Midline Anterior Neck Inclusion Cyst in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review with a Dermatologic Perspective by Noemi Brigenti, Rachele Bardelli, Giovanni Paolino, Elisabetta Danese, Paolo Gisondi, Nicola Zerbinati, Giampiero Girolomoni, Andrea Carugno

“…Recognition of MANICs is essential for dermatologists and pediatricians evaluating midline neck lesions. A conservative approach with regular monitoring ensures optimal care while minimizing interventions. …”
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Orofacial Granulomatosis among Pediatric Patients Well Controlled by Corticosteroid Treatment: A Rare Case Series by Taku Kimura, Ken-Ichiro Sakata, Shunichiro Takezaki, Takuya Asaka, Shohei Oshima, Aya Yanagawa-Matsuda, Yoshimasa Kitagawa

“…Pediatric patients with OFG require a collaborative approach with pediatricians and pediatric dentists to manage their oral and overall health.…”
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Pregnancy after Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy Associated Cancer: A Single Center Experience with 96 Cases by Mert Turğal, Kemal Beksaç, Derman Başaran, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Özgür Özyüncü, Ömer Aran, M. Sinan Beksaç

“…CONCLUSIONS: Since management of a pregnancy of a cancer survivor and pregnant woman with cancer a hard work, multidisciplinary approach involving gynecologists, pediatricians, oncologists is essential. Interval between cancer and pregnancy and timing of initiation of therapy in cases of pregnancy associated cancer are important issues in the perspective of fetal/neonatal well-being. …”
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Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants in the Management of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis—Where Do We Stand? by Nikhil Vojjala, Supriya Peshin, Lakshmi Prasanna Vaishnavi Kattamuri, Rabia Iqbal, Adit Dharia, Jayalekshmi Jayakumar, Rafi Iftekhar, Shagun Singh, Mamtha Balla, Claudia S. Villa Celi, Ramya Ramachandran, Rishab Prabhu, Sumeet K. Yadav, Geetha Krishnamoorthy, Vijendra Singh, Karan Seegobin

“…Due to its myriad causative factors, protean presentation, and association with several systemic diseases, CVT is encountered not only by neurologists but also by emergency care practitioners, internists, hematologists, obstetricians, and pediatricians. Discussion: Anticoagulation remains the mainstay of treatment for CVT. …”
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Risk of General Anesthesia in Pediatric Skin Procedures with Projection on Tumescent Anesthesia by Abdulmajeed Alajlan, Bader M. Alhabeeb, Ali M. Alhazmi, Osama A. Alobaid, Ahmed A. Alharthi, Nada I. Al-Habib, Ahmed M. El-Malky

“…Dermatologist and pediatricians can safely do necessary procedures under general anaesthesia with the supervision of pediatric-trained anesthesiologists while considering other safety and risk precautions and the pediatric age group.…”
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Stroke in the newborn. Clinical report and literature review by R. Jakuškienė, V. Joneliūnaitė, U. Jucevičiūtė

“…Diagnosing perinatal stroke is a crucial and difficult task for all pediatricians because of its poor clinical expression and the necessity of urgent actions in order to avoid long term outcomes. …”
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Sleep Disruption and Proprioceptive Delirium due to Acetaminophen in a Pediatric Patient by Carla Carnovale, Marco Pozzi, Andrea Angelo Nisic, Elisa Scrofani, Valentina Perrone, Stefania Antoniazzi, Emilio Clementi, Sonia Radice

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The Impact of Preoperative Fasting Duration on Blood Glucose and Hemodynamics in Children by Pouran Hajian, Minoo Shabani, Elham Khanlarzadeh, Mahshid Nikooseresht

“…Prolonged preoperative fasting is one of the concerns of pediatricians and anesthesiologists in pediatric surgery. …”
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HPV vaccination knowledge, attitude, and practices among physicians in a teaching hospital, Karachi by Sehrish Habib Memon, Bhombhal Swaleha Tariq

“…Results: Results show 22.4% males and 77.6% females participated in the study. 20% were internists, 35.2% were family physicians, 18.8% were pediatricians, and 26.1% were gynecologists. In terms of knowledge, 67.2% physicians showed good knowledge. …”
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Do Not Miss the Tumor: A Novel Presentation of Osteosarcoma by Michael DePalma, Sachin Gupta, Jie Nguyen, Divya Talwar, Alexandre Arkader, Lawrence Wells

