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Cardiomyopathies constitute a heterogeneous group of diseases with varying etiologies and clinical presentation. Advances in genetic testing have made it possible to establish genotype-phenotype relationships, determine prognosis, choose specific treatments the pediatric population. Therefore, objective this review is assist reasoning underscore importance etiological diagnosis different diseas...

Background: Pediatric oncology patients frequently need several painful procedures during their diagnostic and therapeutic process. During the past decades, most centers abroad have developed safe and effective protocols for procedural sedation and analgesia in children. This report describes procedural sedation and analgesia as performed in pediatric oncology unit and tries to report success o...

BACKGROUND Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) prevalence and incidence rates are increasing globally. No disease-modifying therapy are approved for MS pediatric population. Hence, we aim to review the literature on POMS to guide treating physicians on the current understanding of diagnosis and management of pediatric MS. METHODS The authors performed a literature search and reviewed th...

Abstract Background: Varicella is a highly contagious and dangerous disease especially in immunocompromised patients. Children with cancer are at increased risk of severe illness and may fatal cases occur. Vaccination from VZV ( varicella zoster vaccine) infection can be safe, immunogenic, and effective in children with leukemia who meet the criteria and are at the risk of serious disea...

BACKGROUND Hydatid disease is a severe and widespread human cestode infection, and in children, the lung is the most commonly infected organ. In current practice, the standard surgical procedure for the removal of pulmonary hydatid cysts is thoracotomy; therefore, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) to treat pediatric pulmonary hydatid disease. To...

The highest burden of pediatric vaccine-preventable disease is found in developing nations where resource constraints pose the greatest challenge, impacting disease diagnosis and surveillance as well as the implementation of large scale vaccination programmes. In November 2012, a Working Group Meeting convened in Casablanca to describe and discuss the status with respect to 8 vaccine-preventabl...

1 Fellow of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Assistant Professor, Pediatric Unit of Digestive Disease Research Center, Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3 Associate Professor, Pediatric Unit of Digestive Disease Research Center, Children’s Medical Center Hos...

Pediatric Inpatients Suchitra Rao, MB, BS; Joshua Williams, MD; Maureen Cunningham, MD; Donna Curtis, MD, MPH; Dayanand Bagdure, MD; Mary Glode, MD, FIDSA; Samuel R. Dominguez, MD, PhD; Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Colorado De...