Early Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of the Urinary TIMP-2 and IGFBP-7 in Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a hidden complication among children within pediatric intensive care units (PICU).

Aim: To evaluate the early predictive and diagnostic value of Urinary [TIMP-2][IGFBP7] to detect AKI in PICU patients.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted on 112 children (72 admitted to PICU and 40 healthy controls) Urinary [TIMP-2][IGFBP7] was measured within 24 hours of PICU admission.

Diurnal rhythm of urinary aquaporin-2 in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis.

Background/aim: Nocturnal enuresis can be frustrating for children and their families as the child ages. Our aim is to evaluate urine aquaporin 2 (AQP-2) as a noninvasive biomarker of water balance in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE).

Material And Methods: The study included 90 children; sixty-eight children suffering from PMNE aged (9.

Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Egyptian Children with Mucopolysaccharidoses.

Introduction: The Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are rare inherited metabolic disorders. They are characterized by the progressive systemic deposition of Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). GAGs accumulate in the myocardium and the cardiac valves.

Detection of enteroviruses in pediatric patients with aseptic meningitis.

Aseptic meningitis is an acute viral infection of the central nervous system that occurs most frequently in infants and young children. This study was conducted on 100 pediatric patients with ages range from 1.5 months to 6 years.