Pediatria polska
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The paper is dedicated to various forms of chemotherapy used in osteosarcoma from the very beginning in '70-ties, when only one drug treatment was applied through the following 20 years full of assays and clinical trials, which finally proved the necessity of multidrug chemotherapy in all cases of osteosarcoma. The introduction of crucial neoadjuvant chemotherapy with exemplary Rosen programme T-10 which enabled the progress of conservative limb-salvage surgery and experience with this programme of many national groups are discussed.
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Burns are the most frequent severe trauma in childhood. Curling's ulcer is a complication of burn shock which occurs in the gastrointestinal tract in burned children. ⋯ A rare case of acute duodenal ulcer in a nine-month-old infant after deep burns of both lower extremities is described. It seems that it is necessary to take into consideration the possibility of Curling's ulcer in every case of deep and extensive burns in children.
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A 22-month old boy with the congenital form of megaloblastic anaemia is presented. The child was admitted to hospital with moderate-to-severe hematological and neurological symptoms. Very low serum vitamin B12 concentration and normal gastric secretion were determined. A dramatic recovery after intramuscular injections with vitamin B12 was observed.
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Comparative Study
[Effect of sodium nitrite on the blood methemoglobin level in rats].
Effect of sodium nitrite on the blood methemoglobin level in the rats was evaluated. The solution of sodium nitrite in various concentrations were given to 60 Wistar rats. The statistically significant increase in methemoglobin level was found in the blood of rats receiving high doses of sodium nitrite.
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Historical Article
[The history of the development of the Polish Pediatric Society].