Analysis of Cystic Fibrosis in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Aim: The aim of this study is to present the first total number of tested children in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the number of children with positive sweat test. During the study we determined the number of ill children, the median age of children with cystic fibrosis, date of initial diagnosis, an average amount of chloride in the sweat.

Material And Methods: The study was a retrospective, conducted at the Department of Pulmonology Pediatric Clinic of University Clinical Center of Sarajevo.

Epidemiological Features of Bronchiolitis in the Pediatric Clinic of Clinical center of Sarajevo University.

Objective: To present the epidemiological features of bronchiolitis in a one-year period in patients of Pediatric Clinic, Clinical Centre of Sarajevo University.

Introduction: Bronchiolitis is the most common respiratory infection of early infant age. The disease is one the most common reason for hospitalization of children under the age of six months.

Descriptive review of the patients suffering from tuberculosis in the past 10 years treated at pediatric clinic of clinical center of sarajevo university.

Introduction: Due to the geographical position of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its socio economic momentum even though the standard vaccination program is carried out, the child population continues to suffer from pulmonary tuberculosis in significant percentage.

Material And Methods: The study was retrospective and included patients who were in the period from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2013 (or the 10 years period) hospitalized at the Department of Pulmonology Pediatric Clinic dually diagnosed with lung TB and start treatment. Data were adopted from available medical records (history of disease).

[Pena-Shokeir phenotype (fetal akinesia/hypokinesia sequence)].

Pena-Shokeir syndrome is a rare lethal disorder which clinical phenotype is the result of a deformation sequence caused by fetal akinesia/hypokinesia. In approximately 50 % cases an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance were documented. Main clinical characteristics of Pena-Shokeir syndrome are: multiple ankylosis, pulmonary hypoplasia and facial dysmorphism.

[Fryns syndrome].

Fryns syndrome is an extremely rare developmental disorder associated with deletion of long arm of chromosome 16. Characteristics of the Fyns syndrome are: craniofacial dysmorfism, diaphragmatic defects with lung hypoplasia, distal digital hypoplasia, brain and urogenital abnormalities and other developmental disturbances. After the first description in two stillborn sisters by Fryns (1971), new reports appeared with descriptions included disorders which have not described previously.

[Fungal colonization of newborn in neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective study].

Invasive candidiasis in neonates has become an increasing problem over the past decade in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) in the world; it is a relatively common cause of late onset sepsis associated with a high mortality. Prior colonization is the major risk factor for candidemia. To determine the rate of colonization, risk factors and the possible modes of acquisition of Candida spp.

[Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: evaluation and treatment].

We have analyzed 132 newborns with hyperbilirubinemia (BW < 2500 g, GW > 37 weeks) hospitalized in Neonatal Unit of Paediatric Hospital during 2001. In 78 out of 132 (59.1%) newborns, causal diagnosis were established.

[Urinary tract infections and vesicoureteral reflux as a cause of renal parenchymal damage].

Goal: Infection of the urinary tract is a risk for the damage of parenchyma and kidney function. Dimercaptosuccinil acid (DMSA) scan was used based on the relation between vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), infection of the urinary tract (UTI) and parenchymal kidney damage.

Methodology: The number of observed children was 79, 58 (73.