Esmaeilzadeh, Firooz Alimohamadi, Yousef Sepandi, Mojtaba Khodamoradi, Farzad Jalali, Parisa
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
BackgroundInfant mortality rate is an important index of community health status and mortality rate. It is also one of the most prominent indexes showing the development of various societies. Regarding the importance of infant mortality rate (IMR), the purpose of current study was to compare and trend analysis of IMR in different areas of the WHO d...
Soliman, Reem M. Mostafa, Fatma Alzahraah Abdelmassih, Antoine Sultan, Elham Mosallam, Dalia
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
BackgroundPatent ductus arteriosus poses diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma for clinicians, diagnosis of persistent PDA, and determination of its clinical and hemodynamic significance are challenging. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of PDA in preterm infants admitted to our NICU, to report cardiac and respiratory complications ...
Ziyaee, Fateme Dehghani, Seyed Mohsen Hosseini, Sima Zohalinezhad, Mohammad Ebrahim Aleyasin, Soheyla Javaherizadeh, Hazhir
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BackgroundCystic fibrosis (CF) is a monogenic hereditary disease with diverse complications, which substantially reduce the quality of life and longevity of patients. With regard to the scarcity of information on epidemiological aspects of this disease in Iran, we aimed to examine the current status of pediatric CF patients in a tertiary referral c...
Marei, Mahmoud Marei Abouelfadl, Mohamed Hamed Rawwash, Ahmed Arafa Elsayed Seleim, Hamed Mahmoud Mahmoud, Wesam Mohamed Yassin, Tamer Yassin Mohamed El-Tagy, Gamal Hassan
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Ekholuenetale, Michael Barrow, Amadou Ekholuenetale, Charity Ehimwenma Tudeme, Godson
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
BackgroundProper nutrition is crucial for enhancing brain function and improving learning. Over time, large evidence has existed to show that childhood undernutrition, marked by stunting, is connected with age-long reduction in cognitive and academic achievement. It is of interest to achieve healthy growth and optimal cognitive development in early...
Abdou, Rania Mohamed El Hawary, Gehan Sayed Saab, Azza A.
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
BackgroundMaternal nutritional status is an important determinant of intrauterine growth and neonatal size. No published surveys exist on maternal Mediterranean diet intakes and newborn adiposity. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the individual maternal Mediterranean diet on the in-utero body fat formation and cord leptin level in...
Ahmad Tarmizi, Nur Eliana Abdul Rahim, Suhana Mohan Singh, Avatar Singh Chooi, Lina Ling Ong, Fei Ming Lum, Sai Guan
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
BackgroundSalivary gland calculi are common in adults but rare in the paediatric population. It accounts for only 3% of all cases of sialolithiasis. Parotid ductal calculus is rare as compared to submandibular ductal calculus.Case presentationA 3-year-old boy presented with acute painful right parotid swelling with pus discharge from the Stensen du...
Pal, Amitava Manna, Sourav Das, Balaram Dhara, Prakash C.
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
BackgroundLow birth weight (LBW) is a challenging multifaceted public health problem as it associated with infant mortality. Present study was undertaken to assess magnitude and risk factors associated with LBW in West Bengal, India. A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 2611 birth episodes in different districts of West Ben...
Mostafa, Abla S. Abdalbaky, Ashraf Fouda, E. M. Shaaban, Hala H. Elnady, Hala G. Hassab-Allah, Magda Rashad, Mohamed M. El Attar, Mona M. Alfishawy, Mostafa Hussien, Shahenaz M.
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Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
BackgroundOutbreak of a novel corona virus was reported in China on December 2019. Sooner, a global spread was reported and WHO announced a public health emergency of international concern and then declared it as a pandemic. Egypt announced the first case on February 14, 2020, and since that time, cases are increasing.Main bodyThere is increasing n...
Seqsaqa, Mohammad Rozeik, Ahmed Ezzat Khalifa, Mohammed Ashri, Hazem Nour Abdellatif
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BackgroundAcute complicated appendicitis is a common abdominal emergency in children. Unlike simple appendicitis, laparoscopic appendectomy has not been considered yet the first choice in management of complicated appendicitis. This prospective randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted at Pediatric Surgery Department, Zagazig University Ho...
