Can Ischemia-Modified Albumin Be a Helpful Marker in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Childhood Intussusception?

Objectives: Intussusception is the invagination of a proximal segment of the intestine into a more distal segment. The present study aimed to determine the sensitivity of the ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) and the correlation between IMA and the severity of intestinal ischemia in intussusception cases.

Methods: Thirty-six consecutive children aged between 0 and 16 years presenting with the clinical and radiological features of intestinal obstruction caused by intussusception were enrolled in the study.

Just a vitamin? Should cobalamin (Vitamin B12) levels be checked in children with neurological disadvantages?

Objective: The assay of serum cobalamin (Cbl) level is commonly used to diagnose Cbl deficiency. Unexpectedly, the elevated Cbl levels may be determined in some of the patients and its interpretation is difficult. We investigated the association between elevated Cbl levels and a variety of clinical entities in patients presenting with various neurological symptoms.

Analysis of patients presenting with serum electrolyte imbalance in terms of the differential diagnosis of pseudohypoaldosteronism.

Objective: The aim of this study was to contribute to the differential diagnosis of transient pseudohypoaldosteronism (t-PHA).

Methods: Twenty-nine infants, younger than 24 weeks, and with high aldosterone levels were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups as t-PHA and other diagnoses group.

Mortality risk factors among critically ill children with MIS-C in PICUs: a multicenter study.

Background: This study evaluated of clinical characteristics, outcomes, and mortality risk factors of a severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children admitted to a the pediatric intensive care unit.

Methods: A retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted between March 2020 and April 2021 at 41 PICUs in Turkey. The study population comprised 322 children diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

The Utility of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in the Detection of Emerging Lung Injury due to Mechanical Ventilation in Children: A Preliminary Study.

Objective: Lung injuries are mostly ignored in patients supported by mechanical ventilation. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin has come into prominence as an early sensitive and highly predictive biomarker of inflammation. The purpose of the study was to assess the capability of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in recognizing lung injuries in children requiring mechanical ventilation.

Unusual localization and coexistence of primary hydatid cyst: a case report.

Hydatid cysts are zoonotic parasitic infections caused by . Although witnessed in all body parts, the first and most important locations for this parasite are the liver and lungs. Unusually, hydatid cysts are rarely located in the pelvic region.

Two Sisters with Angelman Syndrome: A Case Series Report.

Angelman syndrome (AS) is known as an intellectual disability related to speech impairment, ataxia and behavioral uniqueness, including a combination of frequent laughter and smiling, apparent happy demeanor, excitable personality and hypermotor behavior. In this report, we present a 5-year-old girl with AS associated with atypical clinical manifestations, including developmental dysplasia of the hip and simian line in the right hand, and her elder sister with AS. Even if any gene mutation cannot be demonstrated, it should be kept in mind that different mutations may exist in the cases that are the suggestive of clinical AS.

A case report with sacral appendage: Is it accessory penis or human tail?

Kocaoğlu C, Kocaoğlu Ç, Akkoyun İ, Karaniş İE. A case report with sacral appendage: Is it accessory penis or human tail? Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 335-337. Lumbo-sacro-coccygeal appendages are very rare congenital anomalies.

The Collocation of Ischemia-Modified Albumin and Blood Gas Parameters in the PICU Setting.

Ischemia modified albumin (IMA) is a marker that has been determined to be elevated in hypoxic conditions. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between serum IMA and blood gas parameters (BGPs) and evaluate whether IMA can be used as a parameter clinically in terms of reflecting tissue hypoxia in ventilator management. BGPs and serum IMA level were measured in blood samples drawn simultaneously from patients.

Is Level of Serum Ischemia-Modified Albumin A Useful Biomarker in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases?

Objectives: Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is an emerging diagnostic biomarker for many ischemic conditions. The study was conducted to investigate whether there is a change in IMA levels in carbon monoxide poisoning and, if so, the clinical relevance of IMA levels.

Methods: This study was performed between October 2013 and April 2014 to compare levels of serum IMA drawn at the time of admission to the emergency department in 49 patients poisoned with carbon monoxide and 37 healthy controls.

