Pediatric Reports, Volume 17, Issue 5

Background: Noninfectious complications of peritoneal dialysis (PD) are common in infants. Mechanical dysfunctions with abdominal compartment syndrome, hydrothorax with respiratory failure, and medication-induced chyloperitoneum are rare during PD. I...

Background: The use of technological devices by children has increased in recent years, as several Italian studies have shown, even if limited studies assessed the possible effects on sleep and psychological wellbeing in preschool and schoolchildren....

Background/Objectives: Adolescence is a critical developmental phase marked by rapid cognitive, emotional, and social changes that influence how individuals experience psychological energy and exhaustion. Self-Determination Theory recently proposed a...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the prospective, longitudinal relations among childhood poverty and rural adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors, and the mediational roles of adolescent attachment to...

Acute appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdominal pain but is rare in infants because of anatomical and physiological characteristics that reduce the risk of the luminal obstruction of the appendix. However, when it occurs in infants, it is oft...

Systemic viral infections are frequently life-threatening in immunocompromised children. Many viral pathogens are reported to be the cause of morbidity and mortality in these pediatric patients, but scarce evidence is related to respiratory syncytial...

Bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infections. Salmonella meningitis is associated with a high prevalence of long-term adverse outcomes, often linked to acute complications and a broad range of potential neurological sequelae following t...

Background/Objectives: In children, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may lead to epithelial barrier dysfunction and the release of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), interleukin-25 (IL-25), interleukin-33 (IL-33) and periostin, known as alarm...

This case report describes a patient (male, 10 years old) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and multiple comorbidities, including epilepsy, gastrointestinal and sleep disturbances, and obesity. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) identified two variants o...

Background/Objectives: Pediatric and adolescent gynaecology addresses the distinct developmental needs of the reproductive systems of young patients. Diagnosing and treating gynaecological issues in this age group are challenging due to overlapping s...