Katayoun Khatami
Assiatant Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterohepatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Research Center, Research Institute for Children Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
[ 1 ] - Creatinine Phosphokinase (CPK) Elevation in the Coexistence of Wilson's Disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis with Atypical Presentation: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Background: Wilson's disease (WD) is a genetic disorder with various clinical presentations due to excessive accumulation of copper in the liver and other organs. It can present as acute/chronic hepatitis, liver failure, extrahepatic and neuromuscular manifestations. Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a necroinflammatory disease of the liver, which affects a lot of people particularly the children p...
[ 2 ] - New-Onset Bacterial Sinusitis in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients; Case Series and Review of Literature
Introduction: As a standard measure in some chronic liver disorder, liver transplantation (LT) has performed for about 3 decades in pediatric populations. Post operatively some patients suffering from infectious complications by viral, bacterial and fungal etiologies. Here in we presented 10 children diagnosed as bacterial sinusitis presenting with prolonged fever and upper respiratory tract sy...
[ 3 ] - Assessment of Serum Amino Acid Chromatography in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Background: Given the important role of amino acids in regulating many metabolic pathways of the body and considering the scarcity of markers for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its differentiation, we aimed to investigate the status of serum amino acids chromatography in children with IBD. Materials and Methods This case-control study was conducted among children with pri...
[ 4 ] - بررسی و مقایسه سطح سرمی سلنیوم در بیماران با گاستروانتریت حاد بستری شده در بیمارستان کودکان مفید
زمینه و هدف: گاستروانتریت حاد به دفع مدفوع شل و آبکی بیشتر از 3 بار در روز یا افزایش حجم بیش از 15 میلی لیتر/کیلوگرم/ در روز اطلاق میشود. سلنیوم در فعالیت های آنزیمی با خنثی کردن رادیکالهای آزاد اکسیژن، و افزایش سیستم ایمنی نقش مهمی ایفا میکند. کمبود سلنیوم سبب افزایش ابتلا به عفونت، ریزش مو و شلی پوست میگردد و در ایجاد و پیشرفت برخی از عفونتهای ویروسی موثر است. اخیرا کمبو...
[ 5 ] - Evaluation of Clarithromycin and Metronidazole Resistance of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Symptomatic Iranian Children
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) as a gram-negative bacterium is the most common infection of the gastrointestinal tract, and worldwide it affects the children over three years of age. H. pylori could cause gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal manifestations. Antibiotic resistance can happen primarily and occurs during treatment. We aimed to evaluate the resistance gene of H. pylori obtained fr...
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