Evaluation of temporomandibular joint involvement in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients.

Objective: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a common, chronic and inflammatory rheumatological disease of childhood. The disease can affect all synovial joints in the body. Temporomandibular joints (TMJs) are important areas of involvement in JIA, which are frequently involved but often not noticed because the involvement is usually asymptomatic.

Refugee and asylum-seeker children and health problems in the city of Duzce, Türkiye.

Introduction: This study examines the health problems and healthcare needs of refugee and asylum-seeker children and aims to develop strategies for improvement.

Methods: Based on quantitative data from 448 refugee and asylum-seeker children and 222 non-refugee local children, this study was conducted at Düzce University, Department of Paediatrics, between 2010 and 2021. The refugee children originated from three countries: Iraq (n = 304), Syria (n = 101) and Afghanistan (n = 43).

Reporting the clinical spectrum of children with IgAV in a retrospective 24-year cohort: Influences of age and sex on clinical presentation.

Background/aim: Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) is one of the most common types of vasculitis in children. The aims of this study were to investigate the clinical characteristics of the disease, and the effects of age and sex on the clinical course in children with IgAV.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective study including pediatric patients diagnosed with IgAV who attended follow-ups at the pediatric rheumatology department of a tertiary healthcare institution between January 1997 and December 2020.

Assessment of the changing trends in maternal knowledge about management of fever and antibiotic use in the last decade in Türkiye.

Background: The wrong attitudes of parents on fever create a basis for unnecessary drug use and increased workload. The study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes concerning fever and antibiotic use and demonstrate the changes in the last decade.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was composed of two parts, and a total of 500 participants were included.

Renal involvement, presence of amyloidosis, and genotype-phenotype relationship in pediatric patients with Familial Mediterranean fever: a single center study.

The aim of the study is to investigate how renal involvement is correlated with frequency of amyloidosis, risk factors, and demographic and clinical characteristics in pediatric patients with Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Demographic and clinical characteristics and laboratory data of the pediatric patients diagnosed with FMF between 1990 and 2018 were recorded from their files. The diagnosis of patients with amyloidosis (AA) was proven by renal biopsy, and as for patients with non-amyloidosis renal involvement (RI wo AA), amyloidosis could not be detected but they were followed up with the diagnosis of proteinuria and/or hematuria.

Obesogenic Environment in Childhood: Implications of High Socioeconomic Level in a Developing Country.

Objective: Today, obesity in childhood is considered as an important health problem, especially in developed countries. This study aims to determine the prevalence of obesity in children and to reveal the relationship between television watching habit, computer use and socioeconomic status in children.

Method: A cross-sectional study was performed in 11 public schools selected with random sampling in Istanbul.

Chylous ascites after lymphadenectomy in a Wilms` tumor patient.

Yörük MA, Erat-Nergiz M, Timur Ç, Canbolat-Ayhan A, Ergüven M. Chylous ascites after lymphadenectomy in a Wilms` tumor patient. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 436-438.

Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis as a fever of unknown origin.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a rare inflammation with still unidentified cause. It can also be cause of fever of unknown origin. Diagnosis is made by eliminating infection, malignancy, and rheumatological diseases.

Comparison of transcutaneous and total serum bilirubin measurement in Turkish newborns.

Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia can be prevented by screening for neonatal jaundice. Transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) measurement is a noninvasive method for screening neonates. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between TcB measurement (using the JM-103 bilirubinometer) and total serum bilirubin (TSB) measurement.

Carotid sheath abscess caused by a tooth decay infection on the opposite side.

Deep neck infections are mortal diseases that need emergency treatment. It can occur at any age but usually in pediatric ages. In this report, a left cervical carotid space abscess of a pediatric patient was discussed.

Evaluation of Airway Resistance in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Pneumonitis, pleuritis, and pulmonary interstitial infiltration have been described in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). However, the pulmonary involvement of JIA is not often clinically apparent. There are few studies based on pulmonary function in children having only a diagnosis of JIA.

Urinary tract infections in children with myelodysplasia in whom clean intermittent catheterization was administered.

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the frequency of significant bacteriuria and antibiotic resistance characteristics in children with myelodysplasia in whom clean intermittent catheterization was administered.

Material And Methods: The study group was composed of 71 patients with myelodysplasia who were found to have significant bacteriuria (age: 8.20±4.

Bart's syndrome associated with pyloric and choanal atresia.

Bart's syndrome, first described by Bart in 1966, consists of congenital localized absence of skin, congenital epidermolysis bullosa, and associated nail abnormalities. A newborn infant with Bart's syndrome is reported since it is a very rare condition, especially when associated with pyloric and concomitant choanal atresia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report presenting a case of Bart's syndrome associated with choanal atresia.

