Tuberculosis in childhood is clinically challenging, but it is a preventable and treatable
disease. Risk factors depend on age and immunity status. The most common form of …

We report on three patients who developed four episodes of acute pancreatitis while their
systemic lupus erythematosus was active and being treated with prednisolone. In all three …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence and anatomic
distribution of pulmonary embolism (PE) in a group of consecutive pediatric patients with …

Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in neonates has been associated with
high mortality and poor outcome. This study aimed to compare the incidence, risk factors …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a highly heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder
with many contributing risk genes and loci. To date, several intellectual disability (ID) …

Background Increasing pediatric CT usage worldwide needs the optimization of CT protocol
examination. Although there are previous published dose reference level (DRL) values, the …

Background Carbapenem-resistant and susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB and
CSAB) have emerged as serious threats among critically ill neonates. We aimed to identify …

Imaging is crucial in the diagnostic work-up and follow-up after treatment in children with
thoracic tuberculosis (TB). Despite various technological advances in imaging modalities …

Background Cardiac and liver iron assessment using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is
non-invasive and used as a preclinical “endpoint” in asymptomatic patients and for serial …

Background With incremental utilization of pediatric cardiac CT in congenital heart disease,
it is imperative to define its current radiation dose levels in clinical practice in order to help …