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Miliary TB with pelvic mass and choroidal tubercles in a child: Case report
Conclusion Keeping in mind its protean manifestations, miliary TB should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of the pelvic tumors, especially in the regions that are endemic for the disease. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - March 20, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Promising roles of erythropoietin and lymphotoxin alpha in critical illness: A pilot study in critically ill children
Conclusions Both EPO and LT-α showed significant increment in critically ill children especially in survivors. Our data strongly suggest that, LT-α may have an anti-inflammatory role in children with acute critical illness. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - March 20, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Is metformin a viable alternative to insulin in the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)? Comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes
Publication date: March 2018 Source:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, Volume 66, Issue 1 Author(s): Sally R. Eid, Rehab S.I. Moustafa, Mohab M. Salah, Salwa K. Hanafy, Rania H. Aly, Waleed F.G. Mostafa, Ayat I. Ghanem (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - March 20, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Relationship between breast feeding duration and risk of overweight/obesity among Egyptian children
Conclusion Childhood overweight/obesity were less prominent among children who Bf for <12 months; However, there was no effect of breast feeding duration on any of the child anthropometric measures. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - March 20, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Biliary atresia recent insight
In conclusion: BA is a serious liver disease that needs to be further studied, and awareness of BA should be increased among the public and health care workers to prevent the complications of this disease. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - March 20, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Impact of underlying cause of bronchiectasis on clinical outcome: A comparative study on CF and Non-CF bronchiectasis in Egyptian children
Conclusion Although, the majority of bronchiectasis cases in this study were due to non-CF bronchiectasis causes. CF bronchiectasis was associated with significant very severe impairment of FEV1, also with the greatest proportion of deaths compared to non-CF bronchiectasis. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - March 20, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Can we rely on the neutrophil left shift for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis? Need for re-evaluation
Conclusion Neutrophil left shift is a rapid, simple and readily available test that has a reasonable positive predictive value and specificity which denotes its usefulness in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis as well as in decreasing the exposure of non-septic neonates to antimicrobial therapy. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - January 5, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Diffusion-weighted MRI and urinary Activin-A are potential predictors of severity in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Conclusions DW-MRI imaging is correlated well with urinary Activin-A in full-term neonates with HIE and both of them are correlated with the degree of HIE. Early determination of urinary Activin-A combined with DW-MRI imaging can early detect HIE and its degree of severity in full-term neonates with HIE. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - December 6, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Characteristics of autoimmune hepatitis in a sample of Egyptian children
Conclusion AIH type 1 was the main type of autoimmune hepatitis in children referred to Benha University Hospitals. Females more affected than boys. The combination of prednisone and azathioprine are effective in abating the inflammatory process in most of the cases. Early diagnosis and treatment of AIH had apparently good outcome in children. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - November 29, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Influence of early feeding practices on biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in later life
Conclusion Early feeding practices can influence the development of cardiovascular diseases as breast fed infants and their mothers had lower hs- CRP levels which is considered as a biomarker of CVD risk. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - November 27, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Burden of tuberculosis among household children of adult multi drug resistant patients and their response to first line anti tubercular drugs
Conclusion Mild disease in child contacts of MDR-TB can still show good respond to first line treatment especially in areas with high disease burden. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - September 21, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of healthcare-associated infections in a tertiary care pediatric hospital
Conclusion HAI is a significant problem. We recommend further nationwide multicenter studies to identify the commonest infectious pathogens, antibiotic resistance pattern, and to identify risk factors and pattern of antibiotic usage to overcome multidrug resistance. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - September 15, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Iron therapy and anthropometry: A case-control study among iron deficient preschool children
Conclusion IDA during the first 6years of life, when growth is fast, adversely affects both linear growth and weight gain which is reversible with iron therapy, thus adequate iron status is crucial for normal growth (height, weight and GV). The findings of the present study supported the beneficial effects of oral iron supplementation on physical growth parameters of IDA preschool children. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 28, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Evaluation of pro-inflammatory cytokines in nutritionally stunted Egyptian children
Conclusion Nutritionally stunted Egyptian children have lowered serum levels of Zn. Ca, and Mg, in addition to elevated serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines (Il-6, TNFα, and CRP). (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - April 29, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Long-term prognosis of type 1 diabetes in relation to the clinical characteristics at the onset of diabetes
Conclusion: Female gender, younger age, presence of DKA, lower C-peptide and higher HbA1c at onset could predict a poor long-term outcome. Identification of factors related to a worse outcome of T1DM at the onset of diabetes might help in selecting those patients who should be given more intensive treatment. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - April 27, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research