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Hepatitis E associated with hepatitis A infection
(John Libbey & Co. Ltd., 1999)
Hepatitis E infection is non-A, non-B hepatitis which is transmitted by the faecaloral route and may lead to large epidemics and outbreaks in particularly developing countries. The source of the disease is usually contamined ...
Bone mineral density and cytokine levels during interferon therapy in children with chronic hepatitis B: does interferon therapy prevent from osteoporosis?
(BioMed Central, 2005)
Background: Our aim was to determinate bone mineral density (BMD), levels of biochemical markers and cytokines in children with chronic hepatitis B treated with interferon (IFN)-alpha and to investigate effect of IFN-alpha ...
A rare complication of measles: Miliary tuberculosis
(Official Journal of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, 1999)
Miliary tuberculosis is a rare complication of measles in childhood. Literature studies that involved cellular immunity have emphasized that measles may reactivate tuberculous lesions.
Severity of asthma and frequency of attacks in comparison with patient characteristics in children
(Official Journal of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, 1999)
The incidence and severity of asthma attacks continue to increase despite advances in management. In this study the factors influencing severity and frequency of asthma attack were investigated in children.
Tuberculous peritonitis in 11 children: Clinical features and diagnostic approach
(Japan Pediatric Society, 1999)
Background: Tuberculous peritonitis (TBP) is a rare manifestation of childhood tuberculosis characterized by long-lasting abdominal symptoms and exudate and lymphocytes in the ascitic fluid. The diagnosis of TBP is rarely ...
Accelerated hepatitis B vaccination schedule in childhood
(Japan Pediatric Society, 2002)
Background: For children travelling to a hepatitis B virus (HBV) endemic area or before a treatment by blood or blood productions, the conventional HBV vaccination schedule takes too long to be completed. There may be ...
Miliary tuberculosis in children: A clinical review
(Taylor & Francis Group, 1998)
Miliary tuberculosis infection in childhood remains a significant health problem in developing countries. To characterize the clinical features of the disease, symptoms, signs and laboratory findings, associated infections ...
Failure of therapeutic vaccination using hepatitis B surface antigen vaccine in the immunotolerant phase of children with chronic hepatitis B infection
(Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2003)
Summary Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of specific hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination as active immunotherapy in treating chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection during the immune-tolerant phase ...
Intravenous magnesium sulphate in the management of moderate to severe acute asthmatic children nonresponding to conventional therapy
(Wolters Kluwer, 1999)
Management of severe acute asthma attacks in children sometimes bring difficulties to the physician. Some current treatment strategies have focused on intravenous magnesium sulphate administration in patients nonresponding ...
Clinical characteristics of children with snakebite poisoning and management of complications in the pediatric intensive care unit
(Japan Pediatric Society, 2005)
Background: Venomous snakebite is an emergency condition with high morbidity and mortality in childhood. Nearly all venomous snakes in Turkey are members of the Viperidae family and show poisonous local and hematotoxic ...
