Publications by authors named "Fathema K"

Very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) is called when age of onset of IBD occurs below 6 years. Though it is rare, it has been increasing over last decade with decreasing age of onset. VEO-IBD is different compared with pediatric and adult-onset IBD in many aspects, including the disease type, location of the lesion, disease behavior and genetic susceptibility.

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Purpose: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is common among children in Bangladesh. Its management depends mainly on risk stratification. This study aimed to assess the severity of pediatric AP using computed tomography (CT).

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Background And Aim: To assess the spectrum of hepatic involvement in children with dengue fever (DF) and prediction of severity of dengue infection by early detection of elevated liver enzymes.

Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital from June 2019 to September 2019. Children admitted with DF were included.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study compares clinical features of infants with biliary atresia (BA) based on their cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgM status.
  • The research involved 43 BA patients in Dhaka, analyzing various medical parameters to see if CMV status affected their condition.
  • Results indicated no significant differences in clinical or biochemical parameters between CMV IgM-positive and negative groups, leading to the conclusion that CMV likely does not play a role in causing BA.
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Background: Constipation is a common problem in children and a frequent cause of hospital visit in both primary & specialized care, which needs proper evaluation & management. Presentation of constipation is variable among children. In Bangladesh there has been no published data regarding constipation in community among school aged children.

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The most devastating pandemic of this era coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a novel virus named severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although it is primarily a respiratory pathogen, it can also result in several extra-pulmonary manifestations includes gastrointestinal symptoms, hepatocellular injury. Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptor and transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2), the entry receptor for the causative coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is co-express in the gastrointestinal tract, hepatocyte, and cholangiocytes similar to the respiratory mucosa.

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