abstract：:Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently discovered pathogen in respiratory tract infection. The published literature suggests milder illness severity in hMPV compared with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. In two consecutive seasons, 637 nasopharyngeal aspirates from pediatric patients were tested by hMP...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Wilkesmann A,Schildgen O,Eis-Hübinger AM,Geikowski T,Glatzel T,Lentze MJ,Bode U,Simon A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital syphilis is now rare in Australia, particularly in suburban areas. The disease is both preventable and treatable, however, missed or late diagnosis can lead to catastrophic effects. We report an infant who developed congenital syphilis after multiple opportunities for preventing this condition were missed. ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Hargrove A,Curtis N

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piritramide is indicated for treatment of postoperative pain and analgosedation in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. In an open prospective study the pharmacokinetics of piritramide were investigated in four groups: newborns (NB, age: 1-28 days) (n=8), infants 1 (IF1, age: 2-4 months) (n=7), infants 2 (IF2, age: ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Müller C,Kremer W,Harlfinger S,Doroshyenko O,Jetter A,Hering F,Hünseler C,Roth B,Theisohn M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This study was conducted to determine if clinical features can predict the risk of intracranial injury (ICI) in pediatric closed head trauma. We enrolled 3,806 children under 16 years consecutively referred for acute closed head trauma to the paediatric emergency room of five Italian children's hospitals. Re...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Da Dalt L,Marchi AG,Laudizi L,Crichiutti G,Messi G,Pavanello L,Valent F,Barbone F

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We report fives sporadic cases of hyperekplexia or startle disease characterized by a highly exaggerated startle reflex and tonic attacks. Affected neonates suffer from prolonged periods of stiffness and are at risk for sudden death from apnea. An early diagnosis is needed. Sudden loud sounds, unexpected tac...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Rivera S,Villega F,de Saint-Martin A,Matis J,Escande B,Chaigne D,Astruc D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main ethical imperative of all paediatric actions is the demand to do everything "in the best interests of children". Relevant guidelines can be derived from the UN Declaration on the Rights of Children, whereupon every child has the fundamental right to life and dignity, and is entitled to optimal medical care. P...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Kurz R,Gill D,Mjones S,Ethics Working Group of Confederation of European Specialists in Paediatrics.

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim was to determine whether semi-quantitative procalcitonin (PCT-Q) measurements on admission can identify the severity of meningococcal infection in children. A total of 65 children (mean age 2.4 years) with meningococcal disease were included in a prospective study. All patients were treated with anti...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Casado-Flores J,Blanco-Quirós A,Nieto M,Asensio J,Fernández C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of the study was to determine the characteristic features and outcome of carcinoid or mucoepidermoid tumours in children. A retrospective analysis of all patients treated for a carcinoid or mucoepidermoid tumour in France between 1984 and 2001 was performed. There were 11 cases of carcinoid tumour an...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Fauroux B,Aynie V,Larroquet M,Boccon-Gibod L,Ducou le Pointe H,Tamalet A,Clément A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To evaluate the indications, underlying cardiac disorders, efficacy and complications involved with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in paediatric patients in The Netherlands, the records of all patients aged 18 years or younger who underwent ICD placement were reviewed retrospectively. Between...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ten Harkel AD,Blom NA,Reimer AG,Tukkie R,Sreeram N,Bink-Boelkens MT

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A 15-year-old healthy girl ingested 38.25 g (0.55 g/kg body weight) of metformin in a suicide attempt. Subsequently she developed lactic acidosis and moderate renal failure. An initial session of haemodialysis was able to treat the acidosis and reduce the toxic level of metformin. Nevertheless, a further inc...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Lacher M,Hermanns-Clausen M,Haeffner K,Brandis M,Pohl M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:About 50% of intersex cases are due to male pseudohermaphroditism, and of these cases, 50% are not clarified aetiologically. The association of idiopathic male pseudohermaphroditism and prenatal growth retardation has been recently reported. The aim of this study was to verify whether there was a difference ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： de Andrade Machado Neto F,Moreno Morcillo A,Trevas Maciel-Guerra A,Guerra-Junior G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A total of 22 Japanese patients with hypophosphatasia were included in a study analysing the relationship between mutations in the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) gene and the severity of the phenotype in Japanese patients with hypophosphatasia. The enzymatic activity of some of the identifi...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Michigami T,Uchihashi T,Suzuki A,Tachikawa K,Nakajima S,Ozono K

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Methanol poisoning is not frequently observed in children; however, without treatment, serious intoxication can be complicated by visual impairment, coma, metabolic acidosis, respiratory and circulatory insufficiency and death. Treatment in a paediatric intensive care is therefore compulsory. Methanol is met...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： De Brabander N,Wojciechowski M,De Decker K,De Weerdt A,Jorens PG

