Pediatric Behçet's Disease

Neuro-Behçets in a Child

We describe a case of neuro-Behçet disease diagnosed in a 12-year-old girl. This patient presented with recurrent oral ulcers, incontinence, spastic gait, blurry vision, and asymmetrical lower extremity hypertonia. Extensive testing revealed punctate lesions through the central nervous system, vitritis, papillitis, and uveitis. A thorough infectious and neoplastic workup was negative. She was t...

PREVALENCE OF HEUCOBACTER PYLORI IN PEDIATRIC PEPTIC DISEASE

Acupuncture Use In Pediatric Disease: A Short Review

Abstract: Acupuncture is increasingly used in children; however, the safety of pediatric acupuncture has yet to be reported from systematic review. Acupuncture has become a dominant complementary and alternative modality in clinical practice today but its associated risk has been questioned. The National Institutes of Health Consensus Statement states “one of the advantages of acupuncture is th...

Diet-Therapy in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease: A New Approach

 nflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), has become one of the most common chronic conditions all over the world. The prevalence of IBD is growing rapidlyin developing countries along with nutrition transition. IBD affects children as well as adults, with 15-20% of patients being diagnosed during childhood. The onset of disea...

Tuberculosis: 5. Pediatric disease.

Between 1980 and 1995, the total number of active cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Canada declined steadily, from 2762 to 1930; the corresponding rates per 100 000 population were 11.2 and 6.5. During the same period, the number of cases of primary TB among children younger than 15 years remained disturbingly similar: 145 cases in 1980 and 156 in 1995. The rates were higher for those under 4 years...