Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a very rare disease, due to genetic abnormalities of variable expressivity, resulting in resistance of target tissues to the action of parathyroid hormone (PTH). It is a disease that presents in several varieties depending on the existence or not...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330245
Introduction: In the developing nations, neonatal sepsis account for the larger portion of the neonatal morbidity and mortality. Blood culture is considered as the gold standard for the diagnosis. Both, the conformation and management is difficult for clinicians in the resource l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330244
Retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is a rare entity in infants. There is limited knowledge and literature available about RPA in neonates and young infants owing to its atypical presentation, often causing a diagnostic dilemma to the treating physicians. RPA should always be kept in m...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330243
In comparison to other ages, neonatal meningitis is more prevalent. Because the immature immune system lacks humoral and cellular immunological responses in phagocytic and complement functions, the newborn is especially vulnerable to infection. According to the World Health Organ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i330242
Background: The Global Pandemic Coronavirus disease, was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan and in March 11, 2020, got declared as global pandemic by World Health Organisation (WHO) . The morbidity and mortality of the disease have been rising with second wave of pandemic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230241
Aims: The study aimed to investigate serum cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL (low density lipoprotein), VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein), and HDL (high density lipoprotein) levels in nephrotic syndrome at the onset and during remission in first episode and relapse cases, as well...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230240
Background: Preterm birth is one the leading causes of death among children below the age of five years and involves all births that occur before 37 weeks of gestation. This study therefore examined the stress and coping techniques of preterm infants parents in Ekiti State Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230239
Background: Hookworms are nematode parasites belonging to Ancylostomatidae helminth family that causes variety of clinical problems. They are often termed as soil transmitted helminths (STH) because human infection occurs by ingestion of eggs and /or skin contact with contaminate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230238
C. U. Onubogu, K. N. Okeke, E. F. Ugochukwu, C. E. Ezeudu, W. C. Igwe, E. O. Muokwugwo, E. S. Edokwe & N. V. Agu·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Background: Use of chlorhexidine gel for cord care was scaled up in Nigeria to address the high burden of neonatal deaths from severe sepsis but there is scarcity of data on its uptake. Aim: A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the cord care practices of mothers in Nn...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i230237
Background: The pathogenesis and effects of maternal diabetes on their infants is still not entirely understood, but it's likely to have several teratogenic mechanisms. The fetal heart is anatomically and physiologically altered by diabetes mellitus. About 400 genes are thought t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i130236