15th Congress of the International society of Peritoneal Dialysis September 7, 2014 – September 10, 2014 • European Academy of Paediatric Societies (EAPS) October 17, 2014 – October 21, 2014 • 5th Congress of the European Academy of Paediatric Societies … Continue reading →

Communicating Doses of Pediatric Liquid Medicines to Parents/Caregivers: A Comparison of Written Dosing Directions on Prescriptions with Labels Applied by Dispensed Pharmacy S Rita, B Leona, Ed Kuffner, D Lisa Received 1 March 2013; received in revised form 3 October … Continue reading →

Introduction: Human cytomegalovirus is 1 of 8 human herpes viruses. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection is a leading cause of intrauterine infection and brain damage in children.1–3 Primary infection occurs in as many as 2.2% of pregnant women4 and serologic or culture … Continue reading →

Introduction: The femoral hypoplasia- unusual facies syndrome (FH/ UFS); also known as femoral facial syndrome (FFS) encompasses a spectrum of anomalies that include bilateral femoral hypoplasia and craniofacial dysmorphism with cleft palate, thin upper lip, micrognathia, flat philtrum, short nose … Continue reading →

Introduction Carcinoma of the colon and rectum is an unusual malignancy in children and it represents about 1.5% of the total number of malignant solid tumors in pediatric age group.1 Other studies showed that less than 1% of all malignant … Continue reading →

Introduction : Xeroderma pigmentosum is an autosomal recessive, rare pigmentary atrophic disease of childhood that progresses to early development of senile changes in sun-exposed skin.1 Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) was first described in 1874 by Hebra and Kaposi.2 In 1882, Kaposi … Continue reading →

Abstract Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is characterized by abrupt onset of hematuria, edema, hypertension, oliguria and impaired renal function following streptococcal group A â hemolytic streptococcal throat and skin infection. There is a declining incidence of APSGN worldwide, particularly in … Continue reading →

Abstract: Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic disorder which involves multiple organs including kidney. The characteristic pathology is leukocytoclastic vasculitis of the capillaries with deposition of IgA immune complexes. The principal cause of morbidity and mortality in this disease is … Continue reading →

Abstract: Introduction: Seizures are quite common in newborn babies. Among other investigations, EEG is used to show the type and location of the activity in the brain during a seizure. Correlation between clinico-etiological profile of neonatal seizures and EEG findings, … Continue reading →

Abstract Objective: This study was carried out to find out the prevalence of CHD and their type among Children attended in the inpatient and out patient department of district tertiary care hospital of Sylhet. Methodology: This prospective cross sectional study … Continue reading →