Editorial: Childhood vaccination and COVID-19
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Editorial: Childhood vaccination and COVID-19
Repair of cervicothoracic skin defects with extra-long transverse cervical flaps by stepwise pressure packing in childre...
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of prolonging predilated transverse cervical flap with stepwise pressure packing for neck and chest lesions in children.Methods A retrospective review of children with large cervicothoracic lesions admitted to our department from January 2011 to June 2021 was conducted to compare stepwise pressure packin...
Congenital scrub typhus: a case report and literature review
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Background This study aimed to analyze the clinical course of a newborn with congenital scrub typhus caused by vertical transmission and explore early diagnosis and treatment strategies. The clinical data of the neonate were retrospectively analyzed and the related literature was reviewed. Case presentation The newborn was a full-term one, with a g...
Case Report: One heart with two lobes: a rare infantile congenital giant left atrial appendage aneurysm
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is an extremely rare congenital heart abnormality, with varying degrees of symptoms, ranging from asymptomatic to arrhythmia, thromboembolic event or airway obstruction. Most infantile cases were incidentally found by echocardiography. Contrast-enhanced chest tomography can confirm the diagnosis and inform surg...
A novel splicing mutation identified in a DMD patient: a case report
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD, ORPHA:98896) is a lethal X-linked recessive disease that manifests as progressive muscular weakness and wasting. Mutations in the dystrophy gene (DMD) are the main cause of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Case presentation This study aims to determine novel mutations of DMD and help preimplantation genetic d...
Demystifying non-invasive approaches for screening jaundice in low resource settings: a review
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
All national and international pediatric guidelines universally prescribe meticulous bilirubin screening for neonates as a critical measure to mitigate the incidence of acute bilirubin encephalopathy (ABE) and Kernicterus. The prevailing gold standard for jaundice detection in neonates necessitates invasive blood collection, followed by subsequent ...
Accuracy of reticulocyte hemoglobin for diagnosing iron deficiency in former very preterm infants: a population-based co...
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Background Serum ferritin (SF) is commonly used to diagnose iron deficiency (ID) but has limitations. Reticulocyte hemoglobin (Ret-He) is being increasingly used for ID diagnosis. This study aimed to assess accuracy of Ret-He for ID diagnosis in former very preterm infants (VPI) at 4–6 months corrected age (CA). Methods A retrospective population-b...
A novel homozygous splice donor variant in the LRPPRC gene causing Leigh syndrome with epilepsy, a French-Canadian disor...
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Background The mitochondria are a cellular power house. Tissues are involved in frequent energy consumption, and any failure or irregularity in the continuous energy production could lead to abnormalities. The leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat (LRPPRC) gene is one of the mitochondrial-related functions genes; variations in these genes are respo...
Low utilization of confirmatory testing for tinea capitis by pediatricians at an academic center in New York, United Sta...
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
We retrospectively reviewed physician diagnostic and treatment practices for pediatric tinea capitis at an academic institution over 16 years, in assessing adherence with published guidelines. We demonstrate the need to increase utilization of confirmatory testing and systemic therapy, and call for directed pediatrician education towards these goal...
Ultrasonographic measurements of the inferior vena cava diameter in newborns: is it a useful tool for choosing an umbili...
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics
Objectives The primary outcomes of this study were to evaluate the diameters of the inferior vena cava (IVC) in a cohort of newborns and the correlation between newborn weight and IVC diameter. The secondary outcome was to evaluate the concordance between the measurements performed by the two investigators. Methods Two blind examiners performed an ...
