Neuropediatrician, Pediatrics Service of the Hospital “Felipe Guevara Rojas”, El Tigre-Anzoátegui, Venezuela; Pediatrician, Electroencephalographer, Epilepsy and Encephalography Unit,Clinical Center “Esperanza Paraco”, El Tigre-Anzoátegui, Venezuela; Pediatrics Resident, Pediatrics Service of the Hospital “Felipe Guevara Rojas “, El Tigre-Anzoátegui, Venezuela; Pediatrician, Pediatrics Service ...

Ayla Gunlemez1*, Selim Oncel2, Nagihan Inan3, Murat Ozturk4, Gulcan Turker5 and Funda Corapcioglu6 1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Kocaeli University, Turkey 2Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Kocaeli University, Turkey 3Department of Radiology, Kocaeli University, Turkey 4Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kocaeli University, Turkey 5Depar...

Blaschke, MD, MPH Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; and Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon Address correspondence to Erin K. Balog, MD, CDR, MC, USN, Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services Un...

background: on tuberculosis control standpoint, the treatment of children with tb is not considered a priority as they rarely transmit the disease and contribute little to the maintenance of the tuberculosis epidemic. therefor this study conducted to describe pediatric tb cases, and to identify pattern of risk factors in non-endemic communities materials and methods: the present cross- sectiona...

background omental cysts are rarely intra-abdominal pathology. we report a case of omental cyst successfully resected by laparoscopy using two ports only with excellent outcome. case presentation our patient was a seven year old girl who presented with complaints of lump in abdomen, in which laparoscopy aided in making a correct final diagnosis and the surgical management. preoperative diagnost...

context according to some studies, the tendency of mothers to breastfeed has declined in recent years. due to numerous benefits of breastfeeding which had been reported, this problem may put children’s health and overall health of society at risk. in this study, we reviewed previous studies, emphasizing importance and necessity and enumerating benefits of breast-feeding. evidence acquisition da...

1Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan; 2Laboratory of Clinical, Epidemiological and Health Services Research, National Hospital Organization, Nagoya Medical Center Clinical Research Center, Aichi, Japan; 3Department of Hematology/Oncology, Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan; 4Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, ...

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a 10 year old boy presented with swelling on the temporal side of the left eyebrow since birth. with the diagnosis of angular dermoid, we chose subcutaneous endoscopic excision for its treatment, as direct excision of dermoid cysts of the eyebrow might have caused a prominent facial scar for him, which can be completely avoided with an endoscopic approach that places the incision in the hair-be...

human metapneumovirus (hmpv) infection plays an important role in the pediatric respiratory infections. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between asthma and wheezing with hmpv in hospitalized children. nasal pharyngeal swabs obtained from 120 children aged 1-60 months, hospitalized during a one year period, were tested for the hmpv by rt-pcr. hmpv was detected in 20 (16.6%...