Hakan Erdogan, Ayse Cavidan Sonkur, Orhan Görükmez, Ayse Erdogan, Dilek Damla Saymazlar & Fatih Unal·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2020
Aim: Familial Mediterranian Fever is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by recurrent inflammatory attacks of serosal membranes. The aim of the current study was to determine the frequency of the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene pathogenic variants in 158 children (78 mal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i230145
Md. Abdullah Al Farooq, Mohammad Nazmul Haq, Tania Tajreen, Md. Minhajuddin Sajid & Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2020
Objective: Although Bangladesh is rapidly gaining economic development, education and health related indices are not equally developed in all parts of the country. The objective of the study was to compare the socio-economic and health status of students in public and private pri...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i230146
Neonatal jaundice is defined as the yellowish discoloration of the skin and sclera due to accumulation of unconjugated bilirubin. This is common in newborns and if not detected and treated early can lead to severe morbidity and mortality. Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i230144
Aims: To study the clinical profile of HIV infected children and correlate them with the CD4 count at the time of presentation. Study Design: Hospital based observational study Place and Duration of Study: ART centre of SCBMCH and Department of Pediatrics, SVPPGIP, Cuttack, Odish...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i230143
Adolescence is a phase marked by physical, emotional and, social changes culminating with sexual development and final adult height, which occur at different stages during the second decade of life. Due to their characteristics of immaturity, impulsiveness, and tendencies to take...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130141
Aims and Objective: To study the clinical profile and electrocardiographic changes in children with myocarditis and their prognostic significance. Methods: 223 children presented with signs and symptoms of myocarditis from June 2016 to May 2017. Amongst them, 21 children with con...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130142
Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the common causes of poisoning in patients. However, few studies have focused on the pediatric group. We performed this study in order to clarify the clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with Carbon monoxidepoisoning. Methods: We retr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130140
Factor VII (FVII) deficiency is the most common among rare inherited autosomal recessive bleeding disorders. It is a multifaceted disease because of the lack of a direct correlation between plasma levels of coagulation FVII and bleeding manifestations. Clinical phenotypes range f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130138
We report the case of a female child with congenital isolated malabsorption of folic acid. The patient was referred to our hospital for pancytopenia and a tendency to various infections, but with no neurological disturbances. A bone marrow aspiration demonstrated megalobastic ane...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130139
Introduction: Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a systemic proliferative disease. It is a rare disease that can affects all tissues. Evolution can be spontaneously favorable. Multi-organ involvement may be life-threatening. We report the case of an toddler with bone lesion and iss...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v3i430137