Nadia Mebrouk, Boutaina Halimi, Najlae El Attari, Youssra Abdeljalil, Chtouki Loubna & Abdelali Bentahila·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2023
We report the case of a 28-month-old boy who displayed symptoms of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), a type of small-vessel vasculitis that affects multiple systems in childhood and is caused by IgA. The symptoms include dermatological, abdominal, articular, and renal manifestation...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i3239
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a common pediatric vasculitis with a risk of coronary artery aneurysm. In this report, we review some particularities of KD disease, especially coronary involvement, and highlight its aspects during the COVID-19 epidemic which saw the emergence of a syndr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i2237
Sinus histiocytosis, also known as Rosaï Dorfman Syndrome (SRD), is a noncancerous condition that causes the growth of large masses of histiocytes in lymph nodes, primarily in the cervical area. Visceral damage is common, and diagnosis is made through histological examination. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2023/v12i2236
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS), or Haemophagocytosis Syndrome, is a clinical-biological entity characterized by the proliferation and non-specific activation of macrophages of the reticulo-histiocytic system, with phagocytosis of the blood elements formed. This syndrome can...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330266
Nadia Mebrouk, Fatima Jabourik, Bouchra Chkirat, Loubna Chtouki, Thami Benouachane, Hassan Ait Oamer & Abdelali Bentahila·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Deficiency rickets due to maternal hypovitaminosis D cause hypocalcaemia in infants, which may be complicated by dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) with myocardial dysfunction. Calcium is central in myocardial contraction coupling, and hypocalcemia decreases myocardial contractility. H...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i230260
Pycnodysostosis is a rare genetic disease, caused by a mutation of the cathepsin K gene which is involved in bone renewal. It is associated with dwarfism and bone fragility, but the association with a stridor is exceptional. We report the case of a child treated for stridor with...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v8i430249
Acute staphylococcal epidermolysis, also known as staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS), in young children is caused by the release of exfoliative toxins A and B (ETA and/or ETB) from an initial outbreak which can be ear-nose-throat, conjunctival or cutaneous. Staphylococca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v7i330215
Hypothyroidism is the condition of thyroid hormone deficiency. It can be primary or acquired. Primary hypothyroidism can be congenital or late onset. The symptoms of congenital hypothyroidism may go unnoticed in newborns if undiagnosed. Untreated, hypothyroidism can lead to poor...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v7i130207
Primary distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is a rare genetic disease characterized by distal tubular dysfunction leading to metabolic acidosis and alkaline urine. It is associated with impaired acid excretion by the intercalated cells in the renal collecting duct. dRTA is dev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i430200
Introduction: Hepatic hemangioma is the third most common pediatric tumor, and it is rare in the neonatal period. Because of its rarity, a treatment strategy for this disease is still being established. Patient and Methods: A neonate girl was referred to our unit for hepatomegal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i330175
Introduction: While several literature reports have been published about patients with microdeletions within chromosome 7p, only a small fraction of those reports is specific to deletions that encompass the TWIST gene and HOXA gene cluster. The large-span deletions within this c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i130162
Introduction: Infant bronchiolitis is the most common acute viral infection infection of the lower respiratory tract in children. Many pharmacological interventions have been suggested, including bronchodilators, yet the efficacy of bronchodilators in the treatment of this infec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i330150
Factor VII (FVII) deficiency is the most common among rare inherited autosomal recessive bleeding disorders. It is a multifaceted disease because of the lack of a direct correlation between plasma levels of coagulation FVII and bleeding manifestations. Clinical phenotypes range f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130138
We report the case of a female child with congenital isolated malabsorption of folic acid. The patient was referred to our hospital for pancytopenia and a tendency to various infections, but with no neurological disturbances. A bone marrow aspiration demonstrated megalobastic ane...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130139