abstract：OBJECTIVE:A) To study the frequency of perceived breast milk insufficiency in mothers of hospitalized neonates. b) To assess subsequent duration of exclusive breast feeding and growth (upto three months) in neonates whose mothers perceived breast milk insufficiency. METHODS:Neonates whose mothers were willing to breas...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Mathur NB,Dhingra D

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locked-in syndrome is characterized by upper motor neuron quadriplegia, paralysis of lower cranial nerves, bilateral horizontal gaze palsy and anarthria, with preserved consciousness. It is due to a ventral pontine lesion following a basilar artery occlusion. We report the first Indian case report of locked-in syndrom...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Juneja M,Jain R,Singhal S,Mishra D,Singh S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the iron profile and find out an accurate diagnostic tool which reflects iron status in different types of infection in severely malnourished children aged 12 months to 71 months. METHODS:Hundred and Eight (108) children of whom 72 children were infected and 36 non infected severely malnourished chi...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Atiar Rahman M,Mannan MA,Rahman MH

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional follicular ovarian cysts are frequently reported in girls with peripheral precocious puberty (PP). These cysts are usually self-limiting and resolve spontaneously. Several drugs like antiestrogens (tamoxifen) and new aromatase inhibitors are seldom used for treatment. Here we report a girl with peripheral P...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Engiz O,Berberoglu M,Siklar Z,Bilir P,Ocal G

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of thinness among 2-6 year old children of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme Bali-Gram Panchayat, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. METHODS:Height and weight measurements were taken. The body mass index (BMI) was computed. The new international cut-off points classificat...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Mandal GC,Bose K,Bisai S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the trends and outcomes in referrals of 'phimosis for circumcision' to a tertiary care pediatric surgical department. METHODS:This is a prospective study of 100 consecutive children of presumed phimosis referred for circumcision. They were assessed and classified by the senior author as having eith...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar P,Deb M,Das K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic hypertension is not usually a complication following repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). We report an infant with supracardiac TAPVC with hypertensive crises post-operatively resulting in pulmonary edema. We feel this might have been related to the pre-operative hemodynamics as desc...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kohli V,Sachdev MS,Joshi RK,Joshi R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The developments in newborn care have enabled many more very low birth weight premature infants to live. The aim of our study was to determine the risk factors for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) development by evaluating mild and moderate/severe BPD in extramural neonates with a birth weight <1501 g. METHO...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Demirel N,Bas AY,Zenciroglu A

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of current smoking, correlates of smoking and assess exposure to and perceptions towards smoking by gender. METHODS:We used data from the South Korea Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). Frequencies of selected characteristics and their 95% confidence were obtained. Current cigarett...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Rudatsikira E,Muula AS,Siziya S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 diabetes mellitus is considered a common form of diabetes mellitus in young people. Type 1 diabetes in infants is rare. However, the condition is rare in infants. Type 1 diabetes has not been reported in the literature in 45 days old child of an Indian population. Type 1 diabetes typically begins between the ag...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jali MV,Patil VD,Jali SM,Gowda S,Kambar S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, the clinical features and management of less commonly encountered cyanotic cardiac lesions are reviewed. Pathophysiology, clinical features, laboratory studies and management are discussed. The clinical and non-invasive laboratory features of these cardiac defects are sufficiently characteristic for th...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Syamasundar Rao P

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is known to complicate asthma in adults, its association with childhood asthma is very rare. We present two patients, a four-and half year old boy who presented with severe asthma and a 12 year-old girl whose previous chest radiographs revealed fleeting opacities. B...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chhabra SK,Sahay S,Ramaraju K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15-year-old boy presented to the emergency unit complaining of dyspnea, urticaria and vomiting developed after he fell down when he was playing football. Abdominal ultrasound showed a ruptured hydatid cyst in the right lobe of the liver which was of communicating type. Echinococcus granulosus serologic tests were po...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Elmali M,Ceyhan M,Ilgar M,Koprulu C,Ozfindik M,Sancak R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary actinomycosis is rarely reported in pediatric age. An 11-year-old girl with history of two-month back pain was admitted to our hospital. On physical examination respiratory sounds were diminished on the left upper lung. Chest radiograph revealed a mass in the left upper lobe. Computed tomography showed solit...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Celebi S,Sevinir B,Saraydaroglu O,Gurpinar A,Hacimustafaoglu M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Autopsy findings play an important role in prevention of perinatal and neonatal deaths. Therefore, we attempted to reveal demographic and forensic features of these deaths in Turkey. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed autopsy reports for 184 cases of perinatal deaths released from Istanbul Forensic Medicine...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Ozkara E,Canturk G,Canturk N,Ozata AB,Yavuz MF

