- Review Article
- Allergy
- IgE-mediated food allergies in children: prevalence, triggers, and management
- Sooyoung Lee
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(4):99-105. Published online April 25, 2017
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Food allergy (FA) is a serious health problem, and severe FA such as food-induced anaphylaxis can often be life threatening. The incidence of FA has been increasing especially in children. They usually develop early in life and affect up to 10% of children. The 2 most common food allergens worldwide are milk and eggs, while the third one varies depending...
- Original Articles
- Genetics and Metabolism
- Neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
- Hasan M. Isa, Masooma S. Mohamed, Afaf M. Mohamed, Adel Abdulla, Fuad Abdulla
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(4):106-111. Published online April 25, 2017
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Purpose This study aimed to determine the prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency among infants with neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia (NIH); compare G6PD-deficient and G6PD-normal patients regarding hyperbilirubinemia and need for exchange transfusions (ET); and assess risk factors for ET and kernicterus.
Methods This is a case-control retrospective study. Medical records of NIH patients admitted to the Pediatric Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain, between...
- Cardiology
- Clinical usefulness of serum procalcitonin level in distinguishing between Kawasaki disease and other infections in febrile children
- Na Hyun Lee, Hee Joung Choi, Yeo Hyang Kim
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(4):112-117. Published online April 25, 2017
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Purpose The aims of this study were to compare serum procalcitonin (PCT) levels between febrile children with Kawasaki disease (KD) and those with bacterial or viral infections, and assess the clinical usefulness of PCT level in predicting KD.
Methods Serum PCT levels were examined in febrile pediatric patients admitted between August 2013 and August 2014. The patients were divided into 3 groups as...
- Nutrition
- Effect of tuberculosis treatment on leptin levels, weight gain, and percentage body fat in Indonesian children
- Maria Mexitalia, Yesi Oktavia Dewi, Adriyan Pramono, Mohammad Syarofil Anam
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(4):118-123. Published online April 25, 2017
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Purpose Tuberculosis (TB) remains a problem in the community. TB patients usually experience malnutrition, which is characterized by both decreased body weight (BW) and body fat percentage (BFP). Leptin, an important regulator of BW, also plays an important role in cellular immunity, which is integral to defense against
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. We analyzed the effect of an anti-TB treatment regimen on...
- Infection
- Effects of clarithromycin treatment in scrub typhus in children: comparison with chloramphenicol and azithromycin
- Min Lee, June Kim, Dae Sun Jo
- Clin Exp Pediatr. 2017;60(4):124-127. Published online April 25, 2017
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Purpose Chloramphenicol and tetracycline are not recommended for treating scrub typhus in pediatric patients because of potential side effects, such as aplastic anemia or tooth discoloration. While clarithromycin has recently been used in adults, few reports have been published on its effects in pediatric patients. We report the clinical profiles of pediatric scrub typhus and the effects of clarithromycin on scrub...