• Sumaira Khalil

• KIRAN MUSHTAQ TOOR

• , PARVEEN AKHTAR

Pyknodysostosis is a rare genetic sclerosing bone disorder caused by impaired osteoclast function resulting in decreased bone resorption. This results in typical phenotypic and radiological features o ... Read More

• Samreen Sadiq

• SAMREEN SADIQ,

• HAFIZ MUHAMMAD ASIM

www.pakpedsjournal.org.pk ORIGINAL ARTICLE Level of Physical Activity among Orphans Belonging to Lahore FAHAD HASSAN, SAMREEN SADIQ, HAFIZ MUHAMMAD ASIM -------------------------------------- ... Read More

• Saleha Sadeeqa,

• HINA MUNAWAR,

• FATIMA AMIN,

• Saleha Sadeeqa

Background: Pediatrics deals with a special population, so dosage of the drugs need to be individualized for every patient. Rationality of prescribing pattern must be ensured to improve patient’s qual ... Read More

• Samia Sarmad

• ASHFAQ AHMED,

• FAHAD TANVEER

• , Rabiya Noor

Background: In cerebral palsy gross motor goals can be facilitated by improving visual processing as visual dysfunction affects in achieving developmental milestones. Objective: To evaluate the effect ... Read More

• Bilal Mirza,

Background: Cystic hygroma or macrocystic lymphatic malformation commonly occurs at cervico-facial region and used to be treated with surgical excision. Now studies have documented superior results wi ... Read More

• Muhammad Nadeem Hameed,

• TARIQ JAFFAR QURESHI,

• WAQAR HUSSAIN

Introduction: Recurrent abdominal pain is a common distressing symptom in children. Due to diversity of underlying causes, this symptom complex is associated with parental anxiety, psychological distu ... Read More

• Zara Farooq,

• NAZISH IMRAN

• SHEHARYAR WARRAICH

• Ali Shehbaz Baloch,

• Ruhma Hussain

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects a significant number of school going children. Awareness among teachers plays a major role in its early identification. Objective: To assess and comp ... Read More

• Nadia Waheed,

• NADIA WAHEED,

• ANJUM SAEED,

• Muhammad Arshad Alvi,

• Muhammad Nadeem Anjum,

• Zafar Fayyaz,

• Syeda Sara Batool Hamdani

Background and Aims: Budd Chiari syndrome (BCS) is hepatic venous out flow obstruction and a rare cause of ascites in children. There is scarcity of data in literature regarding BCS in children theref ... Read More

• Ammarah Jamal,

• WAJEEHA BATOOL,

• SAAD SHAKIL,

• Samar SajidWAJEEHA BATOOL,

• SAAD SHAKIL,

• Samar Sajid

Objectives: The objectives were to determine the frequency of refusals for lumber puncture (LP) in pediatric patients at Civil Hospital, Karachi and to identify the factors responsible for this denial ... Read More

• Ammarah Jamal,

• WAJEEHA BATOOL,

• SAAD SHAKIL,

• Samar Sajid

Objectives: The objectives were to determine the frequency of refusals for lumber puncture (LP) in pediatric patients at Civil Hospital, Karachi and to identify the factors responsible for this denial ... Read More

• Ambreen Arif

• OBAID ULLAH,

• AFZAL KHAN KHATTAK,

• Aftab Khan,

• Israr Ahmad,

• Arif Mehmood Khan

Objective: To find out the antimicrobial efficacy of routinely used antibiotics against the isolated pathogenic bacteria from neonate’s blood sample. Method: This was one and half year prospective stu ... Read More

• Dr Zahid Anwar

Neonatal sepsis is common, supposedly simple and often treatable condition, which managed to cause 240,000 deaths globally in 2016. Early onset sepsis (sepsis within 7 days of life) is mostly dependen ... Read More

• Muhammad Saeed,

• MIAN TAHIR ALI SHAH

Vici Syndrome is a rare an autosomal recessive multisystem disorder. It usually presents in early infancy and is recognized by key features of, immunodeficiency, generalized hypotonia, agenesis of cor ... Read More

• Attia Bari,

• NADIA SADAQAT,

• SANA MEHREEN,

• Muhammad Nayyab Tahir,

• Iqbal Bano

• Uzma Jabeen

Autoimmune Polyglandular syndrome type-1 (APS-1) also known as autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis and ectodermal dysplasia (APECED) is a rare hereditary autosomal recessive disorder that result ... Read More

• Fariha khalid,

• FAREEHA AMJAD,

• ASHFAQ AHMAD,

• Syed Amir Gilani,

• Muhammad Kamran Hanif

Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal problem that is felt in cervical region which is from occiput to the upper thoracic region. Schoolbags of students are considered the major risk factor for neck p ... Read More

• IramGul,

• IRAM GUL,

• SAJIDA NAZ

• , Sehar-un-Nisa,

• Gul Husain

Background: There is need to highlight the impact of social factors such as spousal violence which is often considered as a negligible issue by parents as well as health consultants in terms of influe ... Read More

