Aims: The prevalence of allergy to Argan oil is increasing over the years. It manifests itself in an extremely polymorphous way and responds to all possible routes of exposure: ingestion, contact or inhalation. The provocation test remains the key examination to confirm an allerg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i2235
Aims: Food allergy to mustard is often unrecognised in children; however, it deserves early recognition as a potentially severe immunoglobulin e (IgE)--mediated allergy with a risk of anaphylaxis. The aim of this work is to show the value of performing an oral challenge test to c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i1233
Aims: Pachyonychia congenita is a rare genodermatosis related to mutations in the genes encoding keratins. Illustrations of such a typical case of this uncommon condition have rarely been seen in the literature, hence the interest of our case report. Case Report: An 11-year-old g...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i1232
Aims: Solitary nodular calcinosis of Winer is a rare and benign form of localized idiopathic cutaneous calcinosis. Its dermoscopic features may be useful for early diagnosis, but have never been described in the literature to our knowledge. Case Report: A 5-year-old child present...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i1231
P. Aitekele Kangama, J. C. Angali Kashundu, J. M. Aninge Memeyo, R. Assani Ramazani, J. L. Botuli Lofoka, C. Mondaka Ngolu, P. Nyange Dikete, B. Wale Ndjadi, Bokota Sola Hugues & Bomela Yenga Jacquie·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2023
The study concerns the experience of mothers in the Makiso commune of Kisangani (DR Congo) with regard to the administration of care for children hospitalised in paediatrics, carried out over a period from 15 August to 31 December 2022. It aimed to identify the daily experience o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i1229
Introduction: Sickle cell disease, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder is characterized by chronic haemolytic anaemia often leading to life-threatening events triggered by acute sickling of red blood cells and microvascular occlusion resulting in frequent admissions. Aim: To...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i1230
Aims: To sensitize clinicians on the need to consider achalasia in HIV infected children presenting with dysphagia. Presentation of Case: A 14-year-old HIV-infected boy presented with 4years of difficulty and painful swallowing. It was initially to solid food and progressed to li...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i4228
Introduction: Thiamine deficiency has historically affected countries and populations consuming milled white rice. Thiamine deficiency in infants can have an acute presentation of encephalopathy with shock with severe metabolic acidosis and death sometimes, if not promptly treate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i4227
A 12-year-old girl presented with three ulcerated lesions on her face that were red, swollen, had advancing borders, and undermined. Despite treatment with intravenous and topical antibiotics, the ulcers did not improve, and cultures showed no growth of organisms. The patient did...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i4225
Aims: Pityriasis lichenoides chronic is a rare inflammatory dermatosis, unusually hypochromic in dark phototypes. The evolution of the disease is usually benign, but a malignant transformation in mycosis fungoides is reported. You have to know how to think about it when faced wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i4226
Aim: Onychomycosis is a rare pathology in infants which constitutes 15.5% of onychodystrophies in children, especially those with Down syndrome and the immunocompromised. Dermosocpy is an innocuous examination allowing to guide the clinical diagnosis and to avoid invasive examina...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i4224
Blood transfusion is a therapeutic substitute, saving millions of lives each year. This practice is common at the neonatal and pediatric intensive care levels. In order to ensure transfusion safety, control of all stages of the transfusion chain is essential from the collection o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i3223
Ana Jaqueline Uribe Barrera, Ana Isabel Valenzuela de la Cueva, Claudia Teresa Solano Pérez, Saraí Martínez Llergo, Sinaí Hinojosa Hernández, María del Carmen López Zermeño, María del Carmen Alejandra Hernández Ceruelos & Jesús Carlos Ruvalcaba Ledezma·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2023
Objetive: Determining the risk factors associated with acute renal failure in neonates. Materials and Methods: A case-control study was carried out, in 65 cases of acute renal failure and 65 without acute renal failure in the Intensive Care Unit Neonatals (NICU) of a hospital in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i3222
Khadija Rahman, Sharmin Afroze, M. S. Khaled, Morsheda Khanam, Ruma Parvin, Sultana Amena Ferdoucy & Sheikh Farjana Sonia·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2023
Aim: This study was aimed to find out the mismanagement of infantile masturbation and the outcome of the cases who were treated with anti-epileptic drugs. Study Design: Retrospective. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at outpatient department of Rehabilitation...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i3220
Peter Chibuzor Oriji, Enefia Kelvin Kiridi, Datonye Christopher Briggs, Obiora Chibundu, Johnpatrick Uchenna Ugwoegbu, Chioma Okechukwu, Panebi Yao Bosrotsi, Akaninyene Eseme Ubom, Isaac Joel Abasi & Adedotun Daniel Adesina·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2023
Background: An important sign of congenital heart disease (CHD), myocardial dysfunction and foetal congestive cardiac failure is cardiomegaly, which is detected using the assessment of the cardiothoracic (CT) ratio. Objective: To evaluate the foetal CT ratio and its relationship...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v11i3221