Clinical features and management outcomes of severe hand, foot and mouth disease.

Objective: This study was designed to describe the clinical features and management outcomes of severe hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).

Subjects And Methods: Data on 147 severe HFMD patients during an outbreak in 2009 were analyzed.

Results: Most patients were under 3 years of age; 102 (69.

A comparison of sleeping problems in school-age children between rural and urban communities in China.

Aim: To investigate differences in sleeping behaviours in school-age children between urban and rural Chinese communities.

Methods: Children aged between 6 and 12 years old were selected from rural (n= 472) and urban communities (n= 576). Children's sleep habits questionnaire was completed by the parents to assess sleep patterns and sleep problems of the children.

[Plasma thromboxane A2 and prostaglandin I2 levels and their ratio in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis].

Objective: To study the changes and roles of plasma thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and prostaglandin I2 (PGT2) levels and their ratio in Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) in children.

Methods: Plasma levels of TXA2 and PGI2 were measured using ELISA in 45 children with HSPN and 20 healthy children.

Results: Plasma TXA2 level was significantly higher, while plasma PGI2 level was significantly lower in HSPN children in the acute phase than in the control (P<0.