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is an attenuated live vaccine that may cause life-threatening clinical disease in children with impaired immunity. In particular, patients with any of the nine known inherited disorders of the interleukin-12/23 interferon-gamma (IL-12/23-IFNgamma) axis are h...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ulrichs T,Fieschi C,Nevicka E,Hahn H,Brezina M,Kaufmann SH,Casanova JL,Frecerova K

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of children who required mechanical ventilation (MV) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis, and to identify risk factors associated with disease severity assessed by duration of...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Flamant C,Hallalel F,Nolent P,Chevalier JY,Renolleau S

更新日期：2005-02-01 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 order to determine the response to high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), used as an "early rescue" therapy, in a cohort of paediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a prospective clinical study was performed in a tertiary care paediatric intensive care unit. Ten consecu...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Ben Jaballah N,Mnif K,Bouziri A,Kazdaghli K,Belhadj S,Zouari B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase (P5CS) catalyses the reduction of glutamate to Delta1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate, a critical step in the biosynthesis of proline, ornithine and arginine. Recently, we reported a newly recognised inborn error due to deficiency of P5CS in two sibs, one presenting at birth w...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Baumgartner MR,Rabier D,Nassogne MC,Dufier JL,Padovani JP,Kamoun P,Valle D,Saudubray JM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We describe the clinical and immunological features of two families with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) and primary hypothyroidism. Family A includes three siblings with both candidiasis and hypothyroidism and four individuals with hypothyroidism only. Family B includes four members with candidiasis...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Myhre AG,Stray-Pedersen A,Spangen S,Eide E,Veimo D,Knappskog PM,Abrahamsen TG,Husebye ES

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Adipsic hypernatraemia is an uncommon disorder in childhood caused by a defect in the osmoregulation of thirst, leading to impairment of water homeostasis and chronic hyperosmolality of body fluids. Adipsia is often associated with an abnormality in osmoregulated vasopressin secretion due to the close proxim...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： López-Capapé M,Golmayo L,Lorenzo G,Gallego N,Barrio R

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A regional surveillance study was carried out in children with recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of three common AOM pathogens. Susceptibility to relevant antimicrobial agents was determined on 149 Streptococcus pneumoniae, 246 Haemophilus influenzae and 119 Mor...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： van Kempen MJ,Vaneechoutte M,Claeys G,Verschraegen GL,Vermeiren J,Dhooge IJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Chronic lung disease (CLD) is an inflammatory disorder; in patients with other inflammatory disorders exhaled nitric oxide (NO) levels are elevated. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that prematurely born infants with CLD would have elevated exhaled NO levels compared to those without CLD and ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Leipälä JA,Williams O,Sreekumar S,Cheeseman P,Rafferty GF,Hannam S,Milner A,Greenough A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Periventricular leucomalacia is a condition that causes lifelong disability and considerable economic burden. It occurs in premature infants of less than 32 weeks gestation due to their unique anatomical features. The white matter of these infants is poorly vascularised and contains oligodendrocyte progenito...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Blumenthal I

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The pattern and distribution of subcutaneous fat in term and preterm newborns has been assessed by skinfold thicknesses (ST), describing gender and gestational age variations. Weight, length and ST (triceps, biceps, subscapular and suprailiac) were measured in 4634 neonates (2445 males and 2189 females) aged...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Rodríguez G,Samper MP,Ventura P,Moreno LA,Olivares JL,Pérez-González JM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To test the hypothesis that the administration of L -5-hydroxytryptophan (L -5-HTP) might exert beneficial effects on sleep terrors, we carried out an open pharmacological trial in a group of children with sleep terrors compared to a group of children with the same disorder but without L -5-HTP treatment. Pa...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Bruni O,Ferri R,Miano S,Verrillo E

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A prospective study was conducted to determine the serotypes and antibiotic resistance patterns of pneumococcal isolates from children with invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and acute otitis media (AOM). From October 2001 to May 2002, 65 children with IPD (28 bacteraemic pneumonia, 24 bacteraemia without f...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Zissis NP,Syriopoulou V,Kafetzis D,Daikos GL,Tsilimingaki A,Galanakis E,Tsangaropoulou I

