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Methemoglobinemia is a pathological condition in which methemoglobin produced in the body exceeds its physiological limit of <1%. Methemoglobin is an altered state of haemoglobin in which iron is i ... Read More
Posterior reversible encephalopathy is a clinicoradiological condition with specific features on neuro imaging. It is associated with several medical conditions and characterized by seizures, altere ... Read More
Objective: This study was conducted to identify the etiology, outcome and management of Facial palsy in pediatric age group. Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 42 patients less than 14 yea ... Read More
Background: The four pillars of safe motherhood include; family planning, antenatal care, clean & safe delivery and essential obstetric care. The objective of current study is to explore the factors ... Read More
Objective: Objective of this study was to assess the impact of early versus delayed cord clamping on mean hemoglobin level in term neonates. Study Design: randomized controlled trial. Place and Dur ... Read More
Objectives: To assess the parental knowledge about thalassemia. Study design: A descriptive study. Place & duration: The study was carried ouconducted at the Thalassemia Centre of The Children’s Ho ... Read More
Objective: Determine the effects of Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) in children presenting with spastic type of Cerebral Palsy. Methods: A Quasi-experimental study was conducted in Child ... Read More
Introduction: Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) is a gram negative, spiral gastro duodenal pathogen that infects 50% of the world population. Although infection is acquired during childhood but diseas ... Read More
Objective: To determine and compare the serum CRP levels, complement C3, C4 levels, Total IgE levels, Hemoglobin level, eosinophil and platelets count in asthmatic patients and control group. Mater ... Read More
Objective: To determine frequency of various etiologic factors among non-traumatic comatose children presenting in medical emergency in Children Hospital, Lahore Study Design: Descriptive cross-sec ... Read More
Objectives: To develop an indigenous measure of anger that provides rapid and thorough assessment of anger expression and its intensity in children both normal and children with emotional-behavioral ... Read More
After the Pakistan Pediatric Association came into existence, the founding fathers felt the need for a scientific journal of the new association. Soon thereafter, the Pakistan Pediatric Journal wa ... Read More
Caffey disease is an uncommon benign self limiting disease typically presenting in a young infant with fever, irritability and soft tissue swelling. . It can mimic osteomyelitis, scurvy, hypervitami ... Read More
Chlorfenapyr is a widely used insecticide. Despite its use, human poisoning data is not sufficient and has been rarely reported. Chlorfenapyr interferes with oxidative phosphorylation at mitochondri ... Read More
Background: The umbilical cord is a significant site for bacterial colonization and the commonest route for tetanus neonatorum. It was found that alcohol enhances cord separation and mothers found a ... Read More
Objectives: The first objective of this study was to assess mother' knowledge about child development and the second objective was to identify their sources of knowledge. Study Design: Cross sectio ... Read More
Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is an Xlinked recessive disorder, prevalent in 400 million individuals worldwide. It constitutes a common inherited cause of neonatal jaundice ... Read More
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a common and often life threatening disease in Pakistani children. Objective: To determine the risk factors associated with tuberculosis in children. Methods and Mate ... Read More
Background: Neonatal apnea is frequently encountered in Very low birth weight (VLBW) babies contributing to death and disability. Apart from conventional treatment many centres developed transfusion ... Read More
Aims and Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of Inhaled corticosteroids on growth of asthmatic children. It was an observational cross sectional study. Two groups were ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency of (UTI) Urinary tract infections in asymptomatic jaundiced babies in neonatal age group. Study Design: Cross sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Pe ... Read More
Background: Malaria can be transmitted through transfusion of blood infected with Plasmodia, which can be disastrous for an immune compromised recipient. The screening of donated blood units for ma ... Read More
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of organisms and their antimicrobial sensitivity pattern in infantile burn. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the pla ... Read More
Pediatric asthma is a growing problem worldwide. The prevalence of asthma and allergic conditions has markedly increased over the last decades due to rapid industrialization and urbanization. Asth ... Read More
Dear editor We read with much interest the article by Perveen, et al [1] published in the recent issue of your journal and have the following comments to offer: 1. It is mentioned that UTI was co ... Read More
Objectives: The aim of this study is to review the clinical presentations and outcome of Moyamoya disease in children. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective record review study of 11 patie ... Read More
Objective: To determine the age distribution, gender and pattern of various heart diseases either congenital or acquired in pediatric patients aged 16 year or less in our local setup. Patients and ... Read More
Background: Malaria is one of major killer diseases in world. There were 198 million cases and 581000 deaths due to malaria globally in 2013. Malaria causes 500000 infections and 50000 deaths each y ... Read More
Objectives: To assess vitamin D status and its determinants in infants aged 1-6 months, of south Punjab. Methods: Sixty infants, 30 each healthy & sick, 1-6 months were recruited, from August 2010 ... Read More
Objectives: To screen close family members of Thalassemia children for the presence of Thalassemia trait; To do genetics counseling of carriers and at risk couples in families of thalassemic childre ... Read More
Objective: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the association of the current nutritional status of children aged 3-24 months with maternal knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of ... Read More
Introduction: Urinary tract infection is one of the most common infections encountered in childhood. Although the organisms causing these infections remain same but their sensitivity and resistance ... Read More
The congenital dyserythropoietic anemias (CDA) comprise a group of rare hereditary disorders of erythropoiesis, characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis as the predominant mechanism of anemia and ... Read More
i) To determine the frequency of children, who are exclusively breast fed for first six months in selected population, aged 0 – 24 Months. ii) To determine the maternal knowledge, attitude and pract ... Read More
Benefits of breast feeding have been known to mankind from a long time. It is not only involved in the physical growth of the baby but also improves psychological association between mother and in ... Read More
Professor Said ul Haque was born on 8th April1943 in India. His family migrated to Pakistan after partition in 1947. His father Dr Sultan Ali served meritoriously as an officer in the Pakistan Arme ... Read More
Introduction: Esophageal stricture is a common and horrible complication of corrosive ingestion. Injury incurred by the corrosive and repeated therapeutic dilations; followed by healing, results in ... Read More
Background: The changing spectrum of micro-organisms causing urinary tract infection (UTI) and emerging resistance to antimicrobials are upcoming problems around the globe. Complicated UTI develops ... Read More
Objectives: To identify the significant determinants of child mortality in Pakistan on the basis of Pakistan Demographic and Health Surveys (PDHS 2006-07, PDHS 2012-13). Methods: Children born from ... Read More
Introduction: Elbow dislocations are rarely seen in children. The treatment and outcomes remains controversial. Materials and methods: we reported retrospectively the clinical and functional result ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effect of age, number of children and educational status of mothers on breast feeding practices. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in the De ... Read More
Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis is not an uncommon cause of prolonged morbidity and mortality in our set up. Objective of the Study: To describe our experiences in the presentation, diagnostic ... Read More
Background: After producing significant outcomes in adult stroke Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) with its variety of treatment protocols has acquired popularity in improving functional o ... Read More
Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of malnutrition on pneumonia. Background: Pneumonia is the single entity that remains the leading cause of death in children under five wor ... Read More
Aim and objective: To determine the frequency of measles complications among children presenting in tertiary care unit. Patients and methods: It was a prospective observational study conducted in i ... Read More
World Kidney Day 2016 focuses on kidney disease in childhood and the antecedents of adult kidney disease that can begin in earliest childhood. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in childhood differs from ... Read More
Pakistan is the 6th populous country in the world and is 36th largest nation by total area. Pakistan’s overall health issues are protean and comprise of a dual burden of communicable and noncommuni ... Read More