[Publication profile (1991-2002) of a group of Mexican pediatric surgeons].

Introduction: This study was undertaken to determine the characteristics of scientific articles published by Mexican pediatric surgeons (MPS) available in the major electronic databases for international and national medical information.

Material And Methods: An observational, descriptive and transversal study was performed. Articles written by pediatric surgeons were localized in the most frequently accessed electronic searches: Medline, EMBASE, LILACS, and ARTEMISA, in the period from January 1991 to December 2002.

Clinical-etiological and therapeutic profile of 719 Mexican epileptic children.

Rationale: We performed this study with the intention of describing the clinical-etiological characteristics and therapeutic responses in a group of epileptic children seen at the Instituto Nacional de Pediatría (INP), a tertiary facility in Mexico City.

Methods: All patients who attended the Epileptic Clinic between March and June 1998 and fulfilled the selection criteria were enrolled in the study. Clinical and therapeutic response data were recorded.

Oral desensitization in papular urticaria in children.

Papular urticaria (PU) is among the commonest skin ailments in children. Induced specific desensitization to insect bites is theoretically an effective means of prevention of PU. In this double blind placebo controlled study, an oral vaccine prepared from insect saliva was compared with placebo (stable vaccine solvent).

Exanthems in hospitalized pediatric patients: concordance between pediatric and dermatological diagnoses.

Background: Exanthems in children often represent a diagnostic challenge.

Purpose: To determine the concordance between pediatric and dermatological diagnoses of exanthems.

Design: Prospective study.