Two randomized trials of canakinumab in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Background: Interleukin-1 is pivotal in the pathogenesis of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). We assessed the efficacy and safety of canakinumab, a selective, fully human, anti-interleukin-1β monoclonal antibody, in two trials.

Methods: In trial 1, we randomly assigned patients, 2 to 19 years of age, with systemic JIA and active systemic features (fever; ≥2 active joints; C-reactive protein, >30 mg per liter; and glucocorticoid dose, ≤1.

Acute peritoneal dialysis in neonates with acute kidney injury and hypernatremic dehydration.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of acute peritoneal dialysis (PD) and clinical outcomes in neonates with acute kidney injury (AKI) and hypernatremic dehydration. ♢

Methods: The medical records of 15 neonates with AKI and hypernatremic dehydration who were treated with acute PD were reviewed. The diagnoses were AKI with hypernatremic dehydration with or without sepsis in 13 patients and AKI with hypernatremia and congenital nephropathy in 2 patients.

Frequency of pericardial effusion in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and clinical features of these patients.

In this study, we aimed to determine the frequency of pericardial effusion (PE) in children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Clinical features of patients with effusion were evaluated. For this purpose, we reviewed the medical records of ALL patients who had pretherapy echocardiograms.

Early neonatal outcomes of volume guaranteed ventilation in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome.

Background: Volume guaranteed (VG) synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) is a novel mode of SIMV that provides automatic adjustment of the peak inspiratory pressure for ensuring a minimum set tidal volume and there are limited data about the effects of VG ventilation on short term neonatal outcomes in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).

Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of VG ventilation on duration of ventilation and total supplemental oxygen. We also aimed to compare the early neonatal outcomes of VG ventilation versus conventional SIMV on short-term outcomes in preterm babies with RDS who were given surfactant.

The forgotten chamber: right-ventricular functions in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Cardiac involvement, such as pericarditis, myocarditis, and endocarditis, is seen in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Although there have been some reports about right-ventricular systolic and diastolic functions of adults with rheumatoid arthritis and left-ventricular systolic and diastolic functions of children with JIA, there have been no studies about RV functions of children with JIA. The aim of this study was to determine RV functions in children with JIA.

The epidemiology and economic impact of varicella-related hospitalizations in Turkey from 2008 to 2010: a nationwide survey during the pre-vaccine era (VARICOMP study).

Varicella can cause complications that are potentially serious and require hospitalization. Our current understanding of the causes and incidence of varicella-related hospitalization in Turkey is limited and sufficiently accurate epidemiological and economical information is lacking. The aim of this study was to estimate the annual incidence of varicella-related hospitalizations, describe the complications, and estimate the annual mortality and cost of varicella in children.

Does hypereosinophilic syndrome precede common B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood? A case report.

Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and the association of hypereosinophilia with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are both rare in children. Some acute myelogenous leukaemias can present with eosinophilia, but the relationship between HES and ALL is not well known and is rarer than the relationship between HES and acute myelogenous leukaemia. Patients are diagnosed with HES when no cause is found to explain the eosinophilia leading to end organ damage.

Postmortem cesarean: report of our successful neonatal outcomes after severe trauma during pregnancy and review of the literature.

Postmortem cesarean is delivering of a child by cesarean section after the death of the mother. A prompt decision for cesarean delivery is very important in such cases. The survival of both the mother and the baby is dependent on a number of factors, including the time between maternal cardiac arrest and delivery, the underlying reasons for the arrest, the location of the arrest and the skills of the medical staffs.

Complementary and alternative medicine in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Objective: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly utilized in adults and children for treatment of various conditions. Studies on CAM in diabetes have mainly focused on the adult population and its application in children has not been well established. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and characteristics of CAM use in Turkish children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).

Evaluation of immune response to hepatitis A vaccination and vaccine safety in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Background: Autoimmune mechanisms and drugs used in treatment increase the risk of liver disease in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) vaccination is important, especially in intermediate-endemicity areas like Turkey. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the immune response to hepatitis A vaccine and vaccine safety in children with JIA.

Methods: This study was carried out in our hospital's Pediatric Rheumatology outpatient clinic and Healthy Child clinic between the years 2003 and 2008.

The distribution of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the eastern Mediterranean: results from the registry of the Turkish Paediatric Rheumatology Association.

Objectives: To analyse the demographics, main clinical and laboratory features and subtype distribution of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in an eastern Mediterranean country, based on a multicentre registry.

Methods: Between March 2008 and February 2009 with this cross-sectional study, consecutive patients seen with JIA in selected centres were registered through a web-based registry. All patients were classified according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria.

Psychomotor development in children with iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia.

Background: Iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia are the most common nutritional deficiencies in children, especially in developing countries. Iron-deficiency anemia in infancy is associated with impaired neurodevelopment. Studies have shown an association between iron deficiency without anemia and adverse effects on psychomotor development.