A Case of Mumps and Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Idiopatik trombositopenik purpura, çocuklarda görülen edinsel trombositopeninin en sık nedenidir. Çogunlukla akuttur ve spontan düzelir. Kabakulak enfeksiyonu sıklıkla çocukluk çagında görülen viral bir enfeksiyondur.Bu yazıda akut kabakulak enfeksiyonu sırasında saptanan semptomatik idiopatik trombositopenik purpura olgusu sunulmustur.Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is the most common cause of acquired thrombocytopenia in children. It usually develops acutely and recovers spontaneously. Mumps is a viral infection which often appears in childhood. It rarely has severe complications. In this article, a symptomatic case of ITP occurred during acute mumps infection is presented

Metabolic syndrome in childhood obesity

Objectives: We determined the frequency of metabolic risk factors and the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in childhood obesity. Subjects: 186 obese children (97 females and 89 males), aged 11.2 ± 2.8 (6-16) years and 98 healthy children (46 females and 52 males), aged 10.9 ± 3.2 (6-16) years were recruited for the study, as study and control groups, respectively. Methods: Subjects were evaluated for anthropometry, blood pressure (BP) and biochemical cardiovascular risk factors. Metabolic syndrome was defined in presence of ≥ 3 of the following: (i) fasting triglyceride ≥ 100 mg/dL; (ii) high density lipoprotein - cholesterol 75th percentile for age and gender and (v) systolic BP > 90th percentile. Results: We found that 144 (77.4%) children in the obese group had one, two or more cardiovascular risk factors. Using a pediatric definition, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 2.1%. In the control group, the clustering of one, two and three risk factors was very rare. Conclusion: Childhood obesity is associated with increased frequency of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome