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Screening for hepatitis C virus infection among Minia city school students
ConclusionThe study concluded that the percentage of school students (aged 12–18) years old who are probably infected with HCV was 0.7% (5 out of 750) in Minia district. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 14, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Miliary TB with pelvic mass and choroidal tubercles in a child: Case report
ConclusionKeeping in mind its protean manifestations, miliary TB should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of the pelvic tumors, especially in the regions that are endemic for the disease. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Promising roles of erythropoietin and lymphotoxin alpha in critical illness: A pilot study in critically ill children
ConclusionsBoth EPO and LT-α showed significant increment in critically ill children especially in survivors. Our data strongly suggest that, LT-α may have an anti-inflammatory role in children with acute critical illness. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Biliary atresia recent insight
In conclusion: BA is a serious liver disease that needs to be further studied, and awareness of BA should be increased among the public and health care workers to prevent the complications of this disease. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Relationship between breast feeding duration and risk of overweight/obesity among Egyptian children
ConclusionChildhood overweight/obesity were less prominent among children who Bf for <12 months; However, there was no effect of breast feeding duration on any of the child anthropometric measures. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Is metformin a viable alternative to insulin in the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)? Comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes
Publication date: March 2018Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, Volume 66, Issue 1Author(s): Sally R. Eid, Rehab S.I. Moustafa, Mohab M. Salah, Salwa K. Hanafy, Rania H. Aly, Waleed F.G. Mostafa, Ayat I. Ghanem (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Can we rely on the neutrophil left shift for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis? Need for re-evaluation
ConclusionNeutrophil left shift is a rapid, simple and readily available test that has a reasonable positive predictive value and specificity which denotes its usefulness in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis as well as in decreasing the exposure of non-septic neonates to antimicrobial therapy. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Impact of underlying cause of bronchiectasis on clinical outcome: A comparative study on CF and Non-CF bronchiectasis in Egyptian children
ConclusionAlthough, the majority of bronchiectasis cases in this study were due to non-CF bronchiectasis causes. CF bronchiectasis was associated with significant very severe impairment of FEV1, also with the greatest proportion of deaths compared to non-CF bronchiectasis. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Prevalence of Human rhinovirus infection in young children with acute wheezing
ConclusionHRV was the second common viral infection in children with wheezes. Its prevalence was more in winter with higher incidence of recurrence. Compared to the other respiratory viruses, it had the higher mortality 43.7%. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Outcome of different treatment regimens used in newly diagnosed ITP pediatric patients
ConclusionWe recommend the use of (methylprednisolone 20–30 mg/kg/d × 3–5 days) followed by oral (prednisolone 2 mg/kg/d) due to rapid and sustained response. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Clinical study of serum interleukin-6 in children with community-acquired pneumonia
ConclusionIL-6 appears to be valuable for assessment of CAP severity in children compared with conventional biomarkers. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Isolated primary agenesis of left lung presenting with recurrent respiratory infections – An uncommon presentation
Publication date: June 2018Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, Volume 66, Issue 2Author(s): Mohd Ilyas, Fahad Shafi, Kifayat Hussain Ganaie, Inayat Ellahi, Naseer ChohAbstractThe present article reports a rare case of isolated primary left lung agenesis who presented with the history of recurrent respiratory infections. Lung agenesis is an uncommon entity resulting due to non-proliferation of the lung bud. The agenesis may be complete or partial depending upon the time of proliferative arrest. It may be isolated or associated with organ anomalies. In complete agenesis, there is no development of pulmonary vascu...
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Isolated nasopharyngeal tuberculosis in a 12 year old boy – A case report
Publication date: Available online 21 June 2018Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association GazetteAuthor(s): Santosh Kumar Swain, Mahesh Chandra SahuAbstractTuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease of the human being caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a major health problem in developing country in the world. Majority of the tubercular lesions confined to the lungs of the human body whereas isolated nasopharyngeal tuberculosis affect nasopharynx without involving lungs or any other organs of the body. Isolated nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is an extremely rare clinical entity in children. Most clinician do ...
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Miliary TB with pelvic mass and choroidal tubercles in a child: Case report
ConclusionKeeping in mind its protean manifestations, miliary TB should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of the pelvic tumors, especially in the regions that are endemic for the disease. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 5, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Promising roles of erythropoietin and lymphotoxin alpha in critical illness: A pilot study in critically ill children
ConclusionsBoth EPO and LT-α showed significant increment in critically ill children especially in survivors. Our data strongly suggest that, LT-α may have an anti-inflammatory role in children with acute critical illness. (Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette)
Source: Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette - July 5, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research