Congenital Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis: Case Report and Literature Review by Ryan Chin Taw Cheong, Karim Kassam, Simon Eccles, Robert Hensher

“…The additional challenges faced in the congenital form in addition to the already complex management of acquired paediatric temporomandibular joint ankylosis are (1) much earlier insult to the TMJ, (2) reduced opportunity for neuromuscular development of the muscles of mastication, and (3) reduced compliance with postoperative physiotherapy programmes due to the younger age of these patients.…”
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Vesicoureteral Reflux in the Child with Lazy Bladder Syndrome: The Infrequent Voider by Marco Grasso, Fabrizio Torelli, Salvatore Blanco, Flavio Fortuna, Marco Baruffi

“…Therefore we must stress that it is prominently important considering about infrequent micturition in a paediatric case history or a large capacity bladder, possible presence of bladder dysfunction and vesicoureteral reflux too.…”
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Appreciation of a Child’s Journey: Implementation of a Cardiac Action Research Project by Kate Alexa Dengler, Valerie Wilson, Sarah Redshaw, Gabrielle Scarfe

“…Heart Beads began as a small project which continues to grow in popularity and significance with children at a tertiary paediatric hospital in Sydney, Australia. The program is now being implemented nationwide with the vision that all Australian children hospitalised with cardiac conditions can benefit from Heart Beads.…”
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Follow up and behavior of pediatric home admission in San Lazaro´s popular council in Cienfuegos Province. by Caridad Hernández Gutiérrez, Carmen E. Guerra Cabrera, Teresita Rodriguez Izaguirre., Roxilena Manso Martín.

“…<strong><br />Objective:</strong> To assess the behaviour and follow up of paediatric home admissions in San Lázaro Popular Council. …”
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Kawasaki Disease: A Clinician’s Update by Nathan Jamieson, Davinder Singh-Grewal

“…Given its severe morbidity and potential mortality, Kawasaki disease should be considered as a potential diagnosis in cases of prolonged paediatric fever.…”
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Limits Chronic Constipation in a Child with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome by Alessandro Aquino, Mattia Perini, Silvia Cosmai, Silvia Zanon, Viviana Pisa, Carmine Castagna, Stefano Uberti

“…Here we describe the case of a PTHS male 10-year-old patient with chronic constipation in whom Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) resulted in improved bowel functions, as assessed by the diary, the QPGS-Form A Section C questionnaire, and the Paediatric Bristol Stool Form Scale. The authors suggested that OMT may be a valid tool to improve the defecation frequency and reduce enema administration in PTHS patients.…”
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A Review of Full-Body Radiography in Nontraumatic Emergency Medicine by S. P. Whiley, G. Mantokoudis, D. Ott, H. Zimmerman, A. K. Exadaktylos

“…Nontraumatic emergency applications in ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt visualisation, emergency room arteriography (ERA), detection of foreign bodies, and paediatric emergency imaging are presented. Reports show that the fast, full-body, and low-dose scanning capabilities of the Lodox system make it well suited to these applications, with the same or better image quality, faster processing times, and lower dose to patients. …”
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Giant Preputial Calculus: The First Reported Case in Malaysia by Tze Huat Chong, Mohd Zuki Asyraf, Firdaus Hayati, Nornazirah Azizan, Nik Amin Sahid, Jesse Ron Swire Ting, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria

“…It usually happens in elderly men with poor hygiene and uncircumcised penis complicated with phimosis. In the paediatric group, it is usually secondary to phimosis and other urologic and/or neurologic anomalies. …”
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Long-Term Undesirable Consequences of Penile Skin Island Flap to Correct Penoescrotal Transposition: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Raquel Varea-Malo, Daniel Martínez Revuelta, Felix Campos-Juanatey, Paola Calleja Hermosa, Miguel Angel Correas Gómez

“…This condition is corrected surgically in the paediatric age, with a great variety of techniques available. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus Secondary to Acute Pancreatitis in a Child with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome by Asma Deeb

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Updates in Biliary Atresia: Aetiology, Diagnosis and Surgery by Mark Davenport

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Indications, Measurements, and Complications of Ten Essential Neonatal Procedures by Zainab Bubakr Hamad Zubi, Ahmad Fadzil Bin Abdullah, Muhd Alwi Bin Muhd Helmi, Taufiq Hidayat Hasan, Noraida Ramli, Adam Al-Anas Bin Mat Ali, Mossad Abdelhak Shaban Mohamed

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Propolis mouthwashes efficacy in managing gingivitis and periodontitis: a systematic review of the latest findings by Muhammed Al-Huda Ballouk, Mohamed Altinawi, Abeer Al-Kafri, Talar S. Zeitounlouian, Piotr S. Fudalej

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Initial treatment of steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children with mycophenolate mofetil versus prednisone: protocol for a randomised, controlled, multicentre tr... by Burkhard Toenshoff, Martin Konrad, Steffen Luntz, Anja Sander, Peter F Hoyer, Rasmus Ehren, Marcus R Benz, Jorg Doetsch, Alexander Fichtner, Jutta Gellermann, Dieter Haffner, Britta Höcker, Bärbel Kästner, Markus J Kemper, Uwe Querfeld, Lutz T Weber

“…Our findings will be submitted to major international paediatric nephrology and general paediatric conferences and submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed, open-access journal.Trial registration number DRKS0006547; EudraCT2014-001991-76; Pre-result.Date of registration 30 October 2014; 24 February 2017.…”
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Risk factors for multiple organic dysfunctions syndrome in burnt children. by Elvira Maria Martinez Barreto, Jorge González Mendoza

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> Analytical, retrospective study of case series including burnt patients between 0 and 5 years hospitalized in the university Paediatric Hospital “Paquito González” in Cienfuegos and classified as: serious, very serious, critical, and extremely critical. …”
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New Role of Quinolones in Respiratory Tract Infections by Ronald F Grossman

“…None of the quinolones have a role to play in the treatment of paediatric infections. Quinolones (both older and newer agents) have demonstrated equivalent efficacy to standard antimicrobials in the treatment of acute sinusitis. …”
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Innovative Use of Tina Bed as a Cost-effective and Comfortable Dressing for Burn Wounds on the Torso: A Clinical Exploration by Vishal Kaundal, Ankur Dhirajlal Modi

“…Typically used in hospitals to prevent bedsoiling from urine, Tina beds (under pads) have shown impressive fluid absorption and are often utilised in situations involving urinary incontinence, paediatric care and obstetric clinics [Table/Fig-1] [1]. …”
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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Transitions in intensive care: Investigating critical slowing down post extubation. by Lucinda Khalil, Sandip V George, Katherine L Brown, Samiran Ray, Simon Arridge

“…In this study, we analysed paediatric patients in intensive care for whom mechanical ventilation was discontinued through removal of the endotracheal tube (extubation). …”
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Vitamin D in Early Childhood and the Effect on Immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Anna Jane Battersby, Beate Kampmann, Sarah Burl

“…Where much of the attention has been paid by past reviews to the role of vitamin D in adult TB patients, this paper, where possible, focuses on research in paediatric populations.…”
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