Noura Agarrab, Azzeddine Laaraje, Radi Abdelilah, Soukaina Ait Hmadouch, Amal Hassani & Rachid Abilkassem·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1 (AOA1) is a rare neurodegenerative disease with autosomal recessive inheritance, caused by mutations in the APTX gene encoding aprataxin, a protein involved in DNA repair. We report the case of a 5-year-old child born to consanguineous parent...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i6456
Aims: Hay–Wells syndrome (ankyloblepharon–ectodermal dysplasia–clefting or AEC syndrome) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by TP63 mutations, classically associated with skin, hair, nail, and craniofacial anomalies. Although hair abnormalities are commonly reported, th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i6455
As more and more educational therapists (ETs) have been increasingly encountering terminally-ill or life-limited children in their practice, the need for training and involvement in Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC) has become more pressing. The author of this paper advocates to eq...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i6454
Introduction: Due to their increasingly sedentary lifestyles, school-age children are more at risk for hyperlipidaemia, which is defined by increased blood lipid levels. Children who have hyperlipidaemia are far more likely to be obese and have higher BMIs, which increases their...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i6452
Background: Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by poikiloderma, sparse hair, skeletal anomalies, and an increased risk of malignancies, particularly osteosarcoma and skin cancers. RTS is classified into two types: Type I wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i6451
Jinat Fatema, Tripti Rani Das, Sabiha Islam, Bidisha Chakma, Shah Noor Sharmin, Dipika Majumder, Iffat Rahman & Tanzina Iveen Chowdhury·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Background: Postpartum iron deficiency anemia remains a significant public health concern globally, specifically concerning women in low-and middle-income countries. In South Asia, involving Bangladesh and India, the prevalence is frighteningly extreme due to factors such as poor...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i5449
Background: Acute gastroenteritis is one of the primary causes of pediatric morbidity in developing countries (AGE). Appropriate drug therapy and supportive care are essential to reducing the disease's severity and consequences. Objective: To assess the drug utilization patterns...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i5450
Dyggve-Melchior-Clausen syndrome (DMC) is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia caused by mutations in the DYM gene, characterized by disproportionate short stature, intellectual disability, and specific radiographic anomalies (EI Ghouzzi et al., 2003, Lapierre et al., 20...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i5448
Background: Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is a rare autoimmune condition resulting from the transplacental transfer of maternal autoantibodies, primarily anti-SSA/Ro and anti-SSB/La. The disease can manifest with cutaneous, cardiac, hematologic, and hepatobiliary involvement...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i5447
Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is a reactive, non-neoplastic gingival growth, commonly seen in adolescents and young children, occurring most often in girls. The World Health Organisation (WHO) categorises POF as a fibro-osseous lesion characterised by varied amounts of calci...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i5446