Current Pediatric Reviews - Volume 17, Issue 2, 2021

Background: Vitiligo is a relatively common acquired pigmentation disorder that can cause significant psychological stress and stigmatism. Objective: This article aims to familiarize physicians with the clinical manifestations, evaluation, diagnosis, and management of vitiligo. Methods: A Pubmed search was conducted in Clinical Queries using the key term “vitiligo”. The search included meta-analyses, randomized controll Read More

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastro-intestinal disorders which significantly impacts the quality of life of affected children. Abdominal pain improved by defecation, associated with a change in stool form and frequency, represents its specific clinical marker. Even if a number of potential patho-physiological mechanisms have been described, the exact underlying etiology of IBS is so fa Read More

Background: The skin is commonly involved in autoimmune diseases, such as lupus erythematous. The cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) can manifest with or without systemic symptoms. It is advantageous from a patient and healthcare system standpoint for early diagnosis and intervention. Prevention of complications is especially important in the pediatric population. Objective: To familiarize physicians with the Read More

Background: Functional gastrointestinal disorders are often extremely distressing for the infant and parents, leading to infant discomfort and crying, parental anxiety, repeated healthcare consultations, and escalating healthcare costs. Aim: In this narrative review, we analyzed the relationship between maternal psychological status during pregnancy and postpartum and the main infantile functional gastrointestinal Read More

Critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) are serious malformations that remain to be an important cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. The clinical presentations of CCHD are shock, cyanosis, or respiratory distress, which may be similar to that of other neonatal conditions. Failure to diagnose these conditions early on after birth may result in acute cardiovascular collapse and death. Screening with routine pulse oxime Read More

Introduction: Copeptin is known to be associated with heart damage, while melatonin is a regulatory hormone related to circadian rhythm and represents the levels of inflammation in the body. Methods and Patients: The aim of the study was to measure in different surgeries the levels of copeptin and melatonin at different times before and after surgery in 56 patients aged from 5 days to 13.6 years. We measured copepti Read More

Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the complications of circumcision and determine its prevalence in the studied areas. Methods: In this study, the electronic databases of Scopus, PubMed, SID, Web of Science and Magiran were selected to search the total population of observational studies published in Persian and English on the prevalence and circumcision complications in girls. The keywords search Read More