Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-06-05DOI: 10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.26
Amrita Lal Halder, M. Pervez, Shareen Khan
{"title":"Chronic Constipation Enhances Urinary Tract Infection in Children: Experiences in a Tertiary Care Hospital Outpatient Department","authors":"Amrita Lal Halder, M. Pervez, Shareen Khan","doi":"10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.26","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Constipation and urinary tract infection (UTI) are two common pediatric problems. Chronic constipation is thought to enhance the occurrence of childhood UTI. So, prevention and treatment of constipation will reduce UTI and its complications such as renal scarring, hypertension and chronic renal failure. This study was conducted to find out the impact of chronic constipation on UTI in children. Methods: This case-control study was done from August 2017 to December 2019 in the general pediatrics and pediatric surgery outpatient department (OPD) of a tertiary care children’s hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was conducted on 164 children aged 1-15 years of which 82 constipated children who met Rome III criteria for chronic constipation were taken as case group and 82 non-constipated children as control group. Children having congenital urinary or anorectal anomalies detected by clinical examination and urogenital ultrasonogram (USG) were excluded from the study. Urine routine microscopic examination (RME) and culture-sensitivity (CS) were done for all patients. Growth of a single species of organism with colony count of >105/ml or colony counts 104/ml with pyuria (pus cells >5/HPF) in the symptomatic child was considered as UTI. Results: UTI was detected in 27 (32.9%) constipated children and in 9 (10.9%) non-constipated children (p=0.0007). Within one month after proper treatment, 29 children underwent voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG); 24 in case group and 5 in control group. VUR was found in total 10 (34.5%) children; 9 (37.5%) in case group and 1 (20%) in control group (p=0.45). Conclusion: Chronic constipation has significant impact on occurrence of UTI in children. So early and effective preventive measures and treatment for constipation will be useful to reduce occurrence of UT","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84457778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-06-01DOI: 10.7199/ped.oncall.2021.39
Rachana Gedam Wagmare, D. Tolani
{"title":"Prevalence and Profile of Vitamin D in Infants","authors":"Rachana Gedam Wagmare, D. Tolani","doi":"10.7199/ped.oncall.2021.39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/ped.oncall.2021.39","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88348098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-05-25DOI: 10.7199/ped.oncall.2021.45
A. Chiabi, Walter Dobgima Pisoh, Flavila Tchoupou Tsayim, M. Samje, Evelin Feuldi, Frida Sunjo, D. K. Tague, Denis Nsame Nforniwe
{"title":"Risk Factors of Perinatal Asphyxia and Neonatal Outcome","authors":"A. Chiabi, Walter Dobgima Pisoh, Flavila Tchoupou Tsayim, M. Samje, Evelin Feuldi, Frida Sunjo, D. K. Tague, Denis Nsame Nforniwe","doi":"10.7199/ped.oncall.2021.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/ped.oncall.2021.45","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73133324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-04-19DOI: 10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.25
D. Enyama, C. A. N. Kana, J. Kouam, D. N. Njinkui, F. K. Lekpa, P. Mbonda, D. C. Kedy, E. Mbonda, S. Nguefack
{"title":"Ataxia-Telangiectasia in Cameroonian Children","authors":"D. Enyama, C. A. N. Kana, J. Kouam, D. N. Njinkui, F. K. Lekpa, P. Mbonda, D. C. Kedy, E. Mbonda, S. Nguefack","doi":"10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.25","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare genetic disease characterized by progressive ataxia and multisystem involvement, which requires early diagnosis and multidisciplinary management. Methods: We report a series of seven patients with A-T. This is a retrospective study conducted from 2016 to 2020, in patients with a history of progressive cerebellar ataxia and ocular telangiectasia on physical examination as well as elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein. Data were collected from the medical records of the patients. Results: There were three boys and four girls. The mean age at onset of symptoms was 36.4 months (range 12 to 72 months) and the mean age at diagnosis was 84 months (range 60 to 144 months). Family history of A-T was noted in 3 patients. There was no parental consanguinity in any patient. Ataxia was the first sign of the disease and the reason for consultation in all patients. Cerebellar ataxia and ocular telangiectasia were seen in all patients. Malnutrition was present in 6 (85.7%) patients, dysarthria was observed in 3 (42.8%) patients, intention tremors in 2 (28.6%) patients, dystonia and epilepsy in 1 (14.3%) patient each. Recurrent infections with repeated hospitalizations was present in 1 (14.3%) patient. Elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein level was seen in all patients with a mean level of 311.39 ng/ml (range from 113 ng/ml to 911.6 ng/ml). Four (57%) patients underwent brain imaging which showed cerebellar atrophy in three of them. Genetic testing for A-T was not done in any patient due to unavailability. All these patients were still alive when we submitted this paper. A motor deficiency worsening was observed in 2 patients, who currently use a wheelchair since the age of 6 and 7 years old, respectively. Conclusion","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80427691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-03-04DOI: 10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.20
