Pediatric urolithiasis: causative factors, diagnosis and medical management

Childhood urolithiasis is associated with considerable morbidity and recurrence. Many risk factors-including those metabolic, genetic, anatomic, dietary and environmental in nature-have been identified in children with urinary tract calculi. As pediatric urolithiasis with a metabolic etiology is the most common disease, evaluating the metabolic risk factors in patients is necessary to both effectively treat current stones and prevent recurrence. We discuss causative risk factors of pediatric urolithiasis, as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches

Tubular calcium, magnesium, and phosphate excretion during therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: A prospective study

Objectives: Hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, and hyperphosphatemia are common electrolyte disturbances in perinatal asphyxia (PA). Different reasons have been proposed for these electrolyte disturbances. This study investigated the effect of the urinary excretion of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and phosphorus (P) on the serum levels of these substances in babies who were treated using therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) caused by PA. This study sheds light on the pathophysiology that may cause changes in the serum values of these electrolytes

Juvenile Lupus Erythematosus: Fourteen Years of Experience

Objectives: This study aims to describe the main clinical and laboratory features as well as the morbidity and mortality of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) in Turkish children

Urolithiasis in infants: evaluation of risk factors

Urolithiasis in infants is not a very rare situation in Turkey, and the incidence has been increasing in recent years. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the clinical characteristics, metabolic and anatomic risk factors for urolithiasis and microlithiasis in infants

Juvenile Dermatomyositis in Turkish Children

Objectives: This study aims to determine the clinical features of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) in Turkish children