A. Fabrocini, F. Arias de Saavedra, G. Co’, and P. Folgarait Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy Departamento de Fisica Moderna, Universidad de Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Lecce, I-73100 Lecce, Italy Centro Ricerche e Sviluppo, Gruppo Lucchini, I-57...

Growth failure is a common presentation of patients with pancreatic insufficient cystic fibrosis. However, full blown kwashiorkor is extremely rare. Cystic fibrosis is also considered to be rare in the South Asian population. This report describes a Sri Lankan infant with cystic fibrosis who presented with clinical features of severe kwashiorkor.

Background Celiac disease (CD), considered as a common chronic and genetic diseases that caused by hypersensitivity to gluten. Failure to thrive (FTT), is one of three major clinical features of CD during childhood. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of celiac disease in children with unexplained FTT in South West of Iran. Materials and Methods  This cross‑sectional study was ...

Background: Failure to thrive (FTT) is a common underlying condition in patients with Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The aim of current study was to evaluate nutritional status and growth pattern in CDH patients. Methods: In current study, we investigated a total of 146 CDH patients who had undergone surgery in Dr. Sheikh Hospital, Mashhad, Iran between April 2006 to November 2013. Due ...

AIMS To ascertain the long term outcomes in children diagnosed as having failure to thrive (FTT). METHODS Systematic review of cohort studies. Medline, Psychinfo, Embase, Cinahl, Web of Science, Cochrane, and DARE databases were searched for potentially relevant studies. INCLUSION CRITERIA cohort studies or randomised controlled trials in children <2 years old with failure to thrive defined...

Background & Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the yield of screening for celiac disease in children with failure to thrive and with or without chronic diarrhea. Methods: In this prospective study, 144 children aged 1-14 years and weighed below the fifth percentile with or without chronic diarrhea were studied during six months in 2010. Sample collection was done in the private offic...

Unicef estimates that over 220 million children aged less than 5 years in the developing world have significantly impaired growth. The South Asian region is perhaps worst affected, being home to more than half of all the underweight children in the world. This article considers the relevance of new evidence on the epidemiology and impact of postnatal depression in South Asia on poor infant grow...

1. Plot growth data accurately. 2. Delineate the percentage of normal infants who experience a downward shift of growth between 3 and 18 months of life. 3. Describe the common bases for failure to thrive and the approximate percentages of patients who have these etiologies. 4. Characterize the mainstay of intervention for failure to thrive. 5. Describe the effect of failure to thrive on future ...

Ganglioneuroma is a very rare cause of chronic diarrhea in children. This benign tumor usually presents with diarrhea and failure to thrive. It is necessary for physicians to be familiar with this rare cause of chronic diarrhea. Here we present and discuss such a case.