Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Few reports are available on DKA among children in North-west Nigeria. Objective: To describe the clinical profile and outcome of children managed for DKA in the Paediatric End...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1130933
Introduction: Mortality pattern is reflective of both the severity of illness and the quality of treatment given. Objective: To identify the age, time and cause of death in the paediatric wards of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto. Methods: This was a...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i2430759
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious disease killer worldwide, despite significant progress against the disease in recent years. Most cases of TB in children occur in the TB endemic countries but the actual burden of paediatric TB is unknown. With early diagn...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1430351
Background: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a sudden unexpected death of an infant, the cause of which remains unexplained after a thorough investigation. Supine sleep positioning recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics since 1992 has significantly reduced the in...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2017/36614