1Division of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen; 2Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam; 3Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen; 4Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Eras...

background and aims: blacks have a higher rate of chronic medical conditions (cmc), disability, and depressive symptoms compared to whites. the present study compared blacks and whites for bidirectional associations between cmc, disability, and depressive symptoms over a 25-year period. methods: data came from all five waves (1986, 1989, 1994, 2001, and 2011) of the americans’ changing lives st...

BACKGROUND There is an absence of data describing pediatric patients who visit Emergency Department (ED) in Thailand. Therefore, this report creates a profile of pediatric emergency room visit at a university hospital in Thailand. MATERIAL AND METHOD The retrospective data of the pediatric patient aged less than 15 years that visited ED at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Th...

Duran Canatan1, Yeşim Aydınok2, Yurdanur Kılınç3, Zeynep Karakaş4, İlgen Şaşmaz3, Hilmi Apak5, Nazan Sarper6 1Mediterranean Blood Diseases Foundation, Hemoglobinopathy Diagnosis Center, Antalya, Turkey 2Ege University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, İzmir, Turkey 3Çukurova University, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Adana, Turkey 4İstanbul University, Çapa Medical Faculty, Department o...

BACKGROUND Considering the increasing use of alternative therapies for children, it is appropriate to determine the demographic profile of pediatric patients entering a chiropractic clinic. METHODS Collection of demographic data including age, gender, condition at presentation, previous clinicians consulted and medical referral rates of pediatric patients presenting to a chiropractic teaching...

BACKGROUND Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) prevalence and incidence rates are increasing globally. No disease-modifying therapy are approved for MS pediatric population. Hence, we aim to review the literature on POMS to guide treating physicians on the current understanding of diagnosis and management of pediatric MS. METHODS The authors performed a literature search and reviewed th...

Background. In the fall of 2014, a North American outbreak of enterovirus D68 resulted in a significant number of pediatric hospital admissions for respiratory illness throughout North America. This study characterized the clinical presentation and risk factors for a severe clinical course in children admitted to British Columbia Children's Hospital during the 2014 outbreak. Methods. Retrospect...

Pathological conditions of the hymen are rare in everyday medical practice. They are usually encountered in the pediatric patient population and are sometimes a matter of forensic interest. We report an interesting case of a large hymenal polyp in an adolescent virgin that presented only a cosmetic problem. The polyp was excised, the hymenal ring was preserved, and the sample was histologically...