Cholestasis In Infants With Down Syndrome Is Not Due To Extrahepatic Biliary Atresia: A Ten-Year Single Egyptian Centre Experience.

Purpose: We aimed to define the clinical presentations, course and outcome of cholestasis in infants with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) who presented to the Pediatric Hepatology Clinic, New Children Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of data of cohort of infants with Down syndrome and cholestasis who followed up during 2005-2015.

Results: Among 779 infants with cholestasis who presented during 2005-2015, 61 (7.

Bifidobacterium lactis in Treatment of Children with Acute Diarrhea. A Randomized Double Blind Controlled Trial.

Background: Probiotics are becoming increasingly popular treatment for children diarrhea. Although there are several probiotic strains potentially useful, researches were often limited to certain strains.

Aim: To test Bifidobacterium lactis on morbidity of acute diarrhea in children less than 2 years.