Global prevalence of enterobiasis in young children over the past 20 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Parasitic infections are the most common diseases worldwide, and enterobiasis is a common parasitic infection in children. Various studies have reported on the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis in different regions of the world. However, no study has gathered and analyzed this data systematically.

Supportive care in a patient with Alstrom syndrome with hyperphenylalaninemia and sleep problems.

Alstrom syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with an autosomal recessive mutation in the ALMS1 gene. The disease's manifestations include ophthalmic problems, hearing loss, obesity, and cardiovascular disorders. In addition, medical cases include other organ complications.

Epidemiological data of national Kawasaki disease registry in Iran, 2007-2019.

Introduction: Kawasaki disease(KD) is a vasculitis of childhood that tends to influence the coronary arteries. There is no national data about the prevalence of KD in Iran. This study aimed to perform a national registry in Iran for 13 years.

Zinc sulphate for acute bronchiolitis: A double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

The use of adjunctive therapies to achieve rapid recovery from clinical symptoms of acute bronchiolitis would appear necessary. This study was performed to determine the effect of zinc sulphate on treating acute bronchiolitis. In this study, 100 children affected with acute bronchiolitis were investigated.

Effect of oral cephalexin in the treatment of BCG lymphadenitis.

Lymphadenitis and abscess formation are the most common side effects of vaccination with Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG). The lower the child's age at the time of vaccination, the higher the incidence of BCG lymphadenitis tends to be. Although various therapeutic approaches are in use for the treatment of BCG lymphadenitis, there is no consensus on which of them is optimal.