries of patients with this condition are presented in the context of a brief summary of the literature. Four patients (two girls; aged 12 to 15 years) with cluster headache-like diso...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： McNabb S,Whitehouse W

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of adenovirus type 8 conjunctivitis occurred in seven premature infants who had undergone ophthalmological examination four to seven days previously. Three of the affected infants, treated with steroids because of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, showed systemic manifestations and deterioration of their respira...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Birenbaum E,Linder N,Varsano N,Azar R,Kuint J,Spierer A,Reichman B

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eithe low birthweight infants were studied for their metabolic and hormonal responses to intravenous alimentation when the caloric input was varied. The study was made during three consecutive 12-hour periods, when solutions of glucose, glucose and amino-acids, and glucose and amino-acid and lipids were successively i...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Rubecz I,Mestyán J,Varga P,Soltész G

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gross neuropathy consequent upon selective malabsorption of vitamin B12 was diagnosed in a 6 year old Bangladeshi girl brought to Great Britain for further investigation of an unexplained illness of three years' duration. The initial peripheral blood count was normal. Treatment with vitamin B12 has led to substantial ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Conway SP,Gillies DR,Littlewood JM

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is a body of published research on the effectiveness of home visiting for the prevention of child maltreatment, but little in the peer reviewed literature on cost-effectiveness or value to society. The authors sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of alternative home visiting programmes to inform p...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Dalziel K,Segal L

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases of serious injuries to children wearing superhero costumes, involving extreme risk-taking behaviour, are presented here. Although children have always displayed behaviour seemingly unwise to the adult eye, the advent of superhero role models can give unrealistic expectations to the child, which may lead to ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Davies P,Surridge J,Hole L,Munro-Davies L

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical considerations have long been a part of clinical decision making. However, just as doctors and healthcare professionals are being increasingly challenged about the evidence base for their practice, there is increasing focus on the ethical dimension of clinical care. ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Watson AR

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study maternal and fetal influences on blood pressure in childhood 405 children aged 4 years who were born and still resident in the Salisbury health district were visited at home for blood pressure and growth measurements. Information on the pregnancy, delivery, and baby was abstracted from the routine obstetric n...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Law CM,Barker DJ,Bull AR,Osmond C

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Due to lack of information on drug use in children, many drugs are used off-label in paediatrics. Increased knowledge of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) would enable a better risk-benefit analysis. Our aim was to characterise drugs causing psychiatric ADRs in children by conducting a descriptive study based on ...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Ekhart C,Vries T,Hunsel FV

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol for the management of irritable hip was assessed; this protocol avoids hospital admission while detecting all other serious causes of hip pain, in particular septic arthritis, at the earliest possible opportunity. Fifty children with painful hips were studied prospectively with immediate ultrasound guided a...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Fink AM,Berman L,Edwards D,Jacobson SK

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage of pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) and describe the antibiotic resistance patterns and serotypes in young children attending group day care in London. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:Cross-sectional survey of attendees at a sample of registered child day...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Roche A,Heath PT,Sharland M,Strachan D,Breathnach A,Haigh J,Young Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent epidemic of childhood obesity(1) has raised concern because of the possible clinical and public health consequences.(2,)(3) However, there remains a widespread perception among health professionals that childhood obesity is a largely cosmetic problem, with minor clinical effects. No systematic review has ye...

journal_title：Archives of disease in childhood

authors： Reilly JJ,Methven E,McDowell ZC,Hacking B,Alexander D,Stewart L,Kelnar CJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00