Urine metabolic phenotyping in children with nocturnal enuresis and comorbid neurobehavioral disorders.

Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is a common problem among 10% school-aged children. The etiologies underlying childhood NE is complex and not fully understood nowadays. Nevertheless, increasing evidence suggests a potential link between neurobehavioral disorders and enuresis in children.

Predictive power of a single body temperature at different cutoff values for neonates in the nursery transferring to special care nursery.

The aim of this study was to identify the clinical parameters indicative of serious etiology of neonatal hyperthermia and to determine the appropriate cutoff value of body temperature (BT) for predicting the need to transfer the newborn to the special care (SC) nursery.The nursery records of newborns diagnosed with hyperthermia between 2007 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical characteristics of newborns with hyperthermia remained in the nursery were compared with those transferred to the SC nursery.

Pediatric ovarian torsion in a medical center in Taiwan: case analysis.

Background: Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints made by patients visiting emergency departments; however, ovarian torsion is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain, especially in young children. Early diagnosis is essential in order to salvage the ovaries. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients under 18 years of age who visited Changhua Christian Hospital with adnexal torsion between June 2003 and June 2010.

Arterial stiffness is not increased in teens with early uncomplicated type 1 diabetes mellitus.

People with type 1 diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Studies comparing arterial stiffness between subjects with type 1 diabetes and nondiabetic controls have provided controversial findings.We investigated brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in 87 teenagers with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in 21 matched healthy controls.

Are empiric antibiotics for acute exudative tonsillitis needed in children?

Background: Empiric antibiotics are frequently given for children with acute exudative tonsillitis. A few studies have investigated the causative agent of acute "exudative" tonsillitis in children to evaluate the necessity of antibiotic therapy. This study tried to explore the common causative agent of acute exudative tonsillitis among children.

Acute reversible changes of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in children with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.

Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is the most common form of postinfectious nephritis worldwide. The relationship between inflammation and arterial stiffness has been described elsewhere, but there have been no studies that have analyzed the association between arterial compliance and APSGN. The aim of this study is to assess brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in pediatric patients with APSGN, and the value of baPWV in predicting the outcome.

Prevalence of Blomia tropicalis in wheezing children in central Taiwan.

Background And Purpose: In a previous study, we found that wheezing children in rural central Taiwan had a significantly lower average sensitization rate to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p) than those in Taipei city. We propose that Blomia tropicalis (Blo t) might be the major mite allergen in rural central Taiwan.

Methods: Using the preserved sera from our previous study, we retrospectively measured specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody to Blo t and analyzed the correlation between Blo t and Der p in wheezing children in rural central Taiwan.