Eduardo D. Rosas-Blum1* Essam M. Imseis2* Richard W. McCallum3 1Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science center at El Paso. Department of Pediatric, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 2University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Department of Pediatric, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition 3Paul L. Foster School of...

The negative impact of COVID-19 on adults with underlying chronic kidney disease, including transplant recipients, has been well documented. Children have a less severe presentation and better prognosis compared to adults. However, little is known regarding the spectrum infection in children adolescents autoimmune disorders necessitating solid organ long-term immunosuppressive therapy. Case Rep...

Darier’s disease results from abnormal keratinization of skin and is characterized by numerous keratotic papules that preferentially involve seborrheic areas. Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption (KVE) occurs by viral infections such as herpes simplex virus (HSV) in some inflammatory skin disorders like Darier’s disease. Herein, we describe a 68-year-old man, a known case of Darier’s disease, who pr...

BACKGROUND Although cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (CMVR) is a well-recognized complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), standard operating procedures for ophthalmic monitoring are variable. In particular, authors perceived a greater risk of CMVR after pediatric HSCT for inherited immunodeficiencies, in patients who often have pretransplantation viremia. Thi...

Background Although the left ventricle is the major site of BNP secretion in response to cardiac pressure or volume overload, the myocytes of both atria and ventricles secrete B- type natriuretic peptide (BNP). This study aimed to assess and compare the plasma levels of BNP in common pediatric cardiac diseases to clarify its pathophysiological role and evaluate its po...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and Newcastle disease viral infections cause severe illness in chickens and vaccination is a strategic tool of controlling these diseases. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of using both recombinant herpesvirus of turkey (rHVT-H5 and rHVT-F) vector vaccines at day-old, in the hatchery, under field conditions. Vaccinated chickens were...

OBJECTIVES Between 10% and 20% of children submitted to mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit present extubation failure. Several ventilatory indexes have been proposed to predict extubation failure. The aim of this study was to analyze the accuracy of these indices in predicting successful extubation in children and to evaluate these variables according to the age of the ...

rotavirus is a common infection causing 450,000 deaths annually primarily in children 5 years and below. despite the high burden of disease, little is known about the epidemiology of rotavirus in libya. the aim of this study was to estimate the rotavirus disease burden among libyan children.a cross-sectional study was carried out prospectively among children 5 years old and below between august...

Variability in the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and disease progression depends on both virus and host determinants. Some exposed individuals remain HIV-1-uninfected and HIV-1-infected subjects develop disease at varying intervals with a small percentage remaining long-term non-progressors. As innate immunity is the earliest response to microbial entry and injury, host factors that impact ...