Santosh Kumar Saha, Kastury Modak, Kazal Kanti Dan, Syed Nasir Uddin, Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun & Kamrun Nahar Choudhury·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Aims: The prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is estimated to be higher in developing countries like Bangladesh than in developed countries, ranging from 24/1,000 to 0.3/1,000 respectively. There is no authentic national data since 2005 on prevalence of RHD in our country...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i430248
Harrison Ogheneochuko Eruotor, Ukoro Blessing, Akpotu E. Ajirioghene, C. Awarajih Uwaezuoke & Nduka Ignatius Chinonye·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Neonatal seizures are abnormal electrical discharge in the neonates that usually manifest as stereotyped muscle activity of autonomic change. Seizure occur in up to 1.4% of mature infant and 20% of pre-mature infant. Neonate in university of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital were u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330246
Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a very rare disease, due to genetic abnormalities of variable expressivity, resulting in resistance of target tissues to the action of parathyroid hormone (PTH). It is a disease that presents in several varieties depending on the existence or not...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330245
Introduction: In the developing nations, neonatal sepsis account for the larger portion of the neonatal morbidity and mortality. Blood culture is considered as the gold standard for the diagnosis. Both, the conformation and management is difficult for clinicians in the resource l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330244
Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is a rare entity in infants. There is limited knowledge and literature available about RPA in neonates and young infants owing to its atypical presentation, often causing a diagnostic dilemma to the treating physicians. RPA should always be kept in m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330243
In comparison to other ages, neonatal meningitis is more prevalent. Because the immature immune system lacks humoral and cellular immunological responses in phagocytic and complement functions, the newborn is especially vulnerable to infection. According to the World Health Organ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330242
Background: The Global Pandemic Coronavirus disease, was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan and in March 11, 2020, got declared as global pandemic by World Health Organisation (WHO) . The morbidity and mortality of the disease have been rising with second wave of pandemic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230241
Aims: The study aimed to investigate serum cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL (low density lipoprotein), VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein), and HDL (high density lipoprotein) levels in nephrotic syndrome at the onset and during remission in first episode and relapse cases, as well...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230240
Background: Preterm birth is one the leading causes of death among children below the age of five years and involves all births that occur before 37 weeks of gestation. This study therefore examined the stress and coping techniques of preterm infants parents in Ekiti State Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230239
Background: Hookworms are nematode parasites belonging to Ancylostomatidae helminth family that causes variety of clinical problems. They are often termed as soil transmitted helminths (STH) because human infection occurs by ingestion of eggs and /or skin contact with contaminate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230238