• Farah Ahmed,

• FARAH AHMED

Objective: To study the perception of children regarding the attire, appearance and looks of pedriatcians. Background: When the patient is a child, the health provider should be more aware that many t ... Read More

• Muhammad Khalid Masood,

• SADIA SHARIF

• RIFFAT OMER

• Sohail Ahmed

Background: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic intestinal disorder due to immune mediated hyper-responsiveness of human body to gluten and similar proteins. It has been noticed that a large number of ce ... Read More

• Saira Jahangir,

• SYED MUHAMMAD JAVED IQBAL,

• IQBAL AHMAD AZHAR

• , Muhammad Ashraf Sultan

Objective: To find association of serum zinc level with febrile seizures in children Methodology: This study was conducted in Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Hospital, Lahore from July to December 2015 ... Read More

• Saira Jahangir,

• SYED MUHAMMAD JAVED IQBAL

• , IQBAL AHMAD AZHAR

• , Muhammad Ashraf Sultan

Objective: To find association of serum zinc level with febrile seizures in children Methodology: This study was conducted in Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Hospital, Lahore from July to December 2015 ... Read More

• Iqbal Bano,

• SAMREEN ASHRAF,

• ATTIA BARI,

• Rabia Bushra,

• Tahira Un Nisa,

• Ahsan Waheed Rathore

Aims & Objective: To compare the frequency of hospital admission in 1 to 6year-old children presented to the Emergency department (ED) with acute wheezing episodes treated with inhaled hypertonic sali ... Read More

• Ramish Riaz,

• RAMISH RIAZ,

• REHMANA WARIS,

• Ruqayya Manzoor

Objective: The aim of current study was to study the role of ultrasound guided percutaneous liver biopsy using semi automatic needle for obtaining adequate specimen for histopathological analysis. Stu ... Read More

• Sijad ur Rehman,

• ABID IQBAL,

• WAHID ALI

Aim: To determine effectiveness of probiotics in decreasing the frequency of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature, very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates. Methods: This was a randomized control ... Read More

• Mimpal Singh,

• MUHAMMAD SARFARAZ ALAM,

• SYED MUHAMMAD JAVED IQBAL

Background: Diarrhea is defined as having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day. Acute watery diarrhea is one of the most common childhood diseases, especially in the first two years ... Read More

• Prof. Iftikhar Ijaz

Role of T and B cells in pathogenesis of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is already known. Various new genes as well as lysosomal and mitochondrial proteins have been discovered in last two decades whic ... Read More

• Prof Huma Arshad

For many centuries fermented food products like yogurt and others dairy products have been consumed. Today, foods and beverages containing lactic-acid-producing bacteria (LAB) constitute up to 40% of ... Read More

• Sehrish Gul,

We report a four-year-old boy with bacterial gastroenteritis due to nontyphoidal salmonella that later developed signs of acute appendicitis. Antibiotic treatment with cefotaxime was started and an im ... Read More

• Muhammad Junaid Khan

• SAIMA GILLANI

Nephrotic syndrome is the presence of nephrotic range proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, and hypoalbuminemia. It affects children 15 times more than adults. Steroids are the mainstay of initial therapy in p ... Read More

• Muhammad Junaid Khan

• SAIMA GILLANI

Nephrotic syndrome is the presence of nephrotic range proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, and hypoalbuminemia. It affects children 15 times more than adults. Steroids are the mainstay of initial therapy in p ... Read More

• Dr. Ruqaia Gul

• ERUM IRSHAD

Introduction: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common reaction to any unexpected traumatic situation. Dealing with children whose vocal abilities are not well developed is most difficult. Ar ... Read More

• AminaIqbal,

• NAWAZ ANJUM,

• GHULAM RASUL,

• Amir Gillani,

• Musarat Jabbar

Objective: To grade intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in premature and low-birth weight (LBW) infants by transcranial ultrasound at time of admission and discharge. Patient and Methods: This was a cross-s ... Read More

• Reema Arshad,

• MUHAMMAD IMRAN IQBAL,

• IBAD ALI,

• Usman Fawad,

• Reema Arshad,

• Kamran Ishfaq

Background: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) can be defined as “low weight for height or mid-upper arm circumference with respect to international standards, or the presence of bipedal edema”. Annually ... Read More

• Mahwish Faizan,

• MUHAMMAD SALEEM,

• NIGHAT SULTANA,

• Saadia Anwar,

• Abid Qureshi,

• Zunaira Rathore

• , Ahmed Imran,

• Nabila Tallat

Objective: Pediatric abdominal tumors usually present in developing countries in late stages when they are clinically palpable. This study was conducted to evaluate initial presentation of children wi ... Read More

• Ayesha Muneer

• ATTIA BARI,

• NOUSHEEN FATIMA,

• Fatima Tahira,

• Hammad Riaz,

• Agha Shabbir Ali

Aims & Objective: To measure neonatal and maternal 25-OH vitamin D serum levels and to assess the correlation between maternal and newborn serum levels of vitamin D in preterm and full term newborns. ... Read More

