Nocturnal asthma in school children of south Punjab, Pakistan.

Background: At the present time, the epidemiology of the childhood asthma is of considerable interest. There is an understandable concern that changes in the geographical area, lifestyle, and environment. This study was conducted to find the prevalence of nocturnal asthma, in school children of south Punjab, Pakistan.

Simplified quantification of urinary protein excretion in children with nephrotic syndrome.

Objective: To assess the value of single voided random (spot) urinary protein to creatinine ratio in accurately predicting the 24-hour urinary protein excretion in Pakistani pediatric population with nephrotic syndrome.

Design: Cross-sectional, analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: The Pediatric Department, Nishtar Hospital/ Children Complex, Multan, from January 2003 to November, 2005.

Hypertriglyceridemia in pediatrics.

Primary hypertriglyceridemias are very rare in pediatric age group. A case of 12 years old boy with hypertriglyceridemia is presented. He was being treated as a case of thalassemia major since 2 years of age and was picked up incidentally when his serum turned milky on standing.