Pediatricians' attitude about the use of infant walkers.

Unlabelled: Infant walkers are still very popular even though their use might cause injuries. A survey was carried out to obtain information about attitudes and pediatricians' approach regarding the use of infant walkers. Two hundred and forty seven pediatricians who attended the 44th Turkish Congress of Pediatrics and Europediatrics (2008) were invited to reply to a questionnaire prepared by the authors.

[Newborn with genital interlabial mass with spontaneous resolution: case report].

Interlabial masses of newborns are rare issues that fall into the interest of pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, urologists, dermatologists and gynecologists. The most common are the hymenal cysts and paraurethral gland cysts. Several interlabial masses, including those of embryological origin, ectopic tissue, prolapse, urological anomaly, or neoplasia, can superficially resemble simple cysts.

Prevalence of scalp disorders and hair loss in children.

Hair loss in children can have psychologic effects that interfere with a child's growth and development. In our case series, we evaluated 1003 children aged 0 months to 17 years who presented to the pediatric and dermatology outpatient clinics at Fatih University, Ankara, Turkey, from December 2009 through October 2010. The patients were routinely examined for scalp disorders and hair loss.

[An uncommon cause of hypocalcemic convulsion: congenital rickets. Case report].

Vitamin D deficiency and rickets are major health problems in developing countries. Congenital rickets is a rare form of rickets. Maternal vitamin D deficiency is the most important risk factor for vitamin D deficiency and rickets in newborns and early infancy.

Methylphenidate-induced acute orofacial and extremity dyskinesia.

Methylphenidate is a short-acting stimulant. In this article, the authors report a 7-year-old male patient who presented with orofacial and limb dyskinesia after his first dose of methylphenidate treatment for a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; he was also receiving sodium valproate treatment for epilepsy. Orofacial dyskinesia appeared 5 hours after methylphenidate administration, persisted for 10 hours, and had completely resolved within 2 days.

Children with food refusal: an assessment of parental eating attitudes and their styles of coping with stress.

Background: In this study, we aimed to assess the eating attitudes and stress coping styles of parents whose children presented to the clinic complaining of food refusal.

Methods: The parents of 31 children aged ≥3 years, presented to the clinic with the complaint of food refusal. The control group consisted of 30 healthy children with no prior history of food refusal, and their parents.

Paediatric Halitosis and Helicobacter pylori Infection.

Objective: To compare the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection by stool antigen test in children with and without halitosis.

Study Design: Comparative study.

The relationship between serum magnesium levels with childhood obesity and insulin resistance: a review of the literature.

Background: Magnesium, the second most abundant intracellular cation, plays a major role in regulating insulin effect and insulin mediated glucose uptake. It has been shown that serum magnesium levels were negatively correlated with HOMA-IR (homeostasis model of insulin resistance) index.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between serum magnesium levels with obesity and insulin resistance in childhood.

Knee joint pain may be an indicator for a hip joint problem in children: a case report.

Knee joint pain is one of the most common complaints related to the skeletal system encountered by paediatricians. Knee joint pain generally occurs as the result of hypermobility and growing pains, though disorders manifesting as arthritis/arthralgia and orthopaedic problems should be considered in the differential diagnosis. A thorough and careful physical examination and laboratory and radiological findings are of importance for an accurate diagnosis.

Is routine abdominal ultrasonography necessary in macrosomic newborns with difficult delivery?

Adrenal hemorrhage is a relatively uncommon clinical problem of the newborn period. Clinical features of adrenal hemorrhage are variable. An abdominal mass, anemia, unexplained/persistent jaundice, bluish discoloration of the scrotum may be the presenting sign.

Separation anxiety disorder increases among neonatal intensive care unit graduates.

Aim: To evaluate whether separation anxiety disorder (SAD) develops in the later life of the infants, who were separated from their mothers in relation to being in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Methods: A group of 57 children, ages over 6 years old who were cared in NICU has been evaluated retrospectively by using the SAD diagnostic scale which is adapted according to DSM-IV. Another age and sex matched 50 children who admitted to the outpatient unit were selected as control group.

Effect of pseudoephedrine on cardiac rhythm of children with rhinitis.

Objective: To investigate the effect of pseudoephedrine on heart rhythm of children with rhinitis.

Methods: The study included 25 children diagnosed with rhinitis from March 2009 through February 2010 in the Department of Pediatrics. Holter records were obtained for 24 h before and at the fourth day of pseudoephedrine treatments.

Preauricular sinus, nephrolithiasis, infantine eczema and natal tooth: a new association.

Preauricular sinuses (ear pits) are common congenital abnormalities. The incidence of preauricular sinus is widely varied. Usually asymptomatic, they manifest as small hollows adjacent to the external ear near the anterior margin of the ascending limb of the helix, most frequently on the right side.

Baby walkers: a perspective from Turkey.

Aim: To determine in an urban population in Turkey, the frequency of baby walker (BW) use, beliefs and attitudes of mothers regarding BWs, frequency of BW-related injuries and whether families receive counselling from their paediatricians about BWs or not.

Methods: Children aged 2 months to 5 years who attended the well-child care clinics of Fatih University Hospital in Ankara comprised the sample. A semi-structured questionnaire was verbally administered.

Doppler sonography of the superior mesenteric artery in children with recurrent abdominal pain.

Purpose: Abdominal pain is one of the most common conditions in childhood and adolescence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) Doppler findings in children with recurrent abdominal pain.

Method: Duplex Doppler sonographic measurements were performed in 20 patients with recurrent abdominal pain and in 34 controls.