• Shabbir Ahmed, :

• SHABIR AHMED,

• SHUMAILA RAFIQ,

• Azher Shah,

• Usman Khalid

Thalassemia is known as the most common genetic disease of blood around the globe. It is a major health issue causing morbidity, early mortality and a great deal of misery for a family both emotionall ... Read More

• Suchetha Rao

• SUCHETHA RAO,

• NUTAN KAMATH

Introduction: Childhood obesity is increasing all over the world and is associated with metabolic and endocrine derangements. We studied the clinical profile and biochemical parameters in obese and ov ... Read More

• Uzma Jabeen

• AISHA IFTIKHAR

• , MUHAMMAD HAROON HAMID,

• Adeela Chaudhry

Objective: To compare the clinical, hematological, radiological and biochemical features of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in children who presented during the dengue outbreak of 2011 with those prese ... Read More

• Prof. Iqbal

• ARIT PARKASH

Malabsorption impairs the capability of child to gain weight and height and ultimately affecting immunity and impacts on psychosocial and general development. Malabsorption comprises of a wide spectru ... Read More

• Ammarah Jamal,

• YOUSUF YAHYA,

• AISHA MEHNAZ,

• Zakira Mastoor

Objective: To determine the pattern and outcome of tuberculosis seen in children registered at pediatric TB clinic of Civil Hospital, Karachi. Methodology: The records of children registered at TB cli ... Read More

• Aqsa Younas,

• MUHAMMAD ASLAM

• , LUBNA RIAZ,

• Khurram,

• Amir Khan

Gastroduodenal artery pseudoaneurysms are extremely rare and fatal condition. They represent 1.5% of all visceral artery aneurysms. They are difficult to diagnose requiring use of CT scan and angiogra ... Read More

• Javaria Rasheed,

• SAFDAR HUSSAIN,

• FAUZIA ZAFAR

Caroli disease (CD) is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by non-obstructive dilatation of intrahepatic bile ducts usually diagnosed in late teens and early adulthood with or without complica ... Read More

• Sobia Naeem,

• ALINE ARIF,

• SOBIA NAEEM,

• Nazia Mehmood,

• Faiza Abbas,

• Ayesha Arif

Congenital insensitivity to pain and anhidrosis (CIPA) is an uncommon disease. It is also called as hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV. It consists of anhidrosis, impairment of pain a ... Read More

• Muhammad Aslam,

• MUHAMMAD ASLAM,

• SAIMA ALTAF

Objective: The present research attempted to examine the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and determined the best age and sex-specific cut-off values of ... Read More

• Tajwer Shaheryar,

• USMAN KHAN,

• UMBREEN NAVIED

Objective: To assess the use of oral sucrose as an analgesic in circumcision for effective pain control in infants by assessing the perception and familiarity of it among the clinicians undertaking th ... Read More

• Ammarah Jamal,

• YOUSUF YAHYA,

• AISHA MEHNAZ,

• Zakira Mastoor

Objective: To determine the pattern and outcome of tuberculosis seen in children registered at pediatric TB clinic of Civil Hospital, Karachi. Methodology: The records of children registered at TB cli ... Read More

• Uzma Jabeen

• FATIMA ZEESHAN,

• IQBAL BANO,

• Attia Bari,

• Ahsan Waheed Rathore

Objective: To identify the risk factors that influence patient adherence to asthma treatment and association of these risk factors with asthma control. Study design: A descriptive observational study. ... Read More

• Kamran Ishfaq

• NURAZZURA MOHAMAD DIAH,

• JOHAR ALI

• Bareera Fayyaz,

• Iram Batool

Objective: To identify the psychosocial problems faced by thalassemia major patients in District Multan, Pakistan. Study design: A Cross sectional study Place & duration: The study was carried out at ... Read More

• Uzma Jabeen

• FATIMA ZEESHAN

• IQBAL BANO

• Attia Bari,

• Ahsan Waheed Rathore

Objective: To identify the risk factors that influence patient adherence to asthma treatment and association of these risk factors with asthma control. Study design: A descriptive observational study. ... Read More

• Kamran Ishfaq

• NURAZZURA MOHAMAD

• JOHAR ALI

• , Bareera Fayyaz,

• Iram Batool

Objective: To identify the psychosocial problems faced by thalassemia major patients in District Multan, Pakistan. Study design: A Cross sectional study Place & duration: The study was carried out at ... Read More

• Afsheen Masood

• SUMAIRA RASHID

• SHAHZADA QAISAR

Objective: This empirical study purported to explore the relationship in diabetes induced psychological distress, perceived social support and self-efficacy in adolescents with Type I diabetes Mellitu ... Read More

• Prof. Jamal Raza

Diabetes in children has always been a challenge. This has become increasingly difficult to treat due to a variety of reasons. The first and the foremost is the emergence of newer varieties of diabete ... Read More