Background: Thrombocytopenia is a prevalent presentation in childhood with a broad spectrum of etiologies, associated findings, and clinical outcomes. Establishing the cause of thrombocytopenia and its proper management have obvious clinical repercussions but may be challenging. This article provides an adaptation of the high-quality Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) of pediatric thrombocytopenia management to suit Egypt's health care context.
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February 2023
Objectives: There is a lack of information regarding thiamine status in children with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). This study was designed to assess the thiamine status upon admission and 24 h after treatment initiation of DKA, whether newly diagnosed children or with established T1DM diagnosis, who presented with DKA.
Methods: We enrolled 90 children (mean age, 9.
This case-control study was conducted to determine the antibody titer against the measles virus in childhood cancer survivors' post-chemotherapy treatment to determine the patient's immune status against the measles virus. We enrolled 38 children who were in complete remission and whose treatments had been stopped for at least 3 months and 38 age and sex-matched healthy controls. We analyzed the medical records of the cancer survivors, and each study participant's serum sample was analyzed by the ELISA method to determine the antibody titer against measles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWorldwide, the incidence and mortality rates of childhood cancers differ. The study of incidence patterns and survival rates in childhood malignancies is important in aiding in the planning of treatment centers and in obtaining further information with regard to the etiology. Few studies have investigated the survival in cases of childhood solid tumors in Egypt.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteopenia and osteoporosis are considered major health problems in patients suffering from thalassemia due to increased life expectancy of those patients. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of NF-kappa-B ligand (RANKL) have been recently implicated in the pathogenesis of various types of osteoporosis. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of serum OPG/RANKL ratio in patients suffering from thalassemia complicated with osteoporosis.
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