abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the adherence to oral maintenance medication among pediatric cancer patients and know their beliefs about medications. POPULATION AND METHODS:Information was obtained from parents, adolescents, and oncologists from six public children's hospitals of Argentina during 2018 and 2019. Questionnaires...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Farberman D,Valente P,Malpiedi L,Morosi M,Luisella L,Colaboradores.

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If newborns have an airway obstruction, they require urgent and expert management to avoid mortality and morbidity. The definition of difficult airway includes problems in endotracheal intubation or positive pressure ventilation with bag and mask or T-piece resuscitator. Management should be based on an understanding ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Marmo Lupano JP,Medina MS,Bosch JJ,Negrin L,Artero G,Goldschmidt E,José C,Díaz SB,Bernatzky A,Berazategui JP

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthyroidism is a serious and rare disorder in childhood characterized by the overproduction of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. Graves disease is the most common cause. The objective of this paper is to review and update hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents aiming to guide its early detection and refe...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Comité Nacional de Endocrinología de la Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Food allergies affect mostly children in their first years of life. Epidemiological data obtained in Argentina are scarce. OBJECTIVES:To determine offending foods and describe the prevalence and characteristics of patients with food allergy in an Argentine pediatric population. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Obser...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Petriz NA,Antonietti C,Parente C,Mehaudy R,Parrales Villacreses M,Ursino F,Jauregui MB,Orsi M,Parisi CA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergy is defined as a reproducible adverse reaction that results from a specific and reproducible immune response triggered by exposure to food. The immune response can be mediated by immunoglobulin E, not mediated by immunoglobulin E or both. During the first year, cow´s milk protein is the first protein faced...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Miyuki Takata E,Gómez MS,Cohen Arazi L,Suárez PG,Villa Novac S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contemporary medicine is characterized by an increasing subspecialization and the acquisition of a greater knowledge about the interaction among the different body structures (biosemiotics), both in health and disease. This article proposes a new conceptualization of the body based on considering it as a biological sp...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Musso CG

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Currently, there is no complete registry of pediatric residences in Argentina. Objectives:To identify all pediatric residences in Argentina. To establish a situation diagnosis and a unified registry. Methods:Descriptive, observational crosssectional study. A preliminary list of residences was established...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Dartiguelongue JB,Guiñazú G,Piñeiro Tripodi L,Arpí L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article proposes to define child rearing as a social and cultural process that, far from depicting universal and invariable characteristics, shows a huge diversity, mostly linked to the cultural features of families and communities in charge of such process. It has been considered that the anthropological perspec...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Colangelo MA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care providers' involvement is critical for quality of care improvement. Nevertheless, most residency programs do not include this topic. The objective is to describe an educational experience on quality of care improvement for residents. The development of an improvement cycle was included in the second year s...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Carozza Colombini MN,Silva C,Luiz Passarela M,Arzelan Clerici C,Llera J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fortification and supplementation are two strategies for micronutrient deficiency prevention. The objective of this study was to describe the source of iron and folic acid intake throughout the life cycle in the population of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. POULATION AND METHODS:Analysis of the infor...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Zapata ME,Rovirosa A,Carmuega E

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm infants are born with immature organs, thus affecting the immune system. Electromagnetic fields influence melatonin production with low exposure levels. These infants require medical equipment 24/7 to recover, so they are constantly exposed to magnetic fields during their stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Our o...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Carvajal de la Osa J,Santana González J,Herrera Galán M,Sánchez Grau A,Pérez Almirall I

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis should be considered in children with severe chronic diseases or in association with some genetic diseases that bear an increased risk of bone fragility. Primary osteoporosis is an entity in which emerging aetiologies are being recognized. Its association with congenital retinal folds should guide the dia...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Braslavsky D,Scaglia P,Sanguineti N,Aza-Carmona M,Nevado Blanco J,Lapunzina Badia PD,Fernández MDC,Ruiz O,Carmona A,Szlago M,Arberas C,Cassinelli H,Heath K,Rey R,Bergadá I

