Aims: To study the feasibility and challenges for early vision screening of the 0-6 yr preverbal/ preschool children in both urban and rural settings of India using the simple Red Reflex test. Study Design:Operational research. Place and Duration of Study: Four settings (two urba...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i330195
Introduction: Fever in children is the most frequent reason for pediatric consultation. Aims of the Study: To assess parent's knowledge and behavior regarding fever in children before the consultation. Methodology: This survey was carried out among 614 who agreed to answer a pre-...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i230193
Ahmed Hossam El-Din Abd Al-fatah Al-Akhd, Ashraf Mohamed Ibrahim, Nihal Salah El-Din Shihab & Heba Said El Mahdy·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2021
Background: Preterm birth (< 37 weeks gestation) is a major cause of death and a significant cause of long-term loss of human potential amongst survivors all around the world. Aim: Compare between two neonatal mortality risk scores, Score for neonatal acute physiology perinata...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i230192
Background: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is described by an immune responding versus the host’s own platelets, in recent years is progressively studied the non-calcemic roles of vitamin-D (VD) that controls immune and inflammation responding. Aim and objectives: The curr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i230191
Merve Altin Gulburun, Hayrunnisa Oral, Sibel Eryilmaz, Cem Kaya, Ramazan Karabulut, Zafer Turkyilmaz & Kaan Sonmez·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2021
Verruca Vulgaris or wart is a common skin disease caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Warts are usually located on fingers, hands, elbows and feet. Anogenital region is an uncommon location for warts. Three children with large perianal warts were treated by holmium:...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i230189
Aims: To compare nutritional status of chronic ill children before and after using chicken-based formula (CBF). Design: A retrospective, case note based, observational study of the use of CBF in various clinical indications were noted and results critically analysed. Study Design...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i230190
Peach belongs to the Rosaceae family. One of the particularities of this allergy is the difference in clinical reactivity according to geography. We report a 4-year 8-month-old boy with well-controlled asthma and no symptoms of allergic rhinitis, that at the age of 1 year, 15 min...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130186
Factor XIII deficiency is a rare inherited disease, with a particularly high risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. We report the case of a newborn who was suspected to have a coagulation disorder at birth, due to an intracerebral hemorrhage. A quantitative dosage of factor XIII was r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130187
Background: Preterm infants with Intra-Ventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) are at risk for developing significant complications, including post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus and seizures. Neonatal seizures are the most common overt manifestation of neurological dysfunction in the newborn, a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130185
Objective of the Study: We sought to evaluate the role of guidewire placement as ureteral stent in passive ureteral dilatation for uretero-renoscope negotiation in pediatric patients. Study Designs: This was a prospective cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: De...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130184