Publications by authors named "Regan Ebbeson"
We present a case of para-influenza type 1 induced rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, and extensive compartment syndrome in a 6-year-old previously well child. Fasciotomies and subsequent skin grafting of both lower extremities and a prolonged course of hemodialysis led to a complete clinical and biochemical recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To review the indications for corticosteroids in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) treated by pediatric rheumatologists in Canada and to determine their efficacy on fever in patients with refractory KD.
Methods: All practicing pediatric rheumatologists in Canada identified KD patients treated with corticosteroids and completed a standard data form that included demographics, clinical and laboratory features, imaging studies, and therapeutic interventions, by chart review.
Results: Thirty-two patients with KD (14 female; 18 male: mean age 4.
Diagnosing autoimmune hepatitis in children: is the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group scoring system useful?
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
October 2004
Background & Aims: In 1999, the International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group (IAIHG) modified a scoring system to differentiate adult patients with definite or probable autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) from those with other forms of chronic liver disease. We assessed the use of the scoring system in children.
Methods: Twenty-eight pediatric patients with AIH and/or sclerosing cholangitis were reviewed.
Objectives: To describe the clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of children with Kawasaki disease (KD) treated at a large tertiary care Canadian paediatric hospital and to try to identify correlations between clinical features and the development of coronary artery abnormalities.
Methods: The charts of 176 patients diagnosed with typical, atypical or incomplete KD between 1992 and 2000 at British Columbia's Children's Hospital were reviewed.
Results: The male to female ratio was 1.