Margarita Nájera-Lara, José Ramon Centeno-López, Seth Isaias Lugo-Aguilar & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta is a heterogeneous group of inherited connective tissue disorders that share similar skeletal abnormalities that cause fragility, bone deformity, and fracture risk, leading to the name brittle bones. It has an incidence of approximately 1 in ev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11486
Determination of height is a major component of routine growth monitoring of wellness in child welfare clinics, and it is essential to many preventive child health interventions. Monitoring a child`s height alongside weight and physical development is routinely done as part of ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11485
Background: Ornamental plants commonly found in households and public spaces contain bioactive metabolites such as alkaloids, cardiotonic glycosides, cyanogenic glycosides, calcium oxalate, and toxalbumins. These compounds can trigger clinical manifestations ranging from mild loc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11484
Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Ma Guadalupe León-Verdín, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos & Leticia Zamora-Ramos·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Aim: The objective was to determine a correlation between monitored airborne particulate matter and birth defect rates in newborns in the state of Guanajuato, central Mexico. Study Design: An ecological study of time trends was designed. Place and Duration of the Study: Between 2...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10483
Aims: The present study examines the pattern of electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities and their demographic and diagnostic characteristics among children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs) referred for EEG at a child mental health facility in Southwestern Nigeria. Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10482
Aims: Identified neonate-related factors associated with neonatal sepsis and determined knowledge gaps among healthcare providers on neonatal sepsis at Mandera County Referral Hospital. Study Design: In light of the information presented above, a retrospective study that is both...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10481
Introduction: Coffin-Siris syndrome (CSS) is a rare disorder of the SWI/SNF-related intellectual disability group. It typically presents with global developmental delay, variable intellectual disability, facial dysmorphism, and hypoplasia or absence of the distal phalanges, espec...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10479
Aims: The aim of our paper is to present antenatal, perinatal and postnatal characteristics of neonates, as well as course of neonatal sepsis caused by Enterobacter hormaechei. The main goal is to consider options for improving the prevention of this infection. Presentation of Ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10480
Aims: To evaluate the effect of levetiracetam monotherapy on serum calcium and vitamin D levels in children with epilepsy, and to assess seizure control and associated side effects. Study Design: Longitudinal observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Paediat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i9478
Aims: To describe the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic profile of pediatric Behçet’s disease (BD) in a Moroccan cohort. Study design: Retrospective descriptive and analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cardiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i9477
Background: Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem worldwide, with persistent endemicity in Morocco. While cervical lymph node involvement is the most frequent ENT localization, extranodalpresentations such as salivary gland tuberculosis are rare and often misleading,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i9476
Introduction : Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare clonal disorder of dendritic cells with heterogeneous clinical manifestations, ranging from isolated bone lesions to severe multisystemic disease. Its association with Evans syndrome, defined by autoimmune haemolytic a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i9474
Vitamin B12 deficiency is a well-recognised cause of neurodevelopmental disorders and psychomotor regression in pediatric patients. In developed countries, infant B12 deficiency most commonly occurs in exclusively breastfed infants whose mothers have subclinical or overt B12 defi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i9473
Qiao Jiao, Yan Chunmei, Bai Hui, Yu Qinqin, Li Sirong, Chen, Lili, Wang Mi, Gao Huizheng & Zi Heping·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2025
Objective: To analyze the clinical characteristics of 418 children with bronchopneumonia and provide evidence for early clinical identification and intervention. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 418 children with bronchopneumonia who were admitted to the Tradit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i8472
Objectives: To describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic journey, and outcomes of five pediatric patients with Kartagener syndrome (KS), in order to highlight the challenges of early diagnosis and multidisciplinary management within a Moroccan context. Study Design: Descript...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i8471