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The chief resident plays a strategic role in terms of leadership and cohesion among residents. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the activities developed by chief residents and identify their achievements and difficulties. METHODS:A survey about demographic outcome measures, activities performed, most and least ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Eymann A,Sánchez MN,Vázquez Tanoni L,Reboiras F,Carrió S,Nardi MA,Figari M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Under-diagnosis and underrecording of overweight and obesity in pediatrics is very common. Using an electronic medical record may be helpful. The objective was to establish the percentage of recording of this problem by primary care pediatricians and analyze if it was associated with the performance of anc...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Silva C,Mulli V,Caffulli M,Busaniche J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maple syrup disease is an autosomal recessive entity caused by a congenital error in the metabolism of three essential branchedchain amino acids: valine, leucine and isoleucine. The neonatal form of this disease is expressed by a severe and progressive neurological compromise, associated with a peculiar smell of urine...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Ramírez F,Mato I,Barboza A,Cejas Bestard N

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the beginning of medicine, the reproduction of patients' images, initially as drawings, either for didactic purposes or to share experiences, were common in medical practice. Photography greatly facilitated and generalized this practice within health teams. The images of the affected patients need the same consen...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Del Valle MA,Albano LC,Orsi MC,Martínez Perea MDC

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The most common causes of cervical lymphadenopathy (LAP) are inflammatory and reactive conditions; only a small proportion have serious pathology, such as malignancy. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between USG findings and histopathological diagnosis of the cervical LAP. POPU...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Kartal Ö,Ataş E,Gürsel O

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula not associated with esophageal atresia, known as H-type fistula, is an uncommon anomaly. It presents with cough, choking, and cyanosis during feeding and/or recurrent pneumonia. Although symptoms are usually present from birth, diagnosis is difficult. The rarity of this disease, no...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Cuestas G,Rodríguez V,Millán C,Bellia Munzón P,Bellia Munzón G

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propionic acidemia is a rare metabolic disease (prevalence 1/100,000) that can be early detected with the newborn metabolic screening within the first 72 hours of life. It can have a severe neonatal presentation, a late intermittent onset or a chronic and progressive course. The treatment in the crisis consists in inv...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Félez Moliner I,Baquedano Lobera I,Navarro Rodríguez-Villanueva A,García Jiménez C

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal jaundice may be due to different causes, ranging from physiological conditions to severe diseases. In term neonates with persistent jaundice beyond 14 days of life, it should be determined whether hyperbilirubinemia is unconjugated or conjugated, in order to study the etiology and start early treatment. In th...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Comité Nacional de Hepatología Pediátrica.

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical characteristics of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections in children and identify the prognostic factors of severity and mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Observational study in patients < 16 years old hospitalized between 2010 and 2015 due to invasive S. aureus infections at the ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Araya S,Galeano F,Amarilla S,González N,Apodaca S,Lovera D,Arbo A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Argentina there are more than 9000 children without parental care due to prior abuse or neglect, assisted in foster child care facilities. The quality of care provided there impacts on the well-being of children and on multiple aspects of their adult life. Prevention in health in this setting has its own characteri...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Serra ME,Soria RM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2015, there was an increase in the incidence of congenital microcephaly in newborns in Brazil. Months later, the causal relationship between Zika virus and these findings was discovered. In Argentina, during the first outbreak there were 5 cases of congenital Zika syndrome reported. In 2017, there was a new outbrea...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Pastrana A,Albarracín M,Hoffmann M,Delturco G,López R,Gil R,Guzmán A,Del Barco M,Espeche A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pyogenes infections are common in the pediatric population in the form of tonsillopharyngitis or cutaneous disease. Less frequently, it presents with invasive forms such as pyomyositis or necrotizing fasciitis. Mortality in children is of 7 %. We present an 11-year-old patient with a subscapular venolymp...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Sarmiento E,Padilla ME,Oyarbide A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is one of the most curable pediatric cancers, however it is rare among children under five years of age and prognostic factors for survival rate are still unknown due to low frequency in this age group. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical characteristics, treatm...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Karhan AN,Varan A,Akyüz C,Aydın B,Yalçın B,Kutluk T,Büyükpamukçu M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotenemia is generally benign and usually caused by excessive intake of beta-carotene rich food. This clinical presentation can occur in any age group but frequently occurs in children. We report a rare case of carotenemia with an isolated involvement of the nose and presented in order to remind carotenemia in the d...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Kayhan-Tetik B,Çaylan N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In pediatrics, it is decisive to assess the severity of bronchial obstruction; to this end, different clinical scoring scales have been developed, including the modified Tal score. The objective of this study was to determine its validity and reliability in children seen at two emergency departments of Con...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Luarte-Martínez S,Rodríguez-Núñez I,Astudillo P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nemaline myopathy (NM) is a heterogeneous disorder defined by the presence of rod-shaped structures known as nemaline bodies or rods. The diagnosis is based on muscle weakness, combined with visualization of nemaline bodies on muscle biopsy. There is no curative treatment for nemaline myopathy. Therapeutic strategies ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Sahin S,Oncel MY,Bidev D,Okur N,Talim B,Oguz SS

