Coronary artery bypass grafting in adolescent with myocardial infarction complicating undiagnosed Kawasaki disease.

Although Kawasaki disease is often self-limiting, significant cardiovascular sequelae may occur in the acute or late stage. The most common late complication is persistent coronary artery aneurysm, which can lead to myocardial ischaemia and even myocardial infarction. We report a case of coronary artery bypass grafting in a 16-year-old boy with a history of undiagnosed Kawasaki disease.

Electrocardiographic Findings in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency.

Introduction It has been shown that cardiac functions begin to deteriorate in growth hormone (GH) deficiency even in childhood. However, little is known about how GH deficiency affects arrhythmogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the parameters of P wave dispersion (Pd), QT dispersion (QTd), corrected QT (QTc) dispersion (QTcd), T wave peak-to-end (Tp-e) interval, Tp-e/QT ratio, and Tp-e/QTc ratio in children with GH deficiency.

Successful treatment of acute myocardial injury of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with steroids: a case report.

Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked muscular disease which is caused by the absence of dystrophin. Troponin elevation with acute chest pain may indicate acute myocardial injury in these patients. We report a case of DMD that presented with ACP and troponin elevation, who was diagnosed with acute myocardial injury, and successfully treated with corticosteroids.

Pericardial rupture of mediastinal mature cystic teratoma: An unusual cause of pediatric acute chest pain.

A previously healthy 12-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with severe chest pain and dyspnea that woke her from sleep. She had short-term syncope just before the emergency admission. On physical examination, respiratory rate was 26 breaths per minute while resting, and blood pressure was 92/56 mmHg.

The Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis in Children: A Five-Year, Single-Centre Retrospective Evaluation.

Introduction: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare disease with high mortality and morbidity. In recent years, an increase in the frequency of infective endocarditis has been observed due to the increase in the survival of cases with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) and the use of central catheters. In addition to revealing the incidence of IE in our clinic, this study aimed to evaluate the demographic characteristics, predisposing factors, clinical, laboratory, microbiological, and echocardiographic findings, and the complications of follow-up of our patients diagnosed with IE in light of the literature.

Severe acute kidney injury induced by crescentic glomerulonephritis in a child with infective endocarditis.

Background: Kidney involvement related to infective endocarditis (IE) may present with different clinical findings. The most common histopathological finding of renal involvement is a combination of proliferative and exudative glomerulonephritis. However, severe acute kidney injury (AKI) induced by crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN) is extremely rare in children with IE.

The effectiveness and safety of ibuprofen and acetylsalicylic acid in acute rheumatic fever.

Background: Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and it can cause serious adverse effects. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy and side effects of ibuprofen in the treatment of ARF compared to the classic treatment, ASA.

Methods: Children who were hospitalized for the treatment of ARF with isolated arthritis and mild carditis between October 2015 and October 2018 and who received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory therapy were evaluated in the study.

Histopathological and Clinical Analysis of Skin Rashes in Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated With COVID-19.

Introduction: A new entity, which occurs a few weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection and resembling incomplete Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome, has been defined and named multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 in children. The aim of our study was to describe histopathological characteristics of skin lesions of MIS-C patients to reveal whether there is a relationship between histopathological features and clinical manifestations.

Materials And Methods: Seventeen who had skin involvement of 57 patients who were diagnosed with MIS-C between December 2020 and February 2021 were included in this prospective study.

Pentraxin 3 levels and correlation with disease severity in patients with acute rheumatic fever.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate serum pentraxin 3 (PTX3) levels during acute episode of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and their relationship with disease severity.

Patients And Methods: The prospective study was conducted between January 2015 and December 2018 and included 52 ARF patients (22 girls, 30 boys, mean age 10.7±2.

Differences and similarities of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, Kawasaki disease and macrophage activating syndrome due to systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a comparative study.

To compare the clinical and laboratory findings of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) and with macrophage activating syndrome due to systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA-MAS) on real-life data. Patients diagnosed with MIS-C, KD, and sJIA-MAS from 12 different centers in Turkey who were followed for at least 6 months were included in the study. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory findings of all patients were analyzed.

Myocarditis and intracardiac thrombus due to Henoch-Schönlein purpura: case report and literature review.

Cardiac involvement is very rare in patients with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). In this case study, we present an 8-year-old girl presenting with HSP-induced myocarditis and thrombus in the right atrium and HSP nephritis. To date, 15 cases of HSP-related cardiac involvement have been reported in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases.

Efficacy of Pazopanib in patients with metastatic uterine sarcoma: A multi-institutional study.

Purpose: Uterine sarcoma accounts for 3-9% of uterine malignant tumors and has poor prognosis. Pazopanib is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor and the only tyrosine kinase inhibitor which has been approved for metastatic soft tissue sarcoma. In the present study we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of pazopanib in metastatic uterine sarcoma.

Erratum: Diagnostic difficulties by the unusual presentations in children and adolescents with Hashimoto thyroiditis.

[This corrects the article on p. 164 in vol. 21, PMID: 27777910.

Diagnostic difficulties by the unusual presentations in children and adolescents with Hashimoto thyroiditis.

Complex clinical presentation with diverse timing of particular symptoms may cause diagnostic difficulties, especially in children and adolescents. This paper presents diagnostic difficulties and pitfalls in 3 children with acquired primary hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) presenting with unusual manifestations. We described 3 children with acquired primary hypothyroidism due to HT.

Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure and right ventricular function in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy using different parameters.

Objective: Our aim was comparison of preoperative and postoperative right ventricular functions of children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) who have findings of upper airway obstruction, using new echocardiographic parameters.

Methods: Forty-one children who have admitted to our hospital with symptoms suggestive of upper airway obstruction, whose history and physical examination findings suggest upper airway obstruction and who have undergone adenoidectomy/adenotonsillectomy and 40 healthy children, all of whom between 2 and 12 years of age, were included in the study. Patient group was evaluated by pulsed wave tissue Doppler echocardiography as well as with conventional echocardiography before the operation and 6 months after the operation.