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Asymptomatic Giardiasis in school children in Rey city
This cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken to know the rate of intestinal parasites infestations in our school children population. A sum of 1155 fecal samples were analyzed from an equal number of children whose age were between 6-11 years old. The percentage of infestations were: Giardia lamblia (14.11%), hymenolepis nana (1.21%), ascaris lumbricoides (0.08%) and enterobius vermicularis (0.08%). We found no differences with regard to sex, age, father and mother levels of education, family size, body mass index (BMI) and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ER) between the stools positive and the stools negative cases. Nearly all cases of giardiasis (99.4%) were symptomatic. Eosinophilia was seen in (5.5%) of the infested children with giardiasis and in (0.5%) of the non-infested children, the difference was statistically non-significant (P=0.056). All cases of giardiasis (N=163) were treated with metronidazole 15 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses for 7 days. Metronidazole was effective in (92.2%) of the treated children.&nbsp
Etiological profile of short stature in a referral endocrinology clinic
Background: Physiological growth is a sensitive long-term indicator of
child health. Impaired growth of children may be the first
manifestation of a serious chronic disease. Short stature is a common
pediatric endocrine problem. The short stature, although not a disease
per se, is a manifestation of several diseases. Its early diagnosis and
treatment is most of the time rewarding. Methods: Children between the
age group of 2 to 15 years with growth retardation attending endocrine
clinic in Loghman Hospital, Tehran, in October 2003 through October
2005were evaluated for short stature. Evaluation included: detailed
medical history, physical examination and laboratory tests such as
blood count, thyroid function, growth hormone screening, bone age
estimation, and karyotypes. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) growth
charts was used for percentiles. Findings: 188 children (110 boys, 78
girls) with growth retardation, whose heights were below 2 standard
deviation score for age and gender, attended endocrine clinic. Normal
variations accounted for 85.5% of all etiologies for reasons such as
constitutional delay 49% and familial short stature 26.5% and a
combination of both 9%. The rest (14.5%) consisted of pathological
short stature. Growth hormone deficiency and hypothyroidism were the
most common causes of pathological short stature Conclusions: The most
common cause of short stature was a normal variance followed by short
stature caused by endocrine disturbances. In both sexes constitutional
growth delay followed by familial short stature counted to the most
common non-endocrine causes of short stature