thrombocytopenia has been reported as a complication of phototherapy. in this study the effect of conventional phototherapy on platelet count was studied in 101 newborns with indirect hyperbilirubinemia, out of whom 50 patients (49.5%) had decreased levels of platelets; 20 (19.8%) of the latter had a platelet count of below 100000/mm3. decreased platelet count was maximum during the first 24 ho...

hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem in neonates and causes serious complications. thus, serial measurements of bilirubin should be done. this assessment is done through two methods of laboratory measurement in serum sample and transcutaneous bilirubinometer. this descriptive study compared transcutaneous bilirubin assessment and laboratory serum bilirubin. bilirubin level was assessed among ...

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Laboratório de AIDS e Imunologia Molecular, Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil *Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa **Serviço de Pneumologia, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil ***Beatrice and Samuel A Seaver Laboratory, Division of Hematology-Oncology ****D...

Background: Neonatal jaundice is a common problem that can result in serious neurological side effect such as Kern icterus. Several drugs are used to prevent neonatal jaundice. The effect of clofibrate in the prevention of hyperbilirubi-nemia in healthy term neonates has not been paid attention to. This study aimed to evaluate the preventive effect of clofibrate on neonatal jaundice in ter...

how to cite this article: talebian a, soltani b, moravveji ar, salamati l, davami m. a study on causes and types of abnormal increase in infants’ head circumference in kashan/iran. iran j child neurol. 2013 summer; 7(3): 28- 33.   objective head circumference is a valuable index of brain growth and its disturbances can indicate different disorders of nervous system. abnormal increased head circ...

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R. S. Dutra, 2, 3 N. B. Viana, 3 P. A. Maia Neto, 3 and H. M. Nussenzveig 3 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia, Rua Sebastião de Lacerda, Paracambi, RJ, 26600-000, Brasil LPO-COPEA, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-590, Brasil Instituto de F́ısica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68528, Rio d...

1 Department of Clinical Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20551030 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 2 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56100, Italy 3 Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20551030 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 4 Laboratory of Cardiovascular Investigation, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, 21045900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ,...