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Admissions and mortality in an Egyptian paediatric tertiary care hospital
Publication date: Available online 3 January 2017 Source:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette Author(s): Alaa Youssef Ahmed, Aya Hassan Saad (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - January 3, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

A new missense mutation in PLA2G6 gene among a family with infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy INAD
Conclusion Early onset loss of developmental milestones with cerebellar atrophy and other described clinical findings ultimately warrant PLA2G6 gene sequencing. Here we report c.319 del. C of PLA2G6 detected by next generation sequencing to be responsible for severe early infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy with early infantile death. We conclude that various PLA2G6 gene sites sequencing need further investigation in INAD in line with clinical correlation. Also INAD seems to be an unrecognized disorder that needs more categorization for proper diagnosis and genetic counselling. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - November 30, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Gastrointestinal endoscopic practice in infants: Indications and outcome
Conclusions Pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy is a valuable and informative diagnostic procedure in infants. Negative endoscopic findings have their role in either reassurance, assistance of diagnosing a functional etiology or may point to the need of further other investigations. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - November 14, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Foreign body aspiration in children and role of flexible bronchoscopy: A 3year experience
Conclusion The combination of history, physical examination, and chest X-ray findings are crucial when investigating a child with suspected foreign body aspiration. Flexible bronchoscopy is effective for diagnostic and sometimes therapeutic purpose of problems in the upper and lower respiratory airways in children, with a high success rate as it significantly reduces the rate of negative rigid bronchoscopies and ultimately saves the child from undergoing an unnecessary procedure. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - November 13, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Body weight, body composition, and serum ghrelin in epileptic children receiving levetiracetam monotherapy
Publication date: Available online 11 October 2016 Source:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette Author(s): Bothina Hasaneen, Nanees A. Salem, Shadia El Sallab, Dalia Elgaml, Rania Elhelaly (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - October 11, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Food addiction relations to depression and anxiety in Egyptian adolescents
Conclusion FA exists in Egyptian adolescents and has strong associations with psychiatric comorbidities. Anxiety and depression should be evaluated in every individual with FA and vice versa as these psychiatric morbidities may be the inciting factor for the development of food addiction. Evaluation and treatment should address all the existent comorbidities. Careful attention should be paid to the presence of excess food consumption despite knowledge of adverse consequences, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and important social or occupational activities given up or reduced because their presence coincided in this study wit...
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - September 21, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Fondly remembering Professor Hussein Kamel Bahaeldin
Publication date: Available online 15 September 2016 Source:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette Author(s): Adel Mahmoud (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - September 16, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

The prevalence of active nutritional rickets in Egyptian infants in Cairo
Conclusion Rickets is still prevalent in Egypt; however, at a lower prevalence than that reported before. We recommend examining all infants at the age of 18months by primary health care physicians and screening by ALP as this age showed a prevalence of rickets of 12/1000 to direct proper treatment and avoid the physical deformities resulting from insufficient calcium and/or vitamin D in infants in the early stages of walking. For the screening and diagnosis of rickets in a limited resources country like Egypt, we recommend the measurement of ALP. Proper education about calcium rich foods, adequate number of servings/day a...
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - September 10, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Adherence to standard admission and discharge criteria and its association with outcome of pediatric intensive care unit cases in Al-Ahrar Hospital Zagazig
Conclusion PICU facilities at Al-Ahrar Hospital, Zagazig are insufficient to meet the demand. An admission score based on the PIM-2 score could assist in the selection of patients for these limited PICU facilities. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - September 4, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Health-related quality of life in children with chronic hepatitis C
Conclusion HRQOL and depression scores were significantly increased in children with chronic hepatitis C however both were higher in children receiving treatment. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - August 20, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Maternal –cord blood vitamin C status and its relation to fetal growth and placental apoptosis
Conclusion Maternal vitamin C level has a significant positive impact on neonatal anthropometry and placental weight while negatively correlating with placental apoptosis. This denotes an important role of vitamin C in fetal and placental growth during pregnancy. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 20, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Hashimoto ’s encephalopathy presenting with acute confusional state in a patient with hypothyroidism
We report a case of a 6year old previously healthy Egyptian female , who developed a subacute onset of declining upper brain function. Serologic studies demonstrated high levels of antithyroid antibodies. Electroencephalographic and magnetic resonance image findings were consistent with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy. Hashimoto’s encephalopathy is a diagnosis of exclusion. This unusual disorder is often underrecognized because of multiple neurocognitive manifestations; therefore, it is important to be aware of the clinical manifestations to make a correct diagnosis. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 20, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Serum levels of ghrelin, adipokines, and tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF-α) in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Assuit University Hospitals: Relation to nutritional status and disease activity
Conclusion Ghrelin and leptin could be considered to be responsible for decreased BMI in patients with JIA, so they might be potential targets of new therapeutic strategies for correction of anorexia and associated weight loss in those patients. Low ghrelin and high TNF-α could be used as useful tools in monitoring disease activity in JIA. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 20, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn: A clinician ’s diagnostic dilemma
Publication date: March 2016 Source:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, Volume 64, Issue 1 Author(s): Seema Pavaman Sindgikar, Rathika Damodar Shenoy, Vijaya Shenoy, Raghu Shankar A 12year old girl with altered bowel habits, hematochezia and growth failure was evaluated for intestinal tuberculosis and inflammatory bowel disease and was ultimately diagnosed to have Crohn disease. This case is being reported to highlight the difficulty in differentiating inflammatory bowel disease from gastrointestinal tuberculosis in Asia Pacific region. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 20, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Vitamin D and its binding protein in children with cystic fibrosis: A single center study
Conclusions The present study has demonstrated that the levels of 25OHD and VDBP are decreased in CF patients while IgG levels are within normal values. In addition, the serum level of 25OHD was significantly lower in patients with FTT, also significant relations of VDBP with failure to thrive and pancreatic insufficiency were noted, emphasizing its role as a marker for the nutritional status in CF patients. As a component of anti-inflammatory and nutritional therapy, vitamin D is a predictor for clinical outcomes. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 16, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research