“…Because primary-care physicians and pediatricians may be the first medical providers to encounter patients with osteosarcoma, it is imperative that such clinicians are familiar with the signs and symptoms associated with osteosarcomas in order to reduce the risk of metastasis and disease progression and prevent treatment delays. …”
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Infant Oral Healthcare and Anticipatory Guidance Practices among Dentists in a Pediatric Care Shortage Area by Eman A. Bakhurji, Hassan M. Al-Saif, Mohammed A. Al-Shehri, Khalid M. Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed M. Hassan

“…Collaboration with pediatricians for early referral of children is equally important in increasing the awareness on prevention principles.…”
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Acute Myopericarditis after COVID-19 Vaccine in Teenagers by Shashikanth Ambati, Michael Colon, Maya Mihic, Javier Sanchez, Adnan Bakar

“…We intend to describe our management in these two cases so that it can help guide pediatricians, intensivists, and cardiologists taking care of similar cases. …”
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Vaccinating in Different Settings: Best Practices from Italian Regions by Carlo Signorelli, Flavia Pennisi, Anna Carole D’Amelio, Michele Conversano, Sandro Cinquetti, Lorenzo Blandi, Giovanni Rezza

“…Results: In Veneto, where prevention departments were the main actor, herpes zoster vaccination coverage for the 65-year-old cohort increased from 44.4% to 54.9%; in Tuscany, family pediatricians administered 64% of all childhood vaccines; in Liguria, pharmacies delivered 70.1% of COVID-19 vaccines, while vaccinating in schools in Taranto led to higher human papilloma virus vaccination rates compared to regional and national averages. …”
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Regional Disparities in Measles Vaccination Coverage and Their Associated Factors: An Ecological Study in Japan by Masaki Machida, Shinji Fukushima, Takahiro Tabuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Wakaba Fukushima, Shigeru Inoue

“…Methods: In this ecological study, the measles vaccination coverage in FY 2022; population density; area deprivation index (ADI; an indicator of socioeconomic status); proportion of foreign nationals, single-father households, single-mother households, and mothers aged ≥30 years; and number of medical facilities, pediatricians, and non-pediatric medical doctors in 1,698 municipalities were extracted from Japanese government statistics. …”
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Central obesity is a burden even in normal weight adolescents of a non-metropolitan Indian City: A case for alarm and action for prevention and control by Tabassum Nawab, Zulfia Khan, Iqbal M. Khan, Mohammad A. Ansari

“…Screening for CO among adolescents by primary physicians, pediatricians, and through School Health Programme is recommended. …”
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Diagnostic delay in cerebral creatine deficiency disorders: lessons learned from a cross-sectional single center study, and guanidinoacetate and creatine measurements in Switzerlan... by Christina Kaufman, Anaïs D’Andrea, Annette Hackenberg, Martin Poms, Olivier Braissant, Johannes Häberle

“…Almost all samples (93.3%) were sent in by large hospitals (mainly from neurology, developmental pediatrics and metabolism) and only few (5.2%) by pediatricians in private practice, although those usually see the patients first. …”
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“The big topic is COVID”: A qualitative study about changes in HPV vaccine conversations between parents and primary care team members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by Josheili Y. Llavona-Ortiz, Lauren J. Van Scoy, Benjamin Fogel, Casey Pinto, Jamelia Graham, William A. Calo

“…Participants were 44% pediatricians, 50% had ≥20 y experience, and 68% were White. …”
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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in out-patients of the Russian Federation: DIREG 2 study results by V. T. Ivashkin, O. M. Drapkina, I. V. Mayev, A. S. Trukhmanov, D. V. Blinov, L. K. Palgova, V. V. Tsukanov, T. I. Ushakova

“…Overall 1031 qualified doctors (GPs/therapists/gastroenterologists/pediatricians), providing outpatient care for the population, were study investigators. …”
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Childhood BMI trajectories and sociodemographic factors in an Italian pediatric population by Erich Batzella, Joaquin Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas, Gloria Porcu, Silvia Bressan, Elisa Barbieri, Carlo Giaquinto, Anna Cantarutti, Cristina Canova

“…This retrospective cohort study utilized data from the PEDIANET registry, containing sociodemographic, clinical, and prescribing information on patients assisted by Italian family pediatricians, linked to the corresponding area deprivation index. 29,576 children with at least 10 years of follow-up, born at term with normal birthweight, and at least three plausible BMI measurements were identified. …”
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Impact and frequency of misdiagnosis of appendicitis in pediatric patients with gastroenteritis in a developing country by Pastor Escárcega-Fujigaki, Guillermo Hernández-Peredo-Rezk, Gerardo Alonso-Acosta, Keren-Hapuc Vargas-Amador

“…Furthermore, general practitioners more frequently had diagnostic errors than pediatricians (OR: 0.17; 95 % CI: 0.07–0.43; p < 0.01). …”
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