Background: Mother's own milk is the optimal nutrition for preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Because most preterm infants are initially unable to breastfeed directly, effective and comfortable mechanical milk expression is critical for establish...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10581
Paediatric septic shock remains one of the largest contributors to childhood mortality worldwide, yet the field has changed more in how the condition is defined and detected than in how it is treated. The publication of the Phoenix sepsis criteria in 2024 replaced two decades of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10579
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, self-limiting systemic vasculitis that predominantly affects children younger than 5 years and may involve the coronary arteries. In young infants, incomplete or atypical presentations may complicate early recognition, particularly when classica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10578
Aims: To describe an infant in whom early-onset seizures led to the diagnosis of 1p36 deletion syndrome and to emphasise the diagnostic contribution of whole-exome sequencing with copy-number variation analysis when the early phenotype is incomplete. Presentation of Case: A 2-mon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10577
Aims: To describe a paediatric case of spontaneous periodic hypothermia (Shapiro's syndrome) occurring in the absence of agenesis of the corpus callosum, and to review the relevant literature and diagnostic approach. Presentation of Case: A 2-year-and-9-month-old boy, previously...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10576
Aims: To describe cerebellar ataxia as a rare presenting manifestation of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) and to emphasise the diagnostic value of associated systemic findings. Presentation of Case: An 11-year-old previously healthy girl presented with a facial erupt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10575
Ikechukwu Agwu Francis, Ekemini Udo, Samuel Ibok, Idakari Nweke, Ifeanyi Onwuezobe, Chinedum Amagwu, Augusta Mgbedimma, Anozie Chikezie Enyinnaya & Agantem Emmanuel Ekuma·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2026
Background: Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative infection caused by anaerobic Gram-positive Actinomyces species that normally colonise the oral cavity and digestive and urogenital tracts. Although cervicofacial disease is recognised, isolated labial involvement is uncommon, pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10574
Aims: To describe multiple presumed pyogenic liver abscesses developing shortly after appendectomy for acute appendicitis reported as uncomplicated in a child, and to highlight diagnostic uncertainty, portal venous findings, and management when drainage is considered unsafe. Pres...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10573
Aims: Congenital hypoparathyroidism is a rare cause of severe neonatal and early-infantile hypocalcaemia and may present with recurrent seizures. We report a case to highlight the importance of early metabolic evaluation in infants with unexplained recurrent seizures and to revie...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i9588
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections in children, with Escherichia coli being a major causative pathogen. Urinalysis is a simple and accessible laboratory investigation that provides useful information about urinary abnormalit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i9572