Background: The emergence of the Omicron strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the end of December 2021 has drastically increased the number of infected children in Japan, along with the number of children with febrile convulsions, but its clinical impact is unclear.
Materials And Methods: We compared the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children hospitalized with febrile convulsions with the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children with fever and respiratory symptoms without convulsions.
Results: In 2021 and 2022, 49 and 58 children required emergency hospitalization for febrile convulsions (FC group) with status epilepticus or cluster spasms, in which 24 and 38 children underwent a Filmarray respiratory panel test (FA test), respectively, and others received a quantitative antigen test for SARS-CoV-2.
Objective: This study aimed at integrating the clinical and phenotypic characteristics, hormonal profile and genetic diagnosis of children with malformation syndromes associated with XY disorders of sex development (DSD) in a single-center in Egypt.
Methods: This retrospective study included patients with syndromic XY DSD recruited from the Pediatric Endocrinology and Surgery units at Alexandria University Children's hospital (AUCH), Alexandria, Egypt, during the period between 2018 and 2023. All patients included in the study underwent a detailed clinical and laboratory evaluation, ultrasonography (and laparoscopy if needed); and decision making was done accordingly.
Objectives: This study aimed at integrating the clinical and phenotypic characteristics, hormonal profile and genetic diagnosis of children with malformation syndromes associated with XY disorders of sex development (DSD) in a single-center in Egypt.
Methods: This retrospective study included patients with syndromic XY DSD recruited from the Pediatric Endocrinology and Surgery units at Alexandria University Children's Hospital (AUCH), Alexandria, Egypt, between 2018 and 2023. All patients included in the study underwent a detailed clinical and laboratory evaluation, ultrasonography (and laparoscopy if needed).
Background: Accessory splenic tissue is a commonly encountered phenomenon in medical literature. Typically, these accessory spleens are found in close proximity to the main spleen, either in the hilum or within the surrounding ligaments. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that they can also be located in unusual sites such as the jejunum wall, mesentery, pelvis, and, exceptionally rarely, the scrotum.
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