Allergist/immunologists who treat children are often left to apply clinical solutions that were developed in adult populations. Pediatric allergists intuitively know that differences in disease between adults and children have widely divergent contributory factors. The inception of allergic sensitization followed by the development of diseases such as atopic der-matitis and asthma suggests a di...

BACKGROUND The results of primary total hip arthroplasties (THAs) after pediatric hip diseases such as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), or Perthes' disease have been reported to be inferior to the results after primary osteoarthritis of the hip (OA). MATERIALS AND METHODS We compared the survival of primary THAs performed during the period 19...

INTRODUCTION Long-term home oxygen therapy is indicated for patients with chronic hypoxemia. We intend to describe pediatric population on long-term home oxygen therapy followed-up at Pediatric Respiratory Unit of a tertiary care hospital between 2003-2012 and to compare with previous 1991-2000 review; to verify conformity with international and national recommendations and need for specific pe...

BACKGROUND Pediatric rheumatic diseases are chronic illnesses that can cause considerable disease burden to children and their families. There is limited epidemiologic data on these diseases in East Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the spectrum of pediatric rheumatic diagnoses in an in-patient setting and determine the accuracy of ICD-10 codes in identifying these conditions. METHO...