B. Vala, V. Martins, J. Agro
{"title":"Serologic Rebound in Congenital Toxoplasmosis","authors":"B. Vala, V. Martins, J. Agro","doi":"10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.20","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76553297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-02-20DOI: 10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.12
A. Shrivastava, V. Gupta, Vanita Verma, R. Yadav, M. Singh
{"title":"Acute encephalopathy: What to suspect and how to prevent?","authors":"A. Shrivastava, V. Gupta, Vanita Verma, R. Yadav, M. Singh","doi":"10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77292748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-02-02DOI: 10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.50
Teresa Almeida, A. Forno, Luís Rodrigues, R. Jotta, A. L. Rodrigues, P. Janeiro, S. Mexia, Anabela Guerra, José Matono, I. T. Almeida, A. Gaspar
{"title":"New Pathogenic Mutations on GLDC gene leading to Classic Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia","authors":"Teresa Almeida, A. Forno, Luís Rodrigues, R. Jotta, A. L. Rodrigues, P. Janeiro, S. Mexia, Anabela Guerra, José Matono, I. T. Almeida, A. Gaspar","doi":"10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.50","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"125 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91474663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-01-31DOI: 10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.32
D. Ambike, A. Byale, Rijwana Sayyad, Vinit Rathod, Komal Bijarniya
{"title":"A Rare Case of Omphalocele, Exstrophy of Bladder, Imperforate Anus and Spinal Defect Complex with Genital Anomalies in a Term Neonate","authors":"D. Ambike, A. Byale, Rijwana Sayyad, Vinit Rathod, Komal Bijarniya","doi":"10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.32","url":null,"abstract":"A 22-year-old pregnant female presented at 39.1 weeks of gestation in third stage of labour with hand prolapse to our emergency department. She immediately underwent emergency lower segment caesarean section (LSCS). There was no significant antenatal history of exposure to teratogenic drugs or radiation, infection, diabetes mellitus or hypertension. There was no history of treatment for infertility. No antenatal registration or antenatal scan was done. She delivered a live baby weighing 2.8 kg with head circumference of 34.5cm, who had multiple congenital abnormalities. There was no history of consanguinity or similar malformations in previous deliveries. There was presence of omphalocele, exstrophy of bladder, imperforate anus, and genital anomalies (Figure 1 and 2) along with bilateral congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) and lumbosacral meningocele. X-ray thoracolumbar spine lateral view showed lumbosacral meningocele. Diagnosis of OEIS complex was made. Ultrasound (USG) of the abdomen and pelvis confirmed OEIS but the gender could not be evaluated due to obscure genital organs. Chromosomal analysis could not be done as the parents financial status did not permit for any future work up and intervention. The neonate died on day 5 of life. OEIS complex is a severe form of exstrophy-epispadias complex which results from improper closure of ventral abdominal wall due to failure of cephalocaudal and lateral folding with associated defects of cloaca and urorectal septum.1 The term OEIS complex was proposed to describe findings by Carey et al based on a retrospective search of medical records of 175 ARTICLE HISTORY Received 3 November 2020 Accepted 31 January 2021","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"528 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79640243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-01-25DOI: 10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.31
A. Senthilkumar, T Hemananth, R. Ramalingam, R Raeshmi
{"title":"Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency in Twin babies","authors":"A. Senthilkumar, T Hemananth, R. Ramalingam, R Raeshmi","doi":"10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.31","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"148 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79374325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pediatric OncallPub Date : 2021-01-25DOI: 10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.19
B. Minkowitz, J. Israeli, J. Ristic, L. C. Wang, M. Restrepo
{"title":"A Surprise Diagnosis at the Pediatric Orthopedic Office","authors":"B. Minkowitz, J. Israeli, J. Ristic, L. C. Wang, M. Restrepo","doi":"10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7199/PED.ONCALL.2021.19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19949,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Oncall","volume":"264 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74734994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}