Kidney Stones as an Underrecognized Clinical Sign in Pediatric Cushing Disease

Pediatric kidney transplantation: An overview

Kidney Transplantation in children is the treatment of choice to treat end stage renal disease. Improvements in immunosuppressive management have dramatically reduced the risk of early acute rejection and graft loss, however the long term results in terms of graft survival and morbidity still require search for new immunosuppressive regimens. Reducing of side effects are the challenges for impr...

A Handbook of Pediatric Kidney Stones

Right ventricular myocardial infarction: an underrecognized aetiology of McConnell's sign.

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A survey of clinical practice patterns in diagnosis and management of Cushing\'s disease in Iran

Background: Cushing's disease is the most prevalent cause of endogenous adrenocorticotrophic hormone hypersecretion. The aim of this study was to document the current clinical practice pattern in the management of Cushing's disease by Iranian Endocrinologists to determine their opinions and compare them with the current clinical practice guidelines.    Methods: An eight-item questi...

A Clinical Sign in Pediatric Sclerosis, Farhad’s Sign

The scleroderma group of diseases is characterized by the presence of hard skin. The pathogenesis of scleroderma include excessive production of collagen and extracellular matrix by fibroblasts, not only in the skin but also in vital organs and around blood vessels with endothelial cell injury. Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) usually constitutes less than 1% of most pediatric rheumatology clinic popul...