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate all steps of pulse polio immunization on special sub national immunization day. METHODS:On a sub-national immunization day (SNID), 120 booths were randomly selected from 662 booths by probability proportionate to size (PPS) sampling technique. RESULTS:It was observed that attendance in the distr...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Goel NK,Pathak R,Galhotra A,Dankal C,Swami HM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old child presented with the second episode of meningitis when we started investigating her to find a cause for recurrent episode of meningitis. During this she suffered from a third attack after which she was diagnosed as having isolated C(3) deficiency. She was put on penicillin prophylaxis and vaccinated a...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Singh DK,Rai R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To find out the efficacy of continuous fetal heart monitoring by analyzing the cases of cesarean section for nonreassuring fetal heart in labor, detected by cardiotocography (CTG) and correlating these cases with perinatal outcome. To evaluate whether a 30 minute decision to delivery (D-D) interval for emerge...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Roy KK,Baruah J,Kumar S,Deorari AK,Sharma JB,Karmakar D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent and nature of off-label drug use in children admitted to a pediatric general ward in a tertiary health care centre METHODS:Consecutive patients aged 1 mo-12 years admitted to the general wards in a tertiary care center in Mumbai over a two-month period were prospectively enrolled in t...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Jain SS,Bavdekar SB,Gogtay NJ,Sadawarte PA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous supra-pharmacological doses of corticosteroids are used in various inflammatory and autoimmune conditions because they are cumulatively less toxic than sustained steroid treatment at lower quantitative dosage. Their action is supposed to be mediated through non-genomic actions within the cell. Common indic...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sinha A,Bagga A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic hematoma is an unusual event in newborn babies. The present study report a two day old infant who presented to us in shok with severe pallor and abdominal distension. Initially ultrasonography of evaluation by ultrasound (US) revealed a left adrenal hemorrhage but was subsequently confirmed to be a subcapsular...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Lewis L,Sanoj KM,Poojari G,Kamath SP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the etiological profile of patients with acute febrile encephalopathy syndrome focusing chiefly on the viral etiology, and to correlate clinical and radiological features of patients with viral encephalitis. METHODS:A prospective hospital based study conducted on the consecutive patients admitted in...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Karmarkar SA,Aneja S,Khare S,Saini A,Seth A,Chauhan BK

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of Indian adaptation of IMCI algorithm. METHODS:Children presenting to outpatient department (n=169) or casualty (n=140) among 309 cases were assessed and classified as per IMCI algorithm, the final diagnosis made after detailed evaluation and relevant investigations, served as the go...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kundra S,Singh T,Chhatwal J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Bifilac on reducing the episodes (frequency) and duration of diarrhea induced by rotaviral infection and to evaluate the efficacy of Bifilac to ameliorate the associated symptoms like dehydration and duration of rotaviral shedding in faeces. METHODS:80 children aged bet...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Narayanappa D

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review contemporary guidelines and therapies for pediatric cardiac arrest and discuss potential novel therapies. METHODS:Key articles and guidelines in the field were reviewed along with recent publications in the fields of neurointensive care and neuroscience germane to cerebral resuscitation. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Manole MD,Hickey RW,Clark RS,Kochanek PM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the effectiveness of the hour-specific serum bilirubin nomogram, described by Bhutani et al, in predicting significant hyperbilirubinemia in term Turkish newborns. METHODS:A total of 217 healthy term newborns without signs of hemolysis were enrolled. Serum bilirubin levels were obtained at dis...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Hülya B,Eren O,Ahmet T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improvement in perinatal care has led to increase in survival as well as reduction of morbidity in sick newborns. These babies need to be followed up regularly to assess growth and neurodevelopmental outcome and for early stimulation and rehabilitation. We present a protocol describing the various components of a ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Kumar P,Sankar MJ,Sapra S,Agarwal R,Deorari AK,Paul VK

