Kawasaki disease (KD) is a common pediatric vasculitis with a risk of coronary artery aneurysm. In this report, we review some particularities of KD disease, especially coronary involvement, and highlight its aspects during the COVID-19 epidemic which saw the emergence of a syndr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i2237
The Aicardi-Goutières syndrome is an encephalopathy characterized by an arrest of psychomotor development in the first months of life, spastic tetraplegia spastic tetraplegia, abnormal movements and acquired microcephaly. Neuroimaging reveals calcifications of the basal ganglia a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i130235
Nadia Mebrouk, Boutaina Halimi, Najlae El Attari, Youssra Abdeljalil, Chtouki Loubna & Abdelali Bentahila·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2023
We report the case of a 28-month-old boy who displayed symptoms of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), a type of small-vessel vasculitis that affects multiple systems in childhood and is caused by IgA. The symptoms include dermatological, abdominal, articular, and renal manifestation...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i3239
Sinus histiocytosis, also known as Rosaï Dorfman Syndrome (SRD), is a noncancerous condition that causes the growth of large masses of histiocytes in lymph nodes, primarily in the cervical area. Visceral damage is common, and diagnosis is made through histological examination. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i2236
Nadia Mebrouk, Fatima Jabourik, Bouchra Chkirat, Loubna Chtouki, Thami Benouachane, Hassan Ait Oamer & Abdelali Bentahila·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Deficiency rickets due to maternal hypovitaminosis D cause hypocalcaemia in infants, which may be complicated by dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with myocardial dysfunction. Calcium is central in myocardial contraction coupling, and hypocalcemia decreases myocardial contractility. H...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i230260