Effect of nutrition-related infodemics and social media on maternal experience: A nationwide survey in a low/middle income country.

Background: Undernutrition is a crucial cause of morbidity and mortality among children in low- or middle-income countries (LMICs). A better understanding of maternal general healthy nutrition knowledge, as well as misbeliefs, is highly essential, especially in such settings. In the current era of infodemics, it is very strenuous for mothers to select not only the right source for maternal nutrition information but the correct information as well.

Effect of medium chain triglycerides enriched formula on growth of biliary atresia patients after Kasai portoenterostomy.

Background And Study Aims: Biliary atresia (BA) is the most common cause of neonatal cholestasis, negatively affecting nutritional status, growth, and development. It is the most frequent paediatric indication for liver transplantation. The Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) operation is an effective procedure with favourable outcomes when performed before two months of age.

Etiological classification and clinical spectrum of Egyptian pediatric patients with disorder of sex development, single center experience.

Introduction: The aim of the current work was to review the clinical profile, aetiological classification, as well as the management of Egyptian paediatric patients with disorders of sex development (DSD) presenting at a tertiary centre in Cairo.

Material And Methods: The study was a cross-sectional observational study that included Egyptian patients who attended the Endocrinology clinic during a period of one year from January to December 2019. All patients with overt genital ambiguity aged from 0 to 18 years were recruited in the study.

The validity of the Bayley-Pinneau method in predicting final adult height at the onset of puberty in patients with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

Introduction: The final adult height (FAH) of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is often lower than the predicted adult height (PAH) using the Bayley-Pinneau (B&P) method. The aim of the current work was to test the validity of B&P in predicting FAH from a bone age (BA) measurement performed at onset of puberty.

Material And Ethods: This was a retrospective longitudinal observational convenience single-centre study.

Assessment of urinary podocalyxin as a marker of glomerular injury in obesity-related kidney disease in children and adolescents with obesity compared to urinary albumin creatinine ratio.

Obesity increases the risk of chronic kidney disease in children. Our aim was to assess urinary podocalyxin (PCX) in children and adolescents with obesity as a potential marker of obesity-related kidney disease (ORKD). The current case-control study included 128 children with obesity compared to 60 non-obese age and sex matched controls.