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated four children with rounded densities on their chest radiographs in whom the final diagnosis was presumed to be lower respiratory tract infection. The differential diagnose between round pneumonia and a neoplastic process is difficult to make. In this report, all of cases of round pneumonia have resolved c...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Celebi S,Hacimustafaoglu M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome (AHDS) is a rare X-linked disorder caused by mutation in the gene encoding the monocarboxylate transporter-8. Abnormal transport function is reflected by elevated free T3 and decreased free T4 levels along with clinical features characterized by neurological abnormalities including global...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Verma S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Of this pilot study was to assess the iron status and dietary intake of 1-3 year-old apparently healthy toddlers of the lower socio-economic class, and the effect of eight weeks intervention with liquid oral iron in an urban slum in Pune, India. METHODS:50 toddlers (M= 25, F= 25) with mean age of 2.4 years (...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Hanumante NM,Kanvinde S,Sanwalka NJ,Vaidya MV,Khadilkar AV

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The cause of majority of acute leukemias is unknown, but likely to involve interaction of environment, hematopoitic development and weak susceptibility loci within an individual's genetic constitution. The present study evaluates the association between plasma levels of homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 an...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sadananda Adiga MN,Chandy S,Ramaswamy G,Appaji L,Krishnamoorthy L

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is the most common inherited structural urinary tract disorder, conforming closely to autosomal dominant transmission. A pair of monozygotic siblings is described exhibiting a remarkably parallel clinical course. VUR grade II was diagnosed in girl A during urinary tract infection at...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Tsiouris S,Sioka C,Marinarou A,Al-Bokharhli J,Sionti I,Fotopoulos A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the utility of 24 and 48 hours transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) index for predicting subsequent significant hyperbilirubinemia in healthy term neonates. METHODS:TcB indices were obtained for healthy, breastfed, term AGA newborns at 24 +/- 2, 48 +/- 2 and subsequently at intervals of 24 hours. Neonate...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Bhat YR,Rao A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) contributes to almost two-thirds of LBW infants born in India. Poor nutritional status and frequent pregnancies are common pre-disposing conditions in addition to obstetric and medical problems during pregnancy. Growth restriction may be symmetrical or asymmetrical depending on ...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Deorari AK,Agarwal R,Paul VK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improved survival of very low birth infants in India, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is emerging as a significant problem. The most important risk factor in the pathogenesis of ROP is prematurity. Other factors like, problems with oxygenation frequent blood transfusions, sepsis and apnea have also been implicat...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Chawla D,Agarwal R,Deorari AK,Paul VK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An antibiotic-sensitivity study was conducted on 117 strains of group A streptococcus (GAS), 60 strains of group G streptococcus (GGS) and 20 strains of group C streptococcus (GCS) in order to understand current resistance trends. METHODS:All strains were tested by the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method to 15...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Lloyd CA,Jacob SE,Menon T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castleman's disease is an atypical lymphoproliferative disorder having two types of presentation--the localized and the multicentric form. The localized form presents as a slowly growing mass with a relatively benign course. Multicentric Castleman's disease has a more aggressive clinical course with diffuse lymph node...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sharma R,Seth R,Thavaraj V,Bagga A,Kabra SK,Karak AK,Atri S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Jaundice is a common clinical problem in neonatal period which may result in brain damage even in healthy full term newborns, when it is severe. The aim of this study was to characterize the therapeutic effect of clofibrate in full term neonates who present with nonhemolytic jaundice. METHODS:A clinical cont...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Eghbalian F,Pourhossein A,Zandevakili H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 10-year-old girl who presented to our emergency services with difficulty in breathing of 2-days duration and progressive weakness of a month's duration. In a previous admission elsewhere, she had not been detected to have hyperthyroidism or electrolyte abnormalities. On admission, the child was in hyperca...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Satam N,More V,Shanbag P,Kalgutkar A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study aimed at assessing the population prevalence of goiter and iodine deficiency in school children of 6-12 yr living in urban slums of Bhubaneswer, the capital city of Orissa. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was performed using the 30-cluster sampling methodology and surveillance methods for i...

journal_title：Indian journal of pediatrics

authors： Sethy PG,Bulliyya G,Mallick G,Swain BK,Kar SK

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00