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  1. Moy FS, Fahey P, Nik Yusoff NK, Razali KA, Nallusamy R, TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2015 Feb;51(2):204-8.
    PMID: 25142757 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12712
    To describe outcome and examine factors associated with mortality among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children in Malaysia after anti-retroviral therapy (ART).
  2. Su SC, Hess T, Whybourne A, Chang AB
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2015 Mar;51(3):344-6.
    PMID: 25266888 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12744
    Neck masses in infants and children have a wide differential diagnosis. However, neck masses apparent only during raised intrathoracic pressure are rare with a limited number of causes, including superior herniation of the normal thymus, apical lung herniation, jugular phlebectasia and laryngocoele. These conditions can easily be differentiated from one another by imaging. We present an infant with intermittent suprasternal neck mass visible only during increased intrathoracic pressure, produced either by crying or straining. Diagnosis of superior herniation of the thymus into the neck was confirmed by ultrasonography with the characteristic sonographic appearances of the normal thymus as well as its shape, size and location. Ultrasonography should be the first imaging modality of choice. Management of superior herniation of the thymus into the neck should be conservative as the thymus naturally involutes with increasing age. Awareness of the differential diagnosis of neck swelling present only on Vasalva manoeuvre or increased intrathoracic pressure is important to prevent unnecessary tests, avoid radiation, biopsy and surgery.
  3. Kanaheswari Y, Lai C, Raja Lope RJ, Azizi AB, Zulfiqar MA
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2015 Feb;51(2):223-5.
    PMID: 25099316 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12707
    Congenital dermal sinus (CDS) and occult spinal dysraphism are suspected when a cutaneous marker overlies the spine of a newborn. CDS can have the appearance of a simple dimple and occur within the gluteal cleft without any skin markers. CDS are the commonest cause of intramedullary spinal cord abscess.
  4. Ismail IH, Licciardi PV, Tang ML
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2013 Sep;49(9):709-15.
    PMID: 23574636 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12175
    The increasing prevalence of allergic disease has been linked to reduced microbial exposure in early life. Probiotics have recently been advocated for the prevention and treatment of allergic disease. This article summarises recent publications on probiotics in allergic disease, focusing on clinical studies of prevention or treatment of allergic disease. Studies employing the combined administration of pre-natal and post-natal probiotics suggest a role for certain probiotics (alone or with prebiotics) in the prevention of eczema in early childhood, with the pre-natal component of treatment appearing to be important for beneficial effects. On the other hand, current data are insufficient to support the use of probiotics for the treatment of established allergic disease, although recent studies have highlighted new hope in this area. Probiotic bacteria continue to represent the most promising intervention for primary prevention of allergic disease, and well-designed definitive intervention studies should now be a research priority.
  5. Abd Hamid IJ, M Iyen MI, Ibrahim NR, Abd Majid N, Ramli N, Van Rostenberghe H
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2013 May;49(5):375-9.
    PMID: 23573836 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12192
    The use of reflecting curtains with single phototherapy has not yet been directly compared with double phototherapy (DP). The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of single phototherapy with reflecting curtains (SPRC) and DP in treating neonatal jaundice.
  6. Kanaheswari Y, Poulsaeman V, Chandran V
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2012 Oct;48(10):E178-82.
    PMID: 22998162 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02577.x
    Childhood nocturnal enuresis (NE) and incontinence has been shown to be associated with increased behavioural problems and reduced self-esteem (SE) in Western populations. The impact on Asian children, however, is not known. This study investigates the relationship between SE and monosymptomatic NE in Malaysian children aged 6 to 16 years.
  7. Martinez AM, Khu DT, Boo NY, Neou L, Saysanasongkham B, Partridge JC
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2012 Sep;48(9):852-8.
    PMID: 22970681 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02544.x
    Hospital care and advanced medical technologies for sick neonates are increasingly available, but not always readily accessible, in many countries. We characterised parents' and providers' perceptions of barriers to neonatal care in developing countries.
  8. Ramamurthy MB, Sekartini R, Ruangdaraganon N, Huynh DH, Sadeh A, Mindell JA
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2012 Aug;48(8):669-74.
    PMID: 22616943 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02453.x
    AIM:
      The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between breastfeeding and sleep patterns in infants from Asia-Pacific region.

    METHODS:
      Parents of 10 321 infants (0-11 months) from Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam completed an expanded version of the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire.

    RESULTS:
      Overall, 4714 (45.72%) were currently being breastfed; 61.3% of those between 0 and 5 months and 36.6% of those between 6 and 11 months. Currently breastfed infants, when compared with not currently breastfed infants, had a significant increase in the number and duration of night-time wakings and less consolidated sleep. Interestingly, currently breastfed infants less than 6 months also showed longer duration of daytime sleep and obtained more sleep overall. Of note, of those who were currently breastfed, those infants who were nursed back to sleep during night, woke up more often at night (