Discrimination of Kawasaki disease with concomitant adenoviral detection differentiating from isolated adenoviral infection.
Conclusion: Lip and tongue changes, higher serum CRP level and sterile pyuria were significantly correlated with adenovirus-positive KD.
PMID: 29563943 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - March 25, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Treatment-failure tularemia in children.
Conclusion: The causes of treatment failure in tularemia include delay in effective treatment and the development of suppurating lymph nodes.
PMID: 29563944 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - March 25, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Excellent treatment outcomes in children younger than 18 months with stage 4 MYCN nonamplified neuroblastoma.
Conclusion: Patients younger than 18 months with stage 4 MYCN nonamplified neuroblastoma showed excellent outcomes, without significant late adverse effects, when treated with alternating cycles of CEDC and ICE, followed by surgery and differentiation therapy.
PMID: 29563945 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - March 25, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Cardiac function associated with home ventilator care in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Conclusion: Noninvasive ventilator assistance can help preserve cardiac function. Therefore, early utilization of noninvasive ventilation or oxygen may positively influence cardiac function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
PMID: 29563946 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - March 25, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Mild encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion in a girl with acute pyelonephritis.
We report the case of a 12-year-old girl who had mild encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) associated with acutepyelonephritis caused by Escherichia coli. The patient was admitted with a high fever, and she was diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis based on pyuria and the results of urine culture, which detected cefotaxime-sensitive E. coli. Although intravenous cefotaxime and tobramycin were administered, her fever persisted and her C-reactive protein level increased to 307 mg/L. On day 3 of admission, she demonstrated abnormal neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as delirium, ataxia, and word salad. Magnetic ...
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - March 25, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
B-type natriuretic peptide may have a role in the management of patent ductus arteriosus.
Authors: Lee JH
PMID: 29563948 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - March 25, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Quality improvement in pediatric care.
Authors: Park MS
Abstract
We often overlook the importance of several safety issues such as identification of patients, timeout procedure, hand hygiene, handoff communication, and many others. This ignorance, along with many other issues, leads to medical error being ranked as a third leading cause of death in the U.S. Consequently, quality improvement (QI) has become one of the major subjects in healthcare despite a relatively short history. Improving quality is about making healthcare safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. Understanding the need and methodology of QI as well...
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - February 16, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan.
Conclusion: MUAC may be used as a simple indicator of overweight/obesity in children, with reasonable accuracy in clinical settings.
PMID: 29441106 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - February 16, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
C-reactive protein and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide discrepancy: a differentiation of adenoviral pharyngoconjunctival fever from Kawasaki disease.
Conclusion: With a sensitivity of 82.9% and a specificity of 80.6%, CRP and NT-proBNP levels may differentiate between adenoviral PCF and acute KD.
PMID: 29441107 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - February 16, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Is vaginal reflux associated with urinary tract infection in female children under the age of 36 months?
Conclusion: Occurrence of VR is associated with UTI recurrence and urosepsis in pediatric female patients.
PMID: 29441108 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - February 16, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Diagnostic accuracy of urinary biomarkers in infants younger than 3 months with urinary tract infection.
Conclusion: Accuracy of uNGAL in the diagnosis of UTI is high in febrile infants aged <3 months. uNGAL can help in the early diagnosis and treatment of UTI in infants.
PMID: 29441109 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - February 16, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung associated with congenital pulmonary airway malformation in a neonate.
We report an unusual case of a 10-day-old male newborn with a left lower lobe pulmonary cyst who underwent lobectomy, which revealed type II CPAM complicated by multifocal mucinous adenocarcinoma. KRAS sequencing revealed a somatic mutation in Codon12 (GGT → GAT), suggesting the development of a mucinous adenocarcinoma in the background of mucinous metaplasia. Mucinous adenocarcinoma is the most common lung tumor associated with CPAM, but it generally occurs in older children and adults. Further, all cases in the literature are of type I CPAM. This case in a neonate indicates that malignant transformation can occur very ...
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - February 16, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Commentary on "Megalencephaly-capillary malformation-polymicrogyria syndrome: the first case report in Korea".
Authors: Park SM, Kim BS, Kim MB, Ko HC
PMID: 29441111 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - February 16, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
How to approach feeding difficulties in young children.
Authors: Yang HR
Abstract
Feeding is an interaction between a child and caregiver, and feeding difficulty is an umbrella term encompassing all feeding problems, regardless of etiology, severity, or consequences, while feeding disorder refers to an inability or refusal to eat sufficient quantities or variety of food to maintain adequate nutritional status, leading to substantial consequences, including malnutrition, impaired growth, and possible neurocognitive dysfunction. There are 6 representative feeding disorder subtypes in young children: infantile anorexia, sensory food aversion, reciprocity, posttrau...
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - January 7, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
Does anaesthesia in mothers during delivery affect bilirubin levels in their neonates?
Conclusions: C/S and general anesthesia adversely affect the bilirubin levels in neonates, and the use of oxytocin during vaginal delivery also increases TBLs in neonates.
PMID: 29302262 [PubMed] (Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - January 7, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research
