Editor-in-Chief: Itzhak Brook, MD, MSc, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC, USA. More... |
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Local Cutaneous Complications After Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccine: Experience of a Single CenterBacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine may cause some cutaneous complications at the injection site. Although some of these are normal reactions, unexpected complications may be seen. Clinical features, treatment modalities and outcomes of these complications have not been clearly defined in literature.
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Risks Associated With Conventional Humidifiers Adapted for High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy in Human Infants: Results of a Time and Motion StudyHigh-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy was introduced into neonatology with novel heating-humidification technology; however, the therapy is currently being applied with adapted conventional humidifiers.
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Vascular Ring in an Infant With Cystic FibrosisA vascular ring (VR) is a rare congenital anomaly that has variable clinical presentation, but may cause trachea-esophageal compressive symptoms.
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Group B Streptococcal Meningitis: A Description of Six Case ReportsGroup B Streptococcus (GBS) is considered the leading bacterial cause of neonatal infections and meningitis is the most serious manifestation. Its clinical manifestations are usually non-specific and its signs and symptoms may be subtle, unspecific, vague, atypical or absent.
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Retroperitoneal Arteriovenous Malformation: A Rare Cause of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Premature InfantARetroperitoneal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare lesions consisting of dysplastic vessels, which may produce diverse clinical features. We report a case of premature neonate born on the 29th week of gestation, who presented with heart failure, generalized edema, respiratory dyspnea and metabolic acidosis.
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Neonatal Transfusion: Uncross-Matched “O” Negative Blood From Unrelated Donors in Emergency Blood transfusion is the most commonly practised and successful tissue transplant. Though sick newborns often require urgent blood transfusions, there is lack of access to suitable blood products, especially in emergent situations. Early recognition and vigorous treatment is the key factor in early reversal of pediatric-neonatal shock. Blood for neonatal transfusion is often issued as group O packed RBCs with compatible infant Rh type. Full Text | Acrocyanosis Presentation in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome | |||
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The Role of Renal Ultrasound in Children With Febrile Urinary Tract InfectionThis study was designed to examine the capability of renal ultrasonography (US) for predicting vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and renal scarring (RS), and to assess, using initial US, the significant urologic abnormalities that impact on management of children hospitalized with the first febrile urinary tract infection (UTI). Hospitalized children aged ≤ 2 years with the first febrile UTI were prospectively evaluated using imaging studies, including 99mTc dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan, US, and voiding cystourethrography. Full Text
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Table of Contents
Original Article
| Outcomes of newborn infants with pulmonary hypertension treated with oral sildenafil in a tertiary care center in Amman, Jordan | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Manar Al-lawama, Eman Badran, Abedulrhman S. Abdelfattah, Rama Jaddalla, Hala Ahmad Almahameed, Iyad Al-Ammouri | 27-31 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/ijcp349 |
| Profile of Childhood Epilepsies and Syndromes Seen in an Electrophysiology Laboratory in Southeast Nigeria | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Christian Chukwukere Ogoke, Wilson Chukwuneke Igwe, Ifeanyi Innocent Ike, Edmund Ndudi Ossai | 32-36 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/ijcp344 |
Case Report
| Encephalitis Related to Human Parechovirus Type 3 | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Wataru Miura, Emiko Momoki, Tatsuo Fuchigami, Yuki Kasuga, Kaori Kimura, Kazumasa Fuwa, Yukihiko Fujita, Hiroshi Ushijima, Ichiro Morioka | 37-40 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/ijcp333 |
| Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis With Brain Abscess in a 3-Year-Old Immunocompetent Child: A Case Report | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Pamela Cherfan, Marianne Touma Boulos, Doris Elia, Caroline Geagea, Patricia Kaldany | 41-44 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/ijcp339 |
| A 2-Year-Old Boy With Refractory Kawasaki Disease Who Developed a Giant Aneurysm After Successful Treatment With Infliximab | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Saki Endo, Masato Kimura, Hisao Yaoita, Chiharu Ota, Ryouichi Oonuma, Setsuko Kitaoka | 45-50 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/ijcp345 |