Osteomalacic Myopathy in Children and Adolescents with Vitamin-D Deficiency.

Background: Osteomalacic myopathy secondary to vitamin-D deficiency is an under-recognized cause of muscle weakness in children and adolescents.

Aim: To describe a cohort of children and adolescents with osteomalacic myopathy.

Settings And Design: Pediatric neurology unit of a tertiary care hospital.

Predictors of Successful Kasai Portoenterostomy and Survival with Native Liver at 2 Years in Infants with Biliary Atresia.

Objectives: Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is the primary treatment for biliary atresia (BA) with subsequent liver transplantation in failed cases. The aim of this work was to study the outcome of KPE in children with BA and identify the factors predicting a successful KPE.

Methods: Children diagnosed with BA and undergoing KPE between January 2010 and January 2018 were included in the study.

Outcome of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition and Diarrhea: a Cohort Study.

Purpose: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is an important public health problem which contributes to significant number of under five deaths. Protocol based management significantly decreases risk of deaths in children with medical complications.

Methods: Outcome of children aged 2 months-5 years admitted and fulfilling definition of SAM having diarrhea (group A) was compared to children with SAM having medical complications other than diarrhea (group B).

Osteopetrosis: presenting as maxillary osteomyelitis.

Osteopetrosis is a rare congenital disease presenting with recurrent fractures, hematopoietic insufficiency and hepatosplenomegaly. Though osteomyelitis is a known complication in osteopetrosis, osteopetrosis presenting as osteomyelitis is rare. Management consists of multidisciplinary approach for complications and bone marrow transplant for the infantile form of disease.

Prevalence of abnormal lactose breath hydrogen tests in children with functional abdominal pain.

Objectives: The study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of abnormal lactose breath hydrogen test in children with non-organic chronic abdominal pain.

Methods: Children with chronic abdominal pain were examined and investigated for organic causes. All children without a known organic cause underwent lactose and glucose breath hydrogen test.

Spatial distribution of ectoparasites on the gills of the mullet, : the effects of pollution.

Spatial distribution of ectoparasites on the gills of the mullet collected from two sites, the unpolluted reference site (Site I) and the heavily polluted North western arm of Visakhapatnam harbour (Site II), was analysed. Of the various ectoparasite species found on the gills of the mullet, only (Monogenea) and (Copepoda), occurred commonly at both the sites with more or less high prevalence and mean intensity. at site I preferred gill arch 1 and posterior most and central sections, whereas at site II, it showed preference for gill arch 3, and posterior and proximal sections of the gill.

Enteric Fever.

Enteric fever is an important public-health problem in India. The clinical presentation of typhoid fever is very variable, ranging from fever with little other morbidities to marked toxemia and associated multisystem complications. Fever is present in majority of patients (>90 %) irrespective of their age group.

Safety and Efficacy of Low-osmolarity ORS vs. Modified Rehydration Solution for Malnourished Children for Treatment of Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition and Diarrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

World Health Organization-recommended rehydration solution for malnourished children (ReSoMal) for rehydrating severe acute malnourished children is not available in India. In present study, 110 consecutive children aged 6-59 months with severely acute malnourishment and acute diarrhea were randomized to low-osmolarity oral rehydration solution (ORS) (osmolarity: 245, sodium: 75) with added potassium (20 mmol/l) or modified ReSoMal (osmolarity: 300, sodium: 45). In all, 15.