Aims: The study was to highlight pulmonary embolism that is considered a serious and potentially deadly disease. Its incidence in children is probably underestimated and cases reported in the literature, particularly in pediatrics, are rare. Presentation of Case: we report the ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i2255
Background: Caustics are corrosive substances whose ingestion causes tissue damage that can range from mucosal irritation to total necrosis or even perforation of the affected digestive or bronchial segment. Ingestion is often accidental in children and a real public health probl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i1253
Background: Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder with more than half of cases beginning in childhood. Most patients require long-term, and sometimes life-long, therapy with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). AEDs are associated with significant side effects including radio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i1252
Fondop Joseph, Atemkem Tsatedem Faustin, Atyam Ekoto Marie Christine, C. A. Djam, Eyenga Victor, Scavarda Didier & V. D. P. Djientcheu·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2023
Neuro fibromatosis groups together distinct diseases that most often share only certain cutaneous signs. Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by the development of tumors of the central or peripheral nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, org...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i1251
Background: Infants of Diabetic Mothers (IDMs) are at known risk for the development of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Echocardiography is essential for the diagnosis of HCM, to assess the left ventricular function, and the degree of left ventricle obstruction, and to rule ou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i1250
Aims: To determine the serum ferritin levels amongst low birth weight neonates and to correlate it with different categories of low birth weight. To determine the role of birth weight in predicting changes in serum ferritin levels. Methodology: This was a prospective comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i1249
Coronary artery lesions (CAL) are not uncommon in pediatrics, but their causesare complex， such as congenital coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, infectious diseases, and rheumatic immune diseases, which can lead to CAL. This review provides a systematic evaluation of the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i4248
Aims: The objective of our study was to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric psoriasis, as well as metabolic comorbidities and cardiovascular diseases. Study Design: Retrospective descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Dermatology depart...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i4247
Down syndrome is associated with multiple comorbidities like growth delays, eye abnormalities, cardiovascular complications etc. They can be screened to detect early and can be intervened at an appropriate age. Professional organizations and other parents’ support group can work...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i4246
The present study highlights the Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis. Due to the similarities in the clinical, imaging, and laboratory findings of many forms of autoimmune and infectious encephalitis, autoimmune encephalitis is frequently a difficu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i4245