Feasibility of an observational procedure to enhance early identification of autism spectrum disorder in paediatric settings: A mixed-methods study on an Ecuadorian sample.

In Ecuador, the low official estimate of the number of persons with autism spectrum disorder suggest that many children are not identified and are not receiving support. Screening tools are short parent-addressed questionnaires used to identify children that may be developing with autism. Their use is recommended, but their application can be perceived as challenging in paediatric routines.

Experiences and Attitudes on Early Identification Practices of Autism: A Preliminary Survey of Pediatric Professionals in Ecuador.

Early identification of children with autism is necessary to support their social and communicative skills and cognitive, verbal, and adaptive development. Researchers have identified several barriers to early diagnosis. Data collected in low- and middle-income contexts-where the vast majority of children in the world live-is scarce.

Pleuropulmonary blastoma type III extended into the left atrium in a 16-month old boy.

Pleuropulmonary blastoma is an uncommon paediatric neoplasm. Approximately 300 cases have been reported. In seven tumours, extension involved the left heart.

Interrupted left aortic arch and isolated right subclavian artery from the right pulmonary artery.

We report a 10-day-old newborn, weighing 2.9 kg with an interrupted left aortic arch type B, a large subarterial ventricular septal defect and a right ductus connecting the right pulmonary artery to an isolated right subclavian artery. The patient underwent successful total surgical repair and the isolated right subclavian artery was ligated.

Prevalence of VP4 and VP7 genotypes of human rotavirus in Ecuadorian children with acute diarrhea.

The objective of the present study was to determine rotavirus etiology and prevalence of the different rotavirus serotypes in Ecuadorian children younger than 5 years of age with gastroenteritis. Children (729) less than 5 years of age with acute diarrhea from either public or private primary health care centers in 10 different provinces of Ecuador, between March 2006 and August 2006 were included in the study. Rotavirus infection was diagnosed using a commercial immunoenzymatic test.