Current Pediatric Reviews - Volume 13, Issue 2, 2017

Background: Minor head trauma is one of the leading causes of accessing pediatric emergency departments; however, only a limited number of patients develops clinically relevant brain injuries. Objectives: The aim of this review is to provide physicians a clinical pathway for managing pediatric minor head trauma. Methods: A Pubmed/Medline search was conducted through the following entries: “minor head trauma”, “ Read More

Background: Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a significant complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the pediatric population. The most common clinical manifestation of GVHD is in the skin. This article will present a review of key concepts related to pediatric cutaneous GVHD, including pathophysiology, clinical epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment options. Objective: GVHD is an immune-me Read More

Background: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a neurological impairment occurring in nearly 6% of general population, and sometimes mimics other developmental disorders like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or, in the most severe cases, intellectual deficiency. Objectives: To review the general portrait of DCD, the physiology, the clinical assessments, and to provide an overview of fun Read More

Background: Household animal dander has been implicated as aeroallergen in childhood atopic diseases. Many parents seek healthcare advice if household pet keeping may be detrimental in atopic eczema (AE), allergic rhinitis and asthma. Aim: We investigated if skin sensitization by cat/dog dander was associated with disease severity and quality of life in children with AE. Methods: Demographics, skin prick test (SPT) results, Read More

Background: To identify the anthropometric variables in equations/reference values of impulse oscillometry system (IOS) parameters in preschoolers, children and adolescents. Method: Systematic search on the databases MEDLINE/Ovid, SCOPUS and SciELO using the key words “preschool, child and adolescent”, “impulse oscillometry”, “reference values” and its variations. Results: This review considered a total o Read More

Background: Variation in neonatal skin changes and clinical presentation is a frequent occurrence. We studied the pattern of cutaneous manifestations in new-borns <72 hours of birth. Method: We included all live babies delivered in our hospital; Babies were categorised according to age, birth weight and gestational age. Neonates were examined within 24 hours of birth and daily for skin lesions for 72 hours. Skin lesio Read More

Background: Play-based activities can be a positive intervention to increase participation of overweight children. Metabolomics can reveal elemental shifts in the metabolome, lending to potential mechanistic explanations behind improvements in physiological systems. Objective: To elucidate dose-response urinary metabolomic signature shifts in overweight preadolescents following four or eight weeks of supervised Read More

Background: Pyelonephritis is the most common and important infection among Iranian pediatric population. Differentiation between upper and lower Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is often difficult based on clinical data. Therefore, definite diagnosis is helpful for choosing appropriate antibiotic and decision for hospital admission. The main purpose of this study was todetermine the diagnostic value of serum STREM-1 level in chil Read More