Aims: To determine the factors associated with the occurrence of skin diseases among children attending the Children’s Outpatient Clinic of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). Study Design: A Cross sectional study design was used. It was both descriptive and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i330177
Background: The risk factors of neonatal jaundice are largely known, yet there is little agreement on the association between it and perinatal asphyxia. Aim: To investigate the association between severe perinatal asphyxia (SPA) and the risk of clinical jaundice (NNJ) among neona...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i330176
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
This is an interesting case of myiasis found in the umbilicus in an eight-day-old infant with successful treatment. Because of its connection to the vital abdominal organs, any suspicion of infections around the umbilicus always requires immediate medical attention.
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i330174
Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is an infection of the lung parenchyma that is acquired outside of hospital, [1] involved approximately 150 million new cases annually, among children younger than 5 years old worldwide. We retrospectively evaluated the effect of Prednisolone in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i330173
Elsharif A. Bazie, Abdulkarim Alanazi, Wejdan Hamed Abdullah Alshammari, Fahad Mishal Alharbi & Faisal Ahmed Alghamdi·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2021
Coronaviruses (CoV) are RNA respiratory viruses that present with a wide range of symptomatology which range from common cold to severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). In December 2019 a new strain was...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i230171
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Effect of COVID-19 on Mental Health of Teenagers”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i230172
Background: Thrombocytopenia is a common hematological abnormality observed in neonatal sepsis and considered as early, nonspecific marker of sepsis. The studies related to organism specific platelet response are few. Objective: To assess the prevalence of thrombocytopenia and to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i230170
The intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) of the term new-born is a rare pathology; the prevalence is estimated at 2% of live births. The clinical manifestations are variable and not specific. The causes of ICH are multiple and often intricate, the main pathophysiological mechanisms are...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i230168
Lamine Thiam, Adama Coundoul, Isabelle Jokébé Coly, Ndiogou Seck, Djibril Boiro, Aliou Abdoulaye Ndongo, Idrissa Basse, François Niokhor Diouf, Moustapha Ndiaye, Amadou Lamine Fall & Ousmane Ndiaye·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2021
Introduction: Febrile seizures are seizures associated with fever in children. They represent a frequent reason for consultation in pediatric emergencies. Febrile convulsions are often qualified as benign pathologies but they are a source of concern, explaining the number of toll...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i230167