Luis Ángel Bolio-Molina, Gabriela Toledo-Verónico, Víctor Manuel Bolio-Molina & Josefa Dominga Bolio-Molina·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Background: The Neonatal Resuscitation Program highlights the importance of a newborn's first minute, the "Golden Minute", during which the pediatrician determines if a newborn requires, and initiates advanced resuscitation. From birth to the first neonatal evaluation, we detect...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v10i1187
To reach the ambitious target of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), with countries aiming to end preventable death of newborn and under five children and reduce the mortality rate among children under 5 years to at least 25 per 1000 live birth, we need to understand the p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v10i1185
Aims: To review the incidence of double volume exchange transfusion for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in infants ≥35 weeks’ gestational age before and after implementation of National Clinical Practice Guidelines (NCPGNJ), analyze etiologies for severe hyperbilirubinemia, re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v10i1184
Randa Abdel Sattar El Hewala, Saleh Mohamed Amin Saleh, Safwat Mohamed Kasem & Maher AhmedAbdel Hafez·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Background: NAFLD is a clinical spectrum ranging from steatosis (fatty infiltration) to steatosis with inflammation, necrosis, fibrosis and cirrhosis resembling alcoholic hepatitis in the absence of alcoholic abuse. The aim of this work was to determine early renal functional alt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v10i1182
Objectives: The aim of this work was to study the status of serum vitamin D level on the outcome of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in neonates. Methods: This prospective cohort study was carried out on 60 intubated neonates with gestational age > 32 weeks and ventilated...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i4180
The baby blues is a precocious psychic impairment that may occur within the first two weeks following delivery. It is considered a trigger point, and sometimes a decompensation towards more serious postpartum psychiatric disorders. It is as well a hazard, predisposing to abnormal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i4181
Annatou Yakoubou, Linda Ayedadjou, Nicole Enianloko Tchiakpe, Omoyélé Ladipo, Eurydice Yerima, Adolphe Adjanohoun, Haziz Sina & Lamine Baba-Moussa·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Aims: Bacterial meningitis remains a public health problem due to an unfavorable geographical environment and socioeconomic context. Our study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological-clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary profile of children treated for bacterial meningitis in the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i430272
We report a case of sepsis caused by Cryptococcus laurentii, a rare human pathogen [1], presenting as purpura fulminans. Cryptococcus laurentii was isolated in blood culture and identified by Vitek -2 yeast identification system. The patient was successfully treated with standard...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i430271
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of hereditary collagen diseases characterized by joint hyperlaxity, skin hyperelasticity, and generalized tissue fragility. We present the case of an 8-year-old child with EDS in its arthrocalasic form type VII, according to the Villefranch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330270
Aim: To assess the adherence of health professionals to guidelines on inpatient management of children aged 6-59 months admitted with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) Study Design: Retrospective descriptive study Place and Duration of Study: Paediatric Unit of the Upper East Regio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330269
Aleswa Z. Swai, Oscar R. Mukasa, Rehema Idris Mzimbiri, Ruth Kumidi Mkopi, Mlemba Abbas Kamwe & Francis Levira·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Background: Diarrhea disorders account for a significant portion of the morbidity and mortality burden among children in resource-constrained settings, and they are economically significant to both families and health systems. In real sense, any intervention that has shown the po...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330267
We present different cases of cardiovascular abnormalities in 3 patients with WS aged between 8months and 7 years. Williams-Beuren Syndrome is characterized by specific facial dysmorphism that may look like an “elfin face”, congenital heart diseases, cognitive disorder, social pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330268
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS), or Haemophagocytosis Syndrome, is a clinical-biological entity characterized by the proliferation and non-specific activation of macrophages of the reticulo-histiocytic system, with phagocytosis of the blood elements formed. This syndrome can...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330266
Objective: The aim of this study is to report chest diseases hospital experience with foreign body aspiration in pediatric age group. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of the data of all pediatric patients <18 years of age who underwent flexible and rigid bronchosco...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i230265
Ghita Hachim, Abdelhakim Ourrai, Abdelilah Radi, Najat Lamalmi, Rachid Abilkassem, Rihane El Mohtarim, Amal Hassani & Aomar Agadr·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) pathogenesis is still unknown. However, among patients who have a genetic susceptibility, some viral infections appear to be triggers for AIH. We report a case of a child who developed type 2 autoimmune hepatitis as a result of HEPATITIS A Virus (HAV) i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i230264