Introduction: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is an uncommon autosomal dominant disease, characterized by mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation and gastrointestinal polyps, which are the cause of recurrent intestinal obstructions, secondary to invagination. This case provides evidence to consider more conservative surgical treatments and prevent these patients from being constantly subjected to...
BACKGROUND: Trichuris trichiura is a parasite when massive infestation in humans occurs may be complicated by severe anemia.OBJECTIVE:To report the case of a child with chronic infestation of Trichuris trichiura that produced severe anemia and heart failure.CASE DESCRIPTION: School girl living in rural areas, with poor nutrition, geophagia and outdoor defecation. She began prior...
Gastric pneumatosis is the presence of air in the stomach wall. It is a radiological sign extremely rare in the pediatric population, caused by microscopic injuries in the gastric mucosa. We described 4 clinical cases of gastric pneumatosis in pediatric patients during January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2015.The 4 patients presented similarities in the symptomatology, such as...
Prolonged use of topical corticosteroids in children may be associated with both local and systemic adverse effects. We report a case of a 6-month-old female who developed Cushing´s syndrome and crusted scabies due to misuse of betamethasone in the diaper area for three months. Crusted scabies is a form of scabies that has the particularity of being more extensive and highly...
INTRODUCTION:The meanings of disability that are built in the interaction between the physician and the families of children with Down Syndrome (DS) influence childhood development and reflect the attitudes experienced by people with disabilities and their families in society, specifically In contexts such as medical care.OBJECTIVE:To describe the experiences of mothers of...
BACKGROUND:The availability, licensing and commercialization of human immunoglobulin G (IG) as a therapeutic product has drastically changed the course of several diseases. Currently IG represents first line therapy for at least 10 different diseases, and is used as off-label in many other conditions. The majority of such conditions are rare diseases (i.e. affecting < 1 in 2,000...
BACKGROUND:Breastfeeding in preterm infants in Mexico has a low prevalence despite being an affordable low-cost strategy recommended by WHO. One of the factors of abandonment is the maternal perception of low milk production.OBJECTIVE:Comparing the maternal representations on the health of the premature child and breast-feeding, in two hospitals, one of them with Baby and Mother...
Prolonged use of topical corticosteroids in children may be associated with both local and systemic adverse effects. We report a case of a 6-month-old female who developed Cushing´s syndrome and crusted scabies due to misuse of betamethasone in the diaper area for three months. Crusted scabies is a form of scabies that has the particularity of being more extensive and highly...
BACKGROUND:The availability, licensing and commercialization of human immunoglobulin G (IG) as a therapeutic product has drastically changed the course of several diseases. Currently IG represents first line therapy for at least 10 different diseases, and is used as off-label in many other conditions. The majority of such conditions are rare diseases (i.e. affecting < 1 in 2,000...
INTRODUCTION:The meanings of disability that are built in the interaction between the physician and the families of children with Down Syndrome (DS) influence childhood development and reflect the attitudes experienced by people with disabilities and their families in society, specifically In contexts such as medical care.OBJECTIVE:To describe the experiences of mothers of...
BACKGROUND:Breastfeeding in preterm infants in Mexico has a low prevalence despite being an affordable low-cost strategy recommended by WHO. One of the factors of abandonment is the maternal perception of low milk production.OBJECTIVE:Comparing the maternal representations on the health of the premature child and breast-feeding, in two hospitals, one of them with Baby and Mother...
School life is subject to various problems that it is not always possible to attend immediately and comprehensively. They appear as difficulties for which neither tradition nor pedagogical training seems to have answers. The present text tries to problematize on the subject from a critical view, considering aspects in the definition, the behaviors of the people involved, the...
BACKGROUND: Trichuris trichiura is a parasite when massive infestation in humans occurs may be complicated by severe anemia.OBJECTIVE:To report the case of a child with chronic infestation of Trichuris trichiura that produced severe anemia and heart failure.CASE DESCRIPTION: School girl living in rural areas, with poor nutrition, geophagia and outdoor defecation. She began prior...
Gastric pneumatosis is the presence of air in the stomach wall. It is a radiological sign extremely rare in the pediatric population, caused by microscopic injuries in the gastric mucosa. We described 4 clinical cases of gastric pneumatosis in pediatric patients during January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2015.The 4 patients presented similarities in the symptomatology, such as...
BACKGROUND:The availability, licensing and commercialization of human immunoglobulin G (IG) as a therapeutic product has drastically changed the course of several diseases. Currently IG represents first line therapy for at least 10 different diseases, and is used as off-label in many other conditions. The majority of such conditions are rare diseases (i.e. affecting < 1 in 2,000...
BACKGROUND:Sleep disturbances constitute an important health problem. However, a valid and reliable sleep scale designed for Mexican elementary school-age children is not currently available.OBJECTIVE:To design and to validate a self-report scale for sleep disturbances in school- age children.METHODS:Participants were recruited by convenience sampling from public elementary...
Criterio pediátricoCalzado en la edad pediátricaFootwear in pediatric age.Armando Reyes-Cadena1 1Médico adscrito a Consulta Externa Pediátrica. Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, MéxicoEn la actualidad, a los niños se les calza incluso antes de empezar a andar. Anteriormente se pensaba que el calzado desempeñaba un papel determinante en el desarrollo del pie del niño; esto es...
Gastric pneumatosis is the presence of air in the stomach wall. It is a radiological sign extremely rare in the pediatric population, caused by microscopic injuries in the gastric mucosa. We described 4 clinical cases of gastric pneumatosis in pediatric patients during January 1st, 2010 to December 31st, 2015.The 4 patients presented similarities in the symptomatology, such as...
Prolonged use of topical corticosteroids in children may be associated with both local and systemic adverse effects. We report a case of a 6-month-old female who developed Cushing´s syndrome and crusted scabies due to misuse of betamethasone in the diaper area for three months. Crusted scabies is a form of scabies that has the particularity of being more extensive and highly...