Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval form of the Tape worm Taenia Solium. It is widely prevalent in developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.1 In India, cysticercosis is … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Bilateral Chylothorax due to Disseminated Tuberculosis and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a young boy : A case report and Literature review
Chylothorax is a rare condition that results from thoracic duct damage with chyle leakage, characterized by high triglyceride and low cholesterol concentrations, from the lymphatic system into the pleural space. Thoracic duct may be obstructed or ruptured producing sometimes bursting … Continue reading
Right Atrial Myxoma in a Child with Nephrotic Syndrome – A Rare Event
Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a common childhood kidney disease characterized by massiveproteinuria (>1gm/m2/day), hypoalbuminemia (<2.5g/dl), generalized edema and hypercholesterolemia.1 Download Pdf
Waardenburg’s Syndrome (Type 1) in A Newborn of Consanguineous Parents: A Case Report
Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare genetically heterogeneous inherited disorder characterized by sensorineural hearing loss, pigmentary disturbances of the skin, hair and iris and dystopia canthorum (lateral displacement of both medial canthai and lacrimal puncta)1. Download Pdf
Prescription of Drugs in Children with Impaired Renal Function
Paediatric nephrologist often needs to consider multiple factors to drug dosing for children with impaired renal function. They usually convert adult dosing guidelines into paediatric doses and adjust them to the patient’s renal function, a procedure that is timeconsuming and … Continue reading
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP): Current Understanding and Management
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of blindness in children .It is a vascular disease of the eye unique to preterm infants characterized by failure of retinal blood vessels to grow and develop normally. It results in severe … Continue reading
Study of Cardiovascular Malformation in Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Two Tertiary Level Hospitals of Bangladesh
Background: Congenital Rubella infection is a serious disabling problem for children resulting in Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS). The exact pattern of the CRS related cardiovascular malformation has not yet been well established in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was … Continue reading
Nutritional Status of Child labourers in Dhaka city of Bangladesh: Findings from a Cross Sectional Study
Background: Nearly 7.9 million children are working in Bangladesh; many of which in urban areas, particularly in Dhaka city. Working during childhood impedes the children’s growth potential leading to malnutrition. The objective of this study was to investigate the nutritional … Continue reading
Presentation of Childhood Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus in children (Paediatric SLE / pSLE) may have a great variability in disease presentation. Any organ system can be involved in pSLE leading to protean clinical manifestations.To evaluate the clinical and serological presentation of pSLE in … Continue reading
l Incidence And Outcome of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically ill Children at Dr. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya
Background: The development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients, or AKI children worsened to be critically ill, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Early detection on AKI improves its poor outcome in those children. To study … Continue reading