The Journal of pediatrics
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The Journal of pediatrics · Feb 2005
Case ReportsTumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome in a young adult who had features of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis as a child.
Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) was diagnosed in a 22-year-old man after a 1-year history of periodic fever, myalgia, conjunctivitis, cervical lymphadenopathy, and oral ulcers. As a child he had signs and symptoms suggestive of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis syndrome. This report indicates the importance of considering TRAPS as a cause of periodic fever in older children and adults and that TRAPS may present with signs and symptoms suggestive of periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis syndrome in young children.
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To determine the prevalence and prognostic significance of hyperglycemia among critically ill nondiabetic children. ⋯ Hyperglycemia occurs frequently among critically ill nondiabetic children and is correlated with a greater in-hospital mortality rate and longer LOS.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Dec 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialImproving follow-up for children with asthma after an acute Emergency Department visit.
To improve follow-up with primary care providers after acute Emergency Department (ED) asthma visits for children from low-income urban families. ⋯ Telephone coaching and a monetary incentive significantly increased the proportion of low-income urban parents who brought their children for asthma-planning visits, and decreased asthma symptoms shortly after asthma ED visits. The intervention did not increase subsequent asthma-planning visits or decrease ED visits or hospitalizations.
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The Journal of pediatrics · Dec 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialHeat Loss Prevention (HeLP) in the delivery room: A randomized controlled trial of polyethylene occlusive skin wrapping in very preterm infants.
To determine if polyethylene occlusive skin wrapping of very preterm infants prevents heat loss after delivery better than conventional drying and to evaluate if any benefit is sustained after wrap removal. ⋯ Polyethylene occlusive skin wrapping prevents rather than delays heat loss at delivery in very preterm infants.