American Journal of Pediatrics

Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024

  • Case Report

    Infectious Cerebellitis Rare Entity About Two Cases

    Imane Boussaid*, Imane Chahid, Fatima Harim, Abdelhak Abkari, Daoud Bentaleb, Wilhem Gilius

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 112-116
    Received: 28 May 2024
    Accepted: 17 June 2024
    Published: 8 July 2024
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    Abstract: Introduction: Cerebellitis is an inflammatory pathology of cerebellar structures more common in children, frequently of post-infectious origin or following vaccination, seldom during a viral or bacterial infection. Ataxia is most frequently caused by dysfunction of the complex circuitry connecting the cerebellum, basal ganglia and cerebral cortex. ... Show More
  • Case Report

    Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in Children: A Case Report in Barranquilla-Colombia

    Ricardo Andrés Sánchez Algarín, Angelica Maria Mendoza Caballero*, Emanuel Alexis Troncoso Villadiego, Richard Romero Ruiz, Adolfo Álvarez Montañez

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 117-122
    Received: 7 June 2024
    Accepted: 10 July 2024
    Published: 23 July 2024
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    Abstract: Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is a rapidly progressive disease of the central nervous system that is generally described in texts as a pathology of pediatric patients, but even in people of this age range, it is rare to find a case of this disease, which presents with a fulminant tissue necrosis and can be secondary to infections, mainly of vira... Show More
  • Research Article

    Epidemiological and Cardiovascular Prognostic Profile of Pediatric Arterial Hypertension at the Hospital National Ignace Deen de Conakry (Guinea)

    Bangoura Soriba*, Camara Mohamed Lamine Tegui, Kaba Fatoumata, Traore Aly, Diallo Amadou Yaya, Tolno Abou, Toure M’Mahawa, Barry Kadiatou Mamadou Bobo, Diakite Fousseny, Camara Mamadouba, Cherif Ibrahima, Traore Moussa, Kaba Mohamed Lamine, Bah Alpha Oumar

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 123-127
    Received: 10 June 2024
    Accepted: 1 July 2024
    Published: 23 July 2024
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    Abstract: Introduction: The prevalence of hypertension in children is much lower, around 1 to 5%. Clinical signs are still marked by accidents revealing neurological, cardiac and renal damage. The aim was to determine the epidemiological profile and prognosis of pediatric hypertension at the Ignace Deen National Hospital. Materials and methods: This was a pr... Show More
  • Case Report

    Anesthesia Management of a Child with Severe Pectus Excavatum Complicated with Heart Compression Displacement

    Jiaqi Yang, Xuejie Li*

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 128-131
    Received: 24 June 2024
    Accepted: 16 July 2024
    Published: 6 August 2024
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    Abstract: We report the anesthesia management of a severe pectus excavatum with cardiac compression displacement under thoracoscopic correction with general anesthesia. Preoperative chest computed tomography showed that the lower end of the sternum was significantly depressed, and the distance between the depressed sternum and the spine was less than 2cm. Th... Show More
  • Case Report

    A Rare Case of Late Onset-Pompe’s Disease: Presented as Heart Failure

    Rizwanullah*, Srichand Mulakalapalli, Radhika Bassi, Henna Patel, Waqar Khan

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 132-135
    Received: 4 July 2024
    Accepted: 24 July 2024
    Published: 15 August 2024
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    Abstract: Pompe disease is a hereditary lysosomal storage disorder characterized by a deficiency in the acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) enzyme, leading to glycogen accumulation in muscle and neurons. Clinical manifestations vary from severe infantile-onset with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and early mortality due to respiratory insufficiency to late-onset with p... Show More
  • Research Article

    PIMS-TS Complicating SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Report of 10 Pediatric Cases

    Sanae Ahchouch*, Youssef Benechchehab, Raja Arrab, Inssaf Al Ammari, Nouzha Dini

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 136-146
    Received: 18 May 2024
    Accepted: 18 July 2024
    Published: 20 August 2024
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    Abstract: SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19, is a betacoronavirus identified by the WHO as the cause of the 2020 pandemic. Unlike most respiratory virus, children exhibit lower susceptibility to COVID-19 and generally develop milder disease courses, with reduced mortality rates. Recently, there have been reports of clustered cases characterized by shock states associa... Show More
  • Case Report

    Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Children: About 3 Cases

    Imane Menjel*, Abdelhakim Youssef Benmoussa, Fatima Harim, Imane Chahid, Abdelhak Abkari

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 147-151
    Received: 11 June 2024
    Accepted: 25 July 2024
    Published: 27 August 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajp.20241003.17
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    Abstract: The cerebral venous system is an unusual site for thrombosis. It is a rare pathology in children, with a considerable risk of morbidity and mortality in the absence of specific treatment. The incidence has increased over the last few decades due to improvements in neuroradiological techniques. Clinical features range from seizures, headache and res... Show More
  • Case Report

    The Particularities of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children with Type 1 Diabetes: About 2 Cases

    Ilham Bouarab*, Fatima Zahra Yakine, Salma Tyhami, Fatim Zahra Alaoui Inboui, Bouchra Slaoui

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 152-157
    Received: 7 July 2024
    Accepted: 9 August 2024
    Published: 27 August 2024
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    Abstract: The combination of pulmonary tuberculosis and type 1 diabetes is a significant public health problem, especially in developing countries, where the incidence of both diseases is rising sharply. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2022, 23% of tuberculosis cases will be in Africa. Morocco is one of the countries with a medium incide... Show More
  • Case Report

    IgG4 Sclerosing Cholangitis: Entity Rarely Described in Children

    Dalal Ben Sabbahia*, Halima Msaaf, Meriem Atrassi, Sara Moukhlis, Nissrine Bennani, Abdelhak Abkari

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2024
    Pages: 158-162
    Received: 20 July 2024
    Accepted: 12 August 2024
    Published: 30 August 2024
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajp.20241003.19
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    Abstract: IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) is known in the adult patients as a steroid-responsive biliary disease, frequently associated with autoimmune pancreatitis; The diagnosis of IgG4-SC may be difficult to differentiate from primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) or cholangiocarcinoma; This entity is been described in the absence of pancreat... Show More