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Acid reflux and/or oesophagitis may be responsible for inconsolable crying in infants. We evaluated prospectively the presence of acid reflux disease, oesophagitis and the accuracy of pH monitoring in the prediction of oesophagitis in a population of irritable infants. A 24-h oesophageal pH monitoring with a...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Vandenplas Y,Badriul H,Verghote M,Hauser B,Kaufman L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Over the last few years, the importance of paediatric stroke has become more and more evident; however, there is still little known about long-term neurological and especially neuropsychological outcome of these children. By retrospective chart review, questionnaire and clinical examination with structured i...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Steinlin M,Roellin K,Schroth G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Patients with glycogen storage disease type 1b (GSD1b) not only show hepatomegaly, hypoglycaemia and lactic acidosis, but also neutropenia and neutrophil dysfunction. Here, we report improvement of neutropenia and neutrophil function in a 22-year-old male GSD1b patient who had undergone living-related partia...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Adachi M,Shinkai M,Ohhama Y,Tachibana K,Kuratsuji T,Saji H,Maruya E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Congenital cardiovascular defects, commonly affecting the aortic valve or the aortic arch (50% to 70%), are seen in ca. 17%-44% of patients with Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS). However, there are only 36 case reports worldwide on the coincidental finding of partial anomalous pulmonary vein connection (PAPVC) ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Bechtold SM,Dalla Pozza R,Becker A,Meidert A,Döhlemann C,Schwarz HP

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Gain-of-function mutations of the extracellular calcium (Ca(2+)e)-sensing receptor (CaR) have been identified in patients with familial and sporadic hypercalciuric hypocalcaemia. We describe a patient with sporadic severe hypercalciuric hypocalcaemia with undetectable or very low levels of serum parathyroid ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Shiohara M,Mori T,Mei B,Brown EM,Watanabe T,Yasuda T

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Our aim was to determine whether the chest radiograph appearance at 7 days predicted chronic lung disease development (oxygen dependency at 36 weeks post-menstrual age) or death before discharge and if it was a better predictor than readily available clinical data. Two consecutive studies were performed. In ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Greenough A,Thomas M,Dimitriou G,Williams O,Johnson A,Limb E,Peacock J,Marlow N,Calvert S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Early recognition by newborn screening and oral biotin supplementation may prevent clinical and neurological deficits in profound biotinidase deficiency (residual plasma biotinidase activity <10%). In order to evaluate possible correlations of molecular characteristics, onset and continuation of treatment an...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Möslinger D,Mühl A,Suormala T,Baumgartner R,Stöckler-Ipsiroglu S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of this study was to provide growth and sexual maturation reference data for Turkish children living in The Netherlands. We also compared these references with the reference data of children of Dutch origin and with Turkish reference data collected in Turkey and elsewhere in Europe. Cross-sectional g...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Fredriks AM,van Buuren S,Jeurissen SE,Dekker FW,Verloove-Vanhorick SP,Wit JM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A 9-year-old boy lost almost all his small bowel after an acute volvulus due to a congenital, but previously unsuspected malrotation. Survival using total parenteral nutrition is possible in these cases, but the medical burden is heavy. Small intestinal transplantation was performed for the first time in the...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Severijnen R,Hulstijn-Dirkmaat I,Gordijn B,Bakker L,Bongaerts G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We studied the clinical and biochemical factors associated with surfactant dysfunction and factors affecting the responsiveness to exogenous surfactant among 27 neonates with haemorrhagic pulmonary oedema (HPE). HPE was defined as the presence of a large amount of blood-stained lung effluent and respiratory ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Amizuka T,Shimizu H,Niida Y,Ogawa Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We describe a case of iatrogenic pseudo-Bartter syndrome caused by administration of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1 alprostadil). Although the use of i.v. PGE1 is a well-established pharmacological therapy in neonates with a ductus-dependent congenital cardiopathy to ensure ductus-dependent flow, we could only find ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Vanhaesebrouck S,Allegaert K,Vanhole C,Devlieger H,Gewillig M,Proesmans W

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A retrospective analysis was performed of the records of 133 patients with extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA) who had undergone a Kasai portoenterostomy. The patients were divided into a non-transplantation group who survived but did not receive liver transplantation after the procedure and a failure group ...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Jiang CB,Lee HC,Yeung CY,Sheu JC,Chang PY,Wang NL,Yeh CY

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The present case report describes a patient with Klippel-Feil anomaly (KFA) and oligodontia, carrying a de novo pericentric inversion of chromosome 2 (p12q34). KFA is characterised by congenital vertebral fusion of the cervical spine and a wide spectrum of associated anomalies. It therefore constitutes a het...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Papagrigorakis MJ,Synodinos PN,Daliouris CP,Metaxotou C

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The surgical approach to the inguinal canal in girls is identical to that in boys. The sliding hernia which contains the ovary with or without the fallopian tube occurs occasionally in female patients. In our clinical experience, we found that a hydrocele in the labium, also presenting with an asymptomatic p...

journal_title：European journal of pediatrics

authors： Huang CS,Luo CC,Chao HC,Chu SM,Yu YJ,Yen JB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00