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EXPERT COLUMN - PEDIATRIC ID UPDATE: AN ITCH IN TIME... PRACTICAL

TREATMENT OF TINEA CAPITIS

It is important for healthcare professionals to give parents reliable information concerning the transmission of tinea capitis. Medscape Infectious Disease, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41405.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

NATIONAL, STATE, AND URBAN AREA VACCINATION COVERAGE LEVELS AMONG

CHILDREN AGED 19-35 MONTHS --- UNITED STATES, 2000

The slight declines in coverage with certain vaccines from 1999 to 2000 do not pose a major public health risk; however, should vaccine-preventable diseases be introduced into low coverage geographic areas, the accumulation of susceptible persons might serve as a reservoir to disseminate diseases.

MMWR 50(30):637-641, 2001. Centers for Disease Control

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41439.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CHIARI I MALFORMATION: INDICATIONS AND APPROACHES

Chiari I malformation is a well-described entity characterized by hindbrain herniation through the foramen magnum. Neurosurg Focus 11(1), 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41431.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

TREATMENT OF CHIARI TYPE I MALFORMATION IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT SYRINGOMYELIA: A CONSECUTIVE SERIES OF 66 CASES

Report of a standard posterior craniovertebral decompression and placement, if indicated, of a syringosubarachnoid shunt for the treatment of patients with Chiari I malformation with and without syringomyelia.

Neurosurg Focus 11(1), 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41504.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

LIPODYSTROPHY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN INFECTED WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

Lipodystrophy syndrome is a fat-wasting condition associated with abnormalities of lipid metabolism and impaired glucose tolerance. Pharmacotherapy 21(7):861-866, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41505.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

POSSIBLE ROXITHROMYCIN-INDUCED FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE IN A CHILD

After completing a 5-day course of roxithromycin, laboratory results revealed acute hepatitis.

Pharmacotherapy 21(7):867-870, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41432.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

PEDIATRIC EPIDIDYMITIS: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT

Epididymitis is an important consideration in the differential diagnosis of the acute scrotum in children. Infect Urol 14(2):31-39, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41492.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

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TODAY'S QUESTION --

TODAY'S ?? - ADHD PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

How are the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine related to the pathophysiology of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41424.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

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WHITE GIRLS WITH EARLY PUBERTY MORE LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT THAN BLACKS

Being overweight has been found to be more closely associated with white girls who experience puberty early than with black girls who do so.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41386.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

BOYFRIENDS' ATTITUDE KEY TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS' DESIRE FOR PREGNANCY

The strongest predictor of an adolescent girl's attitude toward pregnancy appears to be whether or not her boyfriend wants a baby.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41289.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

ADMISSION PARAMETERS CAN PREDICT RISK OF INVASIVE INFECTION IN CHILDREN WITH CANCER

Five common clinical and laboratory admission parameters can predict the likelihood that a child with cancer, neutropenia, and fever will develop an invasive bacterial infection.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41296.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

ANTIBIOTICS OFFER LIMITED BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN WITH ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA

Most uncomplicated cases of acute otitis media in children resolve spontaneously without complications, according to a review of literature published between 1966 and 1999.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41312.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

UK FACES MUMPS OUTBREAK AS PARENTS SHUN MMR VACCINE

A mumps outbreak is 'spreading alarmingly' across the UK as parents shun the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine for children.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41338.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

COPING SKILLS INTERVENTION WORTHWHILE FOR PARENTS WITH AIDS AND THEIR

CHILDREN

A 12-week intervention focusing on coping skills can improve the behavioral and mental health outcomes of parents with AIDS and their children.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41350.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

THERAPEUTIC DOSE RANGE OF INHALED FLUTICASONE CLARIFIED FOR ASTHMA

In adolescents and adults with asthma, most of the beneficial effects of inhaled fluticasone are achieved at a daily dose of 100 to 250 mcg, with a maximum effect achieved at a dose of about 500 mcg/day.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41358.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

COMORBIDITIES INCREASE HEALTHCARE USE BY ASTHMATIC CHILDREN

The substantial use of healthcare services by children with asthma is further increased by the presence of other conditions, such as sinusitis.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41361.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN US CONFIRMED TO BE AT HIGH RISK OF

MENINGITIS

College freshmen who live in dormitories are more than three times as likely as other college students to develop meningococcal disease.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41362.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

SUICIDE ATTEMPTS MORE COMMON AMONG ADOPTED TEENS

Adolescents who live with adoptive parents may be more likely than their peers who live with biological parents to attempt suicide.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41367.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

MATERNAL MAGNESIUM SULFATE USE LINKED TO LOWERED CEREBRAL PERFUSION IN PRETERM INFANTS

Antenatal maternal use of magnesium sulfate, but not ritodrine, is associated with reduced brain-blood flow perfusion in preterm infants.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41453.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

TWO-DOSE HBV VACCINATION COST EFFECTIVE COMPARED WITH THREE DOSES

In public schools and private-sector settings, a two-dose hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination regimen for adolescents is cost effective compared with the currently used three-dose regimen.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41454.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

UK OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE FIRST TYPHOID OUTBREAK IN NINE YEARS

Health officials are investigating the first outbreak of typhoid fever in the UK in 9 years after three teenagers were taken to hospital with the disease.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41458.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

HEALTH GROUP SAYS MANY UNINSURED CHILDREN CAN GET COVERAGE

One in five parents of children who lack health insurance have been forced to delay or forgo needed medical treatment for their child within the last year.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41461.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

WOMEN ABUSED IN CHILDHOOD AT INCREASED RISK OF REVICTIMISATION AS ADULTS

Women who were physically or sexually abused as children have a substantially increased risk of revictimisation in adulthood.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41509.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

BIRTHWEIGHT LINKED TO IQ EVEN AMONG CHILDREN OF NORMAL BIRTHWEIGHT

Similar to the findings reported for children with low birthweight, IQ is also directly linked to birthweight among children with normal birthweights.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41511.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION FROM UNRELATED DONORS GIVES NO DISADVANTAGE IN CHILDHOOD ALL

In children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in second remission, transplantation from matched unrelated bone marrow donors appears to be at least as effective as transplantation from matched sibling donors.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41512.rhtml?srcmp=ped-081001

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