Acta pediátrica de México

<font color="#000080">Acta pediátrica de México is published since 1980 in a timely and uninterrupted manner and is the official publication of the National Institute of Pediatrics. It is a bimonthly publication that has as main purpose the dissemination of scientific evidence and information generated as a product of original basic research, clinical, epidemiological and social in the field of pediatrics, allowing generate and improve models of health care for childhood and adolescence.<br></font><br>

List of Papers (Total 654)

Direct and indirect measures of executive functions in children with autism spectrum disorder

INTRODUCTION:Children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) present difficulties in executive functions (EF), but discrepancies have been suggested between the direct and indirect measures of these functions.OBJECTIVE:To determinate if there are differences in executive functions through direct and indirect measures between children with and without ASD.METHOD:Included 14...

Gruber Meckel Syndrome in a young infant with prolonged survival. Case Report

Meckel-Gruber Syndrome is a ciliopathy caused by dysfunction of primary cilia, is a lethal autosomal recessive disorder that is diagnosed by the presence of a classical triad manifestations: bilateral cystic renal dysplasia, occipital meningoencephalocele and postaxial polydactyly. We present a case of a female infant, who at birth presented the triad Syndrome Meckel Gruber and...

Descriptive study of neonatal mortality in an Institutional Hospital

INTRODUCTION:Neonatal mortality is defined as the newborn children’s number who die before they reach 28 days of life. Infant mortality rate in Mexico is 41% in the total deaths of under-five children.OBJECTIVE:To determinate the characteristics of neonatal mortality in an institutional hospital.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A descriptive, retrospective and longitudinal study, of neonate...

Clinical features and comorbidities of systemic lupus, differences between children and adults

INTRODUCTION:Systemic lupus erythematosus, is a chronic autoimmune disease that occurs mostly in women in the reproductive stage, is less common in children.OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical features, comorbidities and pharmacotherapy of the patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE).MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed 127 clinical records of patients diagnosed with...

Phelan-McDermid syndrome: A case report and literature review

Phelan-McDermid syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder, also called 22q13.3 deletion syndrome, resulting in the loss of function of the gene SHANK3. It is characterized by severe neonatal hypotonia, global developmental delay, sever speech delays or absence of language and minor dysmorphic features. 80% of cases are de novo, although their prevalence is unknown, approximately...

Overview of Case-Control Studies

BACKGROUND:Case-control studies are useful for risk factors research, speacially for rare diseases or diseases with a prolonged latency period.OBJECTIVE:To identify the main characteristics of the case-control study, in order to reduce bias during the study evaluation and/or conduction.DESCRIPTION:This design is characterized by the selection of subjects with and without the...

Response to the letter to the editor in relation to the article: "One-on-one strategy to improve the correct hand hygiene technique

Cartas al editorRespuesta a la carta al editor en relación al artículo: “Estrategia de uno en uno para mejorar la técnica correcta de higiene de manos”Response to the letter to the editor in relation to the article: "One-on-one strategy to improve the correct hand hygiene technique"Hilda G. Hernández-Orozco1 José L. Castañeda-Narváez2 1Maestra en Ciencias. Adscrita al...

Letter to the editor in relation to the article: "One-on-one strategy to improve the correct hand hygiene technique

Cartas al editorCarta al editor en relación al artículo: “Estrategia de uno en uno para mejorar la técnica correcta de higiene de manos”Letter to the editor in relation to the article: "One-on-one strategy to improve the correct hand hygiene technique"A. Carpio-Rodríguez1 S. Mercado-Gonzáles1 1Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. sofimg2311@gmail...

Estudio descriptivo de la mortalidad neonatal en un Hospital Institucional

INTRODUCTION:Neonatal mortality is defined as the newborn children’s number who die before they reach 28 days of life. Infant mortality rate in Mexico is 41% in the total deaths of under-five children.OBJECTIVE:To determinate the characteristics of neonatal mortality in an institutional hospital.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A descriptive, retrospective and longitudinal study, of neonate...

Características clínicas y comorbilidades de pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico en niños y adultos

INTRODUCTION:Systemic lupus erythematosus, is a chronic autoimmune disease that occurs mostly in women in the reproductive stage, is less common in children.OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical features, comorbidities and pharmacotherapy of the patients diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE).MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed 127 clinical records of patients diagnosed with...

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Approach of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection

Criterios pediátricosAbordaje pediátrico de las infecciones de vías urinariasApproach of Pediatric Urinary Tract InfectionE. Lombardo-Aburto1 1Médico Pediatra. Adscrito a la Consulta Externa Pediatría. Instituto Nacional de Pediatría.INTRODUCCIÓNLa infección de vías urinarias (IVUs) es la presencia de bacteriuria significativa sintomática o no,1 que se adquiere principalmente por...

Generalidades de los estudios de casos y controles

BACKGROUND:Case-control studies are useful for risk factors research, speacially for rare diseases or diseases with a prolonged latency period.OBJECTIVE:To identify the main characteristics of the case-control study, in order to reduce bias during the study evaluation and/or conduction.DESCRIPTION:This design is characterized by the selection of subjects with and without the...

Dysenteric syndrome in a preschool with ulcerated colitis

Caso de sesión anatomoclínicaSíndrome disentérico en un preescolar con colitis ulceradaDysenteric syndrome in a preschool with ulcerated colitisC. Ridaura-Sanz1 A. Reyes-Cadena2 T. Campos-Rivera3 1Médico Anatomopatólogo. Departamento de Patología. Instituto Nacional de Pediatría.2Médico Pediatra. Adscrito a Consulta Externa. Instituto Nacional de Pediatría.3Jefe del Servicio de...

Síndrome de Phelan-McDermid: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

Phelan-McDermid syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder, also called 22q13.3 deletion syndrome, resulting in the loss of function of the gene SHANK3. It is characterized by severe neonatal hypotonia, global developmental delay, sever speech delays or absence of language and minor dysmorphic features. 80% of cases are de novo, although their prevalence is unknown, approximately...

Síndrome de Meckel-Gruber en un lactante menor con sobrevida prolongada. Reporte de Caso

Meckel-Gruber Syndrome is a ciliopathy caused by dysfunction of primary cilia, is a lethal autosomal recessive disorder that is diagnosed by the presence of a classical triad manifestations: bilateral cystic renal dysplasia, occipital meningoencephalocele and postaxial polydactyly. We present a case of a female infant, who at birth presented the triad Syndrome Meckel Gruber and...

Medidas directas e indirectas de las funciones ejecutivas en niños con trastorno de espectro autista

INTRODUCTION:Children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) present difficulties in executive functions (EF), but discrepancies have been suggested between the direct and indirect measures of these functions.OBJECTIVE:To determinate if there are differences in executive functions through direct and indirect measures between children with and without ASD.METHOD:Included 14...