Pulmonary function using impulse oscillometry system and clinical outcomes at age 4 years in children born extremely preterm with or without bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Unlabelled: This study aimed to describe the early assessment of lung function and respiratory morbidity in children born extremely preterm with or without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

Methods: This was a prospective study including all the children born at gestational age ≤28 weeks who received treatment in the NICU of the Centre Intercommunal de Créteil in France, from January 2006 to March 2012. Lung function, using the impulse oscillometry system, respiratory morbidity and growth were assessed at age 4 years.

Salbutamol Worsens the Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction of Children With Sickle Cell Disease.

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients with asthma have an increased rate of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) and acute chest syndrome (ACS) episodes when compared to those without asthma. We hypothesized that either asthma diagnosis or bronchodilator treatment might aggravate SCD via their modulating effect on the autonomic nervous system (ANS).

Methods: Cross-sectional evaluation of heart rate variability (HRV) during pulmonary function tests, including salbutamol administration, in children with SCD receiving asthma treatment or not when compared to asthmatic children without SCD matched for ethnicity.

Scurvy: A New Old Cause of Skeletal Pain in Young Children.

We report 3 cases of scurvy in children that occurred during a short period (2018) in a general pediatrics unit of a tertiary hospital for children in Paris. All children were around 3 years of age and were admitted for skeletal pain and altered general state, which mimicked infectious or malignant diseases. Their selective diet was not the prominent issue.