Pediatrics Research Papers/Topics

HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH AND WHITHOUT INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN FIK DISTRICT, ERER ZONE, ETHIOPIAN-SOMALI REGION

Abstract: Parasite infections are a disease conditions associated with the presence of parasite in a host’s body. And It is believed that infections caused by parasites have an effect on hematological parameters. Hence this study was designed to investigate the effect of intestinal parasites infections on Packed Read Cell Volume (PCV), Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, and blood groups frequencies as well as to investigate the intestinal parasite prevalence among school children. Stool and bl...

ASSESSMENT OF DIARRHEAL CASES AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN VISITING KARAMARA HOSPITAL, JIGJIGA TOWN, EASTERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract: Despite remarkable progress in the reduction of under-five mortality, childhood diarrhea is still the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in this highly susceptible and vulnerable population. Although there are studies conducted to assess the situation of diarrhea in different parts of Ethiopia, there are still several localities including the present study area in which its situation particularly associated with nutritional status is not well studied. Therefore, this study wa...

Outcomes Following Admission To Paediatric Intensive Care: A Systematic Review

ABSTRACT Introduction Paediatric Intensive Care has developed rapidly in recent years with a dramatic increase in survival rates. However, there are increasing concerns regarding the impact that admission to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) has on both the child and their family. Following discharge from PICU, children may be living with complex medical problems as well as dealing with the psychosocial impact that their illness has had on them and their family. Objectives To describ...

Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome In Kaduna State

ABSTRACT The clinicopathological features of childhood nephrotic syndrome in tropical Africa are different from those in temperate countries of Europe and America. However, detailed clinicopathological features of the disease have not been comprehensively described in all parts of Africa. Plasmodium malariae has been shown to be strongly associated with the disease in some parts of Africa, and the association has been postulated to be causal. Childhood nephrotic syndrome was studied in Kaduna...

A case of a 22-month-old boy with necrotizing pneumonia presenting with leukaemoid reaction misdiagnosed as leukaemia: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Necrotizing pneumonia and hyperleukocytosis, to the extent of that seen in leukaemia, is a rarely reported presentation. The commonest trigger of such a presentation is an inflammatory process caused by an overwhelming infection which leads to bone marrow irritation. However, the misdiagnosis of this clinical entity as leukaemia should be avoided at all costs so as to avoid the anxiety associated with a diagnosis of cancer, both to the patients and their families. Case pre...