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New information and communication technologies have had an impact on our lives in general, as well as in our health care and pediatric practice. Given this fact, it is essential to establish an initial framework for this type of interactions between physicians and patients in order to provide the necessary security to...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Krynski L,Ghersin S,Del Valle M,Cardigni G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Infant mortality comprises deaths among infants younger than one year old. The proportion of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) varies by country and based on the cause of death. Objective:To describe the spatial and temporal variation of SUDI in Argentina between 1991 and 2014 according to the Int...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Chapur VF,Alfaro EL,Bronberg R,Dipierri JE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney disease is a global public health problem; affects more than 750million persons worldwide. The burden of kidney disease varies substantially across the world, as does its detection and treatment. Emerging evidence suggests that developing countries have a similar or even greater kidney disease burden than devel...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Crews DC,Bello AK,Saadi G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kartagener Syndrome is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder characterized by primary ciliary dyskinesia and the triad of situs inversus viscerum, chronic sinus disease and bronchiectasis. Its prevalence varies from 1/15 000 to 1/30 000 but it is estimated that a lot of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia hav...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Pérez Crespo MDR,Fariñas Salto M,Chacón Aguilar R,Navas Carretero A,Sanavia Morán E,Albi Rodríguez S,Pérez-Moneo Agapito B

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Physicians' empathy is an advantage for a better patient care and resolution of disease, and is considered a relevant part of professional training. OBJECTIVE:To measure the level of empathy and its components in medical students of the city of Córdoba, Argentina. METHODS:This was an exploratory, cross-s...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Ulloque MJ,Villalba S,Varela de Villalba T,Fantini A,Quinteros S,Díaz-Narváez V

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adequate drug dosage at treatment initiation is particularly relevant for critically ill patients. An inadequate dosage may result in therapeutic failure, potentially severe adverse events, and unnecessary health expenditures. At present, due to the higher incidence of childhood obesity, primary care physicians are...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Donoso F A,Ulloa V D,Contreras E D,Arriagada S D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosacea is a chronic skin disease characterized by erythema, telangiectasia, papules and pustules in the central facial region. It most often affects adults and is rare in children. Rosacea can also present ocular involvement. Symptoms can precede cutaneous findings, appear simultaneously or after them, with a higher ...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Di Matteo MC,Stefano PC,Cirio A,López B,Centeno M,Bocian M,Cervini AB

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multidrug resistant Gramnegative (MDRGN) infections are an increasing problem in neonatal intensive care units. The objective of this study was to establish the epidemiological, clinical, microbiological, and evolutionary characteristics of carbapenem-resistant MDRGN infections and the risk factors for the...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Berberian G,Brizuela M,Rosanova MT,Travaglianti M,Mastroiani A,Reijtman V,Fiorili G,Santa Cruz D,Castro G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past two years, different organizations have updated their clinical practice guidelines for hemodynamic support in pediatric septic shock. The studies conducted in adults have questioned the initial management of sepsis in accordance to protocols based on achieving various goals. However, the usefulness of thes...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Kohn Loncarica G,Fustiñana A,Jabornisky R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwannomas are tumours originating in the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. The appearance in the colon is extremely rare, and there are no known cases in the literature of schwannomas of the colon and rectum described in children. These tumours are usually asymptomatic, but can produce non-specific and gastroi...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： González Ruiz Y,Reyes Delgado A,Gutiérrez Alonso C,Franco Rubio JI,González Herrero M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:When height cannot be measured or does not account for actual bone growth in children, due to their condition, it may be estimated using equations based on body segments. OBJETIVES:1. To compare observed height (OH) and predicted height (PH) based on body segments using the equations of Gauld et al. 2. To...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Ramos Mejía R,Caino S,Fano V,Kelmansky D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxocariasis canis or catis is a zoonotic infection disseminated in humans. Human beings can act as non-natural hosts in which the parasite can survive for long periods of time and they become infected by the ingestion of geohelminth eggs. These can be located on the ground, playgrounds and children's games, and are m...

journal_title：Archivos argentinos de pediatria

authors： Arighi P,Hausbauer GE,Vázquez MG,Nastri M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00