Are obesity and metabolic syndrome associated with plasma adropin levels in children?

Studies performed on mice suggest that adropin is a peptide hormone playing a role in metabolic homeostasis and prevention of obesity-associated insulin resistance. Our study was conducted to investigate the role of adropin in children with obesity or metabolic syndrome. The study group consisted of 70 patients, including 42 obese and 28 with metabolic syndrome, and 26 healthy volunteers.

Effect of long-term Helicobacter pylori infection on growth of children: a cohort study.

Background: The effects of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection on growth are a controversial issue. We investigated the effects of long-term H.

Persistent metabolic acidosis and severe diarrhoea due to Artemisia absinthium poisoning.

Herbs have long been used in the treatment of various disorders in traditional medicine since ancient age. Artemisia absinthium, one of these herbs, has traditionally been used in different societies for antibiotic, antiparasitic, antifungal and antipyretic purposes. Here, we report a poisoning case of a 10-month-old male infant progressing with severe diarrhoea and persistent metabolic acidosis after ingesting home-prepared Artemisia absinthium extract which was given for the treatment of common cold.

Cerebral atrophy in a vitamin B12-deficient infant of a vegetarian mother.

In developed countries, vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency usually occurs in children, exclusively breastfed ones whose mothers are vegetarian, causing low body stores of vitamin B12. The haematologic manifestation of vitamin B12 deficiency is pernicious anaemia. It is a megaloblastic anaemia with high mean corpuscular volume and typical morphological features, such as hyperlobulation of the nuclei of the granulocytes.

Serum ischemia-modified albumin levels in children with epileptic seizures.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the level of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) in children with epileptic seizures (ESs) and its relation with the seizure duration.

Methods: The study was performed with 88 children as a prospective case-control study. Blood samples for IMA were obtained from 57 patients (mean age [SD], 50.

Fluid management in children with diarrhea-related hyponatremic-hypernatremic dehydration: a retrospective study of 83 children.

Aim: To investigate serum creatinine and electrolyte status of children with diarrhea-related hyponatremic or hypernatremic dehydration.

Methods: Medical history of 83 patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey with diarrhea, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance was retrospectively evaluated according to the degree of dehydration, serum creatinine, electrolytes, blood gas, approaches to the treatment such as content of given fluid, HCO3- and acute periotenal dialysis. Of 65 patients with hyponatremia, 44 (67.

Successful Treatment of Antiepileptic Drug-Induced DRESS Syndrome with Pulse Methylprednisolone.

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening syndrome characterized by skin rash, fever, lymph node enlargement, and involvement of internal organs. It is most commonly induced by aromatic anticonvulsants and antibiotics. Nonaromatic anticonvulsants are rarely encountered as the causes of DRESS syndrome.

Successful treatment of hemorrhagic bullous henoch-schönlein purpura with oral corticosteroid: a case report.

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a vasculitis of small-sized blood vessels, resulting from immunoglobulin-A-mediated inflammation. It is the most common acute systemic vasculitis in childhood and mainly affects skin, gastrointestinal tract, joints, and kidneys. The characteristic rash of HSP consists of palpable purpuric lesions 2 to 10 mm in diameter concentrating in the buttocks and lower extremities.

P-wave dispersion in children with acute rheumatic fever.

As a new and simple electrocardiographic marker, P-wave dispersion is reported to be associated with inhomogeneous and discontinuous propagation of sinus impulses. The current study aimed to investigate P-wave dispersion in children with acute rheumatic fever. The study population consisted of 47 children with acute rheumatic fever (29 patients with carditis and 18 patients without carditis) and 31 healthy control subjects.

Iodine status remains critical in mother and infant in Central Anatolia (Kayseri) of Turkey.

Background: Severe iodine deficiency disorders have been eradicated in many parts of the world, but milder forms still exist and may escape detection. Turkey has long been known to be a mild to moderate iodine deficiency area.

Aim Of The Study: The aim of this study was to assess the iodine nutritional status and the thyroid function of pregnant women and their neonates in the region of Kayseri (central Anatolia of Turkey) that appeared to be iodine deficient in previous studies performed before the introduction of mandatory salt iodization.