American Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019

  • Newborn BCG Vaccinations: Scar Formation and Tuberculin Conversion Rates: A Retrospective Study

    Hanieh Tabatabaei, Sam Hassan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: Dec. 20, 2018
    Accepted: Jan. 14, 2019
    Published: Jan. 31, 2019
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    Abstract: Through this study, we aimed to determine the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination uptake by scar formation rate following newborn BCG vaccinations and tuberculin conversion in a tertiary hospital setting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted on 945 babies vaccinated with BCG during 1 January and 31 Dec... Show More
  • Radio-Nuclear Investigations in Children Aged 16 Years and Younger with Confirmed Urinary Tract Infection: A Cross Sectional Retrospective Study

    Reem Al Qutami Al Suwaidi, Sam Hassan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 7-13
    Received: Dec. 23, 2018
    Accepted: Jan. 29, 2019
    Published: Feb. 19, 2019
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    Abstract: A retrospective cross-sectional study conducted at Mediclinic City Hospital; a teaching hospital in collaboration with Mohammad Bin Rashid University for Medicine and health sciences in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of this study is to ascertain conduction of renal radio nuclear investigations, explicitly Kidney ureter bladder ultrasou... Show More
  • Current Approaches to the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Children with Neurology

    Nurlan Nurkinovich Akhparov, Riza Zulkarnaevna Boranbayeva, Saule Bakhtyarovna Suleimanova, Vasiliy Mikhailovich Lozovoy

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 14-17
    Received: Jan. 10, 2019
    Accepted: Feb. 14, 2019
    Published: Mar. 05, 2019
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    Abstract: The incidence of gastroesophageal reflux in children with neurological disorders is more common than in the rest of the pediatric population. The risk of reflux development in these children is due to abnormal motility of the gastrointestinal tract, their long term staying in bed (a horizontal position), a disruption of the swallowing process, a de... Show More
  • Evaluation of Intussusceptions in Under - Five Children in Aba Nigeria

    Samuel Chidi Ekpemo, Emeka Nkwo

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 18-21
    Received: Jan. 15, 2019
    Accepted: Feb. 18, 2019
    Published: Mar. 11, 2019
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    Abstract: Background: Intussusception remains a common cause of intestinal obstruction in infants and children. The operative treatment remains the main stay of treatment due to late presentation, long referral chain, paucity of knowledge about the disease condition by midwife and doctors. This study is intended to ascertain the pattern of presentation, mana... Show More
  • Restrictive Infusion Therapy in Patent Ductus Arteriosus Management in Premature Infants

    Aleksii Obolonskyi, Olha Obolonska, Kateryna Dereza

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 22-27
    Received: Nov. 26, 2018
    Accepted: Feb. 26, 2019
    Published: Mar. 21, 2019
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    Abstract: The persistence of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (НPDA) has a great value on a short term and long term outcomes in preterm infant. There is no hesitation that PDA should be closed pharmacologically or surgically if present. The aim of the study was to establish the advisability, efficiency and safety of using different volum... Show More
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with Lupus Nephritis in a 15 Year-Old Male – A Case Report

    Rahmi Utami, Syarifuddin Rauf

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 28-33
    Received: Jan. 14, 2019
    Accepted: Feb. 20, 2019
    Published: Mar. 21, 2019
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    Abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the body. Lupus Nephritis is one of the most common, and most important, serious manifestations of SLE particularly for male. We present a case of 15 year old male that is diagnosed with a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) based on 6 of the Americ... Show More