Aims: To compare nutritional status of chronic ill children before and after using chicken-based formula (CBF). Design: A retrospective, case note based, observational study of the use of CBF in various clinical indications were noted and results critically analysed. Study Design...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i230190
Peach belongs to the Rosaceae family. One of the particularities of this allergy is the difference in clinical reactivity according to geography. We report a 4-year 8-month-old boy with well-controlled asthma and no symptoms of allergic rhinitis, that at the age of 1 year, 15 min...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130186
Factor XIII deficiency is a rare inherited disease, with a particularly high risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. We report the case of a newborn who was suspected to have a coagulation disorder at birth, due to an intracerebral hemorrhage. A quantitative dosage of factor XIII was r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130187
Background: Preterm infants with Intra-Ventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) are at risk for developing significant complications, including post hemorrhagic hydrocephalus and seizures. Neonatal seizures are the most common overt manifestation of neurological dysfunction in the newborn, a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130185
Objective of the Study: We sought to evaluate the role of guidewire placement as ureteral stent in passive ureteral dilatation for uretero-renoscope negotiation in pediatric patients. Study Designs: This was a prospective cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: De...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130184
Background: Sepsis is one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidity among neonates. The prevalence of microorganisms varies with regions, and the sensitivity pattern also changes over time. Aim: To study the prevalence of various microorganisms and their sensitivity...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v6i130183
Introduction: Inflammatory demyelinating disease like combined central and peripheral demyelination (CCPD) could have varied clinical presentation depending upon the topographical distribution of neural involvement. Case presentation: A seven-year-old child had presented with fev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i430182
Aims: To determine the clinical and laboratory profile of children with acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) admitted into Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto, the outcome, and factors associated with in-hospital mortality. Study Design: A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i430181
Objective and Methods: HIV specific health related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument based on PedQLTM4.0 generic scale was prepared and named HIV-QOL. It was validated and used to evaluate HRQOL in HIV infected children in an observational,crossectional study conducted in the De...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i430180
I. L. Oboro, M. Bob-Manuel, I. N. Chijioke-Nwauche, O. Maduka, T. Kasso, A. T. O. Awopeju, N. I. Paul, L. E. Yaguo-Ide, M. Ogoro, I. M. Siminialayi, C. I. Abam, A. R. Nte, F. O. Nduka, O. K. Obunge & C. A. Nwauche·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2021
Background: Malaria still remains an overwhelming cause of morbidity and mortality among children under five years of age, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Plasmodium parasitemia among children below 5 years of age in Akwa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i430179