While studies show that prolonged initial prednisone therapy reduces the frequency of relapses in nephrotic syndrome, they lack power and have risk of bias. In order to examine the effect of… (More)
No data exist on the prevalence of meningitis in a first episode of seizures with fever in the Indian population. We investigated the prevalence of bacterial meningitis in children aged 6-18 months… (More)
We report a 12-year-old boy with nephrotic syndrome due to renal AA amyloidosis. The AA amyloidosis was associated with a 3-year history of systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The presence… (More)
This multi-centric cohort study [1] from four countries followed a group of infants with the HLA haplotype DR3– DQ2 or DR4–DQ8, from birth through the first few years of life; seeking the appearance… (More)
The concept of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) is virtually nonexistent in India. Suboptimally organized prehospital services substantially hinder the evaluation, management, and subsequent… (More)
INTRODUCTION
Transverse facial cleft (Tessier type 7) or congenital macrostomia is a rare congenital anomaly seldom occurring alone and is frequently associated with deformities of the structures… (More)
Thyroid status has not been studied well in children with steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). In this cross sectional study we recruited 20 children aged 1–16 years with SRNS and similar… (More)
Children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) are at risk of hearing impairment due to nephrotoxic drugs and biochemical impairments. Forty children with INS aged 5–16 years [20 patients with… (More)
BACKGROUND
Impaired endothelial function is the initial step in atherogenesis, which is largely responsible for ischaemic heart disease and thrombotic strokes decades later.
METHODS
Fourty two… (More)
We performed a discovery phase of urinary proteomic profile in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome and validated selected biomarkers. Urinary proteomic profile was performed using isobaric… (More)