A snapshot of pediatric inpatients and outpatients with COVID-19: a point prevalence study from Turkey.

This multi-center point prevalence study evaluated children who were diagnosed as having coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On February 2nd, 2022, inpatients and outpatients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were included in the study from 12 cities and 24 centers in Turkey. Of 8605 patients on February 2nd, 2022, in participating centers, 706 (8.

COVID-19 Disease in Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Multicenter Study of 8886 Cases.

Background: The aim was to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and radiologic data of children with SARS-CoV-2 positivity by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) together with treatment strategies and clinical outcomes and to evaluate cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in this population.

Methods: This was a multicenter retrospective observational cohort study performed in the pediatric emergency departments of 19 tertiary hospitals. From March 11, 2020, to May 31, 2021, children who were diagnosed with confirmed nasopharyngeal/tracheal specimen SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity or positivity for serum-specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were included.

Do Pediatric Emergency Physicians Comply With Guideline Recommendations in Management of Patients With Acute Urticaria?

Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge and practical preferences of pediatricians regarding acute urticaria (AU) management and to assess the effects of training provided in accordance with the current urticaria guideline recommendations on pediatricians who work in the pediatric emergency department (PED).

Methods: A theoretical training was provided to pediatricians regarding the diagnosis and treatment of AU in line with current urticaria guideline recommendations. Before the training, pediatricians completed a 10-item questionnaire.

Successful Treatment of Acanthamoeba Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Child.

Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis is a very rare entity with high mortality rate. Its diagnosis is usually delated, and the optimal approach for its treatment is uncertain. In presented case, early diagnosis was made with direct examination of cerebral spinal fluid, and immediate initiation of accurate treatment with amphotericin B and fluconazole survived patient.

Characteristics and outcomes of critically ill children transported by ambulance in a Turkish prehospital system: a multicenter prospective cohort study.

Background: The most underdeveloped area in the care of critically-ill-children (CIC) is the prehospital period. Appropriate prehospital assessment and life-saving-interventions (LSI) of this population are challenging and require dedicated resources to ensure the best outcomes. We aimed to determine the characteristics and outcomes of CIC transported to the Turkish Pediatric Emergency Departments (EDs).

Long-term Effects of Indirect Hyperbilirubinemia on Auditory and Neurological Functions in Term Newborns.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term effects of hyperbilirubinemia on neurological and hearing function in otherwise healthy term newborns with neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia.

Method: This study was performed prospectively in 41 term newborns hospitalized for indirect hyperbilirubinemia. Patients with no signs of hemolysis were categorized in 3 groups based on stabil levels as sTB <20 mg/dl, 20-24.

Efficacy and safety profile of intravenous levetiracetam versus phenytoin in convulsive status epilepticus and acute repetitive seizures in children.

Purpose: Although phenytoin is one of the most commonly used antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), it has potential serious side effects and drug interactions. Levetiracetam is a relatively newer AED with favorable pharmacokinetics and could be an effective and safer option for the treatment of convulsive status epilepticus (CSE). We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety profile of intravenous levetiracetam and phenytoin as second-line treatment agents in children with CSE and acute repetitive seizures (ARS).

Fever-induced Brugada syndrome in a 9-year-old boy presenting with acute chest pain.

Besli GE, Yıldırım S, Akalın İ, Ayhan Yİ, Kısıoğlu M, Berdeli A. Fever-induced Brugada syndrome in a 9-year-old boy presenting with acute chest pain. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 571-575.

DRESS Syndrome or Hematologic Malignancy?: A Case Report of a 4-Year-Old Boy.

Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptom (DRESS) is a serious idiosyncratic drug reaction. It is characterized by skin eruption, fever, hematologic abnormalities, and multi-organ involvement. Diagnosis is challenging because of the wide clinical spectrum.

The evaluation of risk factors for recurrent hospitalizations resulting from wheezing attacks in preschool children.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the risk factors in preschool children admitted to inpatient services with a diagnosis of recurrent attacks of wheezing.

Method: The medical files of 44 preschool children with 2 or more recurrent hospitalizations resulting from wheezing between November 2011 and January 2012 were retrospectively investigated.

Results: There were 28 males (64 %) and 16 females.

Acute aortic dissection mimicking acute abdomen in a 14-year-old boy.

Aortic dissection is extremely rare in children. Although it usually presents with severe chest pain, atypical clinical presentations mimicking various illnesses may cause misdiagnosis. In this report, the case of a 14-year-old boy with symptoms suggestive of acute abdomen, which was finally diagnosed as aortic dissection, is discussed.

Synthetic Cannabinoid Abuse in Adolescents: A Case Series.

Background: Synthetic cannabinoids, referred to as "Bonzai" in Turkey, are relatively new recreational drugs of abuse. Although the use of synthetic cannabinoids has been dramatically increasing in young populations in many countries, their adverse effects are not well known.

Objectives: To report on the clinical features and social history of pediatric patients with a diagnosis of synthetic cannabinoid intoxication and to highlight the dangers of these drugs to public health.

A rare cause of upper airway obstruction: isolated demyelinating brainstem lesion.

Acute upper airway obstruction derived from any cause can be a life-threatening emergency in pediatric patients. The major causes are infection, foreign body aspiration, and trauma. However, acute neurological disorders occasionally may manifest as severe airway obstruction.

Status epilepticus in children: causes, clinical features and short-term outcome.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the cause, clinical profile, and short-term outcome of status epilepticus cases that were admitted to our pediatric emergency unit between 1 January and 31 December 2008.

Methods: We studied the clinical features of 59 seizures that occurred in 56 patients aged between 3 months and 15 years with the diagnosis of status epilepticus. We observed the clinical course and outcome of 53 cases for 6 to 18 months.