HHV6-Associated Hydrocephalus in a Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient: An Unusual Presentation.

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a widely spread DNA virus that is ubiquitous and persistent with primary infection occurring in early childhood, with reactivation of the infection a common phenomenon in severely immunocompromised hosts, including hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients, influencing morbidity and mortality. A wide spectrum of clinical presentations is reported in the literature with HHV-6 reactivation including post-transplant limbic encephalitis (PALE). We report the unusual case of a 6-year-old female 107 days postallogenic HSCT due to transfusion dependent beta thalassemia major who developed acute cerebellitis with secondary supratentorial hydrocephalus that required invasive surgical intervention.

School Attendance Among Pediatric Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada.

Supporting schooling for current and past pediatric oncology patients is vital to their quality of life and psychosocial recovery. However, no study has examined the perspectives toward in-person schooling among pediatric oncology families during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this online survey study, we determined the rate of and attitudes toward in-person school attendance among current and past pediatric oncology patients living in Ontario, Canada during the 2020-2021 school year.

Hemoglobin Threshold for Blood Transfusion in Young Children Hospitalized with Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Current recommendations advise against blood transfusion in hemodynamically stable children with iron deficiency anemia. In an observational study of 125 children aged 6 through 36 months, hospitalized with iron deficiency anemia, we found that hemoglobin level predicted red blood cell transfusion (area under the curve 0.8862).

Successful Systemic Thrombolysis in a Neonatal Occlusive Abdominal Aortic Thrombus Secondary to Hypernatremic Dehydration: A Case Report and Literature Review.

A 6-day-old neonate presented with hypernatremic dehydration and weight loss. Fluids were started for rehydration. He was subsequently found to have signs of reduced lower limb perfusion and investigations revealed an abdominal aortic thrombus and bilateral occlusion of renal arteries.

Oral hygiene status in school adolescents: a study of 20,000 school-age adolescents in 66 public and private schools comparing oral hygiene status by gender and ethnicity.

Aims: To compare and contrast oral health related data related to Simplified Oral hygiene index (OHI-S) in Dubai school-aged students as a function of the population demographics gender and ethnicity.

Methods: A total of 20,880 subjects were screened in 66 public and private school located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The study sample was grouped according to seven geographic regions.