Introduction: Maternal Graves' disease may be responsible for neonatal complications as well as neonatal hyperthyroidism. The aim was to determine the characteristics and course of neonates born to mothers with Graves' disease. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive retros...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i1416
Lamine Thiam, Adama Coundoul, Isabelle Jokébé Coly, Ndiogou Seck, Djibril Boiro, Aliou Abdoulaye Ndongo, Idrissa Basse, François Niokhor Diouf, Moustapha Ndiaye, Amadou Lamine Fall & Ousmane Ndiaye·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2021
Introduction: Febrile seizures are seizures associated with fever in children. They represent a frequent reason for consultation in pediatric emergencies. Febrile convulsions are often qualified as benign pathologies but they are a source of concern, explaining the number of toll...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i230167
Aims: To firstly determine the incidence of acute renal failure (ARF) related to malaria in a series of 11 cases among admitted patients at the pediatric hospitals in Dakar, Senegal and to lastly measure the performance of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and microscopy in malaria dia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i430157
Aliou Abdoulaye Ndongo, Djibril Boiro, Idrissa Basse, Younoussa Kéita, Ndiogou Seck, Lamine Thiam, Tabitha D. Van Immerzeel & Assane Sylla·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2021
Background and Aim: Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome or nephrosis causes massive protein leakage in the urine. Its treatment requires steroids (prednisone, methylprednisolone), often for a prolonged period, notably in case of steroid-dependence or steroid-resistance. In children, lo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v7i430225
Djibril Boiro, Aliou A. Ndongo, Amadou Sow, Aminata Mbaye, Mahfoud Mouktar, Ndiogou Seck, Ndeye Fatou Sow, Mame Fama Niang, Younoussa Kéita & Modou Gueye·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2024
Background: Diabetes and its management have been associated with alterations in body composition parameters in various groups of children worldwide. Our objective is to evaluate fat mass in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Methods and Settings: This was a descripti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i12415
Introduction: The incidence of T1D is increasing worldwide, particularly in young children under 6 years of age. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of type 1 diabetes in children under 5 years of age in our resource-limited country setting. Materials...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i12404
Background: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), also known as "Bouillaud's disease", is a post-streptococcal non-suppurative inflammatory disease complicating an upper airway infection with group A β-hemolytic streptococcus. Although RHD has almost disappeared in developed countries,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i4301