V P Sathyamoorthy, Preeti Talli, Ambalakkuthan Murugesan
{"title":"Hydrops Fetalis and Rash in Probable Neonatal Lupus.","authors":"V P Sathyamoorthy, Preeti Talli, Ambalakkuthan Murugesan","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06514-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06514-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149244323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Banana Causes Cough and Cold\": Testing a Widespread Parental Belief Against Skin Prick Test and Clinical History Evidence in 458 Allergy Clinic Patients.","authors":"Chandan Narwani, Priti Narwani","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06504-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06504-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149244264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Cut-off Values for Discriminating Asthma Exacerbation and Control in Indian Children with Coexisting Allergic Rhinitis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study - Authors' Reply 2.","authors":"Hardeep Kaur, Harshita Choudhary","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06501-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06501-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149244349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Children with Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia.","authors":"Chandradeep Srivastava, Priyanka Aggarwal, Alaka Das, Mainak Ghosh, Vineeta Gupta","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06492-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06492-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Hypovitaminosis D is common in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) because of chronic iron overload and endocrine dysfunction. This study assessed baseline vitamin D status, response to supplementation, and factors associated with treatment response and maintenance of sufficiency.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this prospective observational study, children aged 1-18 y with TDT underwent assessment of demographic, clinical, biochemical, and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency, and sufficiency were defined as <12 ng/mL, 12-20 ng/mL, and >20 ng/mL, respectively. Children with deficient or insufficient levels received oral vitamin D (60,000 IU weekly for 6 wk) with calcium supplementation. Vitamin D levels were reassessed after 3 mo; non-responders received repeat supplementation, while responders were followed for maintenance of sufficiency.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 93 children, 89 (95.7%) had hypovitaminosis D, with a mean baseline vitamin D level of 11.63 ± 5.66 ng/mL. Following supplementation, 60 (67.4%) achieved sufficiency, while 29 (32.6%) remained deficient/insufficient. Of those achieving sufficiency, only 14 (23.3%) maintained adequate levels at 3-mo follow-up, whereas 46 (76.7%) again became deficient/insufficient. Repeat supplementation resulted in sufficiency in 20/29 (69.0%) children. Baseline vitamin D levels showed a significant negative correlation with serum ferritin (ρ = -0.664, p <0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hypovitaminosis D is highly prevalent in children with TDT and is strongly associated with iron overload. Although supplementation effectively improves vitamin D levels, maintenance of sufficiency after discontinuation remains poor, emphasizing the need for regular monitoring and maintenance supplementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149238304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Cut-off Values for Discriminating Asthma Exacerbation and Control in Indian Children with Coexisting Allergic Rhinitis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study - Correspondence 2.","authors":"Fatih Kaplan","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06500-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06500-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149238277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Cut-off Values for Discriminating Asthma Exacerbation and Control in Indian Children with Coexisting Allergic Rhinitis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study - Authors' Reply.","authors":"Hardeep Kaur, Harshita Choudhary","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06486-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06486-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149238256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Steatotic Liver Disease with Congenital Ichthyosis in a Toddler: Chanarin-Dorfman Syndrome.","authors":"Ajay Aravind, Moinak Sen Sarma, Anshu Srivastava","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06505-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06505-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149224042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serum Soluble Programmed Death Ligand-1 (sPD-L1) as a Diagnostic Marker in Neonatal Sepsis: Authors' Reply.","authors":"Titto Abraham Varghese, Dhrithiman Shetty","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06456-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06456-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149220206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recovery of Brain Atrophy Following Vitamin C Supplementation in Scurvy - Authors' Reply.","authors":"Itaru Hayakawa, Saeko Irie, Yuichi Abe","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06491-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06491-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149220172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Cut-off Values for Discriminating Asthma Exacerbation and Control in Indian Children with Coexisting Allergic Rhinitis: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study - Correspondence.","authors":"Jiajia Chi, Jiajia Ying, Yibo He","doi":"10.1007/s12098-026-06485-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-026-06485-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149216004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}