The baby blues is a precocious psychic impairment that may occur within the first two weeks following delivery. It is considered a trigger point, and sometimes a decompensation towards more serious postpartum psychiatric disorders. It is as well a hazard, predisposing to abnormal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i4181
Annatou Yakoubou, Linda Ayedadjou, Nicole Enianloko Tchiakpe, Omoyélé Ladipo, Eurydice Yerima, Adolphe Adjanohoun, Haziz Sina & Lamine Baba-Moussa·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Aims: Bacterial meningitis remains a public health problem due to an unfavorable geographical environment and socioeconomic context. Our study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological-clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary profile of children treated for bacterial meningitis in the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i430272
We report a case of sepsis caused by Cryptococcus laurentii, a rare human pathogen [1], presenting as purpura fulminans. Cryptococcus laurentii was isolated in blood culture and identified by Vitek -2 yeast identification system. The patient was successfully treated with standard...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i430271
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of hereditary collagen diseases characterized by joint hyperlaxity, skin hyperelasticity, and generalized tissue fragility. We present the case of an 8-year-old child with EDS in its arthrocalasic form type VII, according to the Villefranch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330270
Aim: To assess the adherence of health professionals to guidelines on inpatient management of children aged 6-59 months admitted with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) Study Design: Retrospective descriptive study Place and Duration of Study: Paediatric Unit of the Upper East Regio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330269
Aleswa Z. Swai, Oscar R. Mukasa, Rehema Idris Mzimbiri, Ruth Kumidi Mkopi, Mlemba Abbas Kamwe & Francis Levira·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Background: Diarrhea disorders account for a significant portion of the morbidity and mortality burden among children in resource-constrained settings, and they are economically significant to both families and health systems. In real sense, any intervention that has shown the po...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330267
We present different cases of cardiovascular abnormalities in 3 patients with WS aged between 8months and 7 years. Williams-Beuren Syndrome is characterized by specific facial dysmorphism that may look like an “elfin face”, congenital heart diseases, cognitive disorder, social pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i330268
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
Objective: The aim of this study is to report chest diseases hospital experience with foreign body aspiration in pediatric age group. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of the data of all pediatric patients <18 years of age who underwent flexible and rigid bronchosco...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i230265
Ghita Hachim, Abdelhakim Ourrai, Abdelilah Radi, Najat Lamalmi, Rachid Abilkassem, Rihane El Mohtarim, Amal Hassani & Aomar Agadr·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) pathogenesis is still unknown. However, among patients who have a genetic susceptibility, some viral infections appear to be triggers for AIH. We report a case of a child who developed type 2 autoimmune hepatitis as a result of HEPATITIS A Virus (HAV) i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i230264