Pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and gastrointestinal manifestations of children with cystic fibrosis: A 10-year experience from a tertiary care center in southern India.

Objectives: To describe the demography and spectrum of pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) from the Indian subcontinent.

Methods: In this retrospective study, relevant information from the database of all children with CF below 18 years of age was collected and analyzed.

Results: Among the total 109 children, 58 (53%) were from the southern states of India.

Effect of malnutrition in infants with cystic fibrosis in India: An underestimated danger.

Aims: To assess the clinical profile and nutritional status of infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) and track their nutritional outcomes with treatment.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary-care institute in South India. Demographic and clinical information were collected.

Vitamin-D deficiency and its association with breast feeding among children at 1 year of age in an urban community in South India.

Context: High prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency is reported among healthy infants, children and adolescents. Maternal Vitamin-D deficiency, poor vitamin-D content of breast milk even in Vitamin-D replete mothers, exclusive breastfeeding without Vitamin-D supplementation and inadequate sunlight exposure are important risk factors for Vitamin D deficiency in infants.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis-D and its relation with breast feeding and childhood illness among healthy infants at 1 year of age.