Serum Zinc Level in Children Presenting with Febrile Seizures.

Objective: To determine the frequency of low serum zinc level in children presenting with febrile seizures at The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health (CH/ICH) Multan.

Methods: This is an observational cross sectional study conducted at the Department of Pediatric Medicine, The Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health, Multan from September 2010 to March 2011. Children (6 months to 6 years of age) presenting with febrile seizures who satisfied inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled for the study.

Causes of short stature identified in children presenting at a tertiary care hospital in Multan Pakistan.

Objective: To determine the frequency of common causes of short stature in children presenting to the Children's Hospital & the Institute of Child Health, Multan.

Methodology: This cross sectional study was done in Pediatric Endocrinology department, the Children's Hospital & the Institute of Child Health, Multan, from March to September, 2011. One hundred and sixty nine children with short stature presenting to the outpatient department meeting inclusion criteria were recruited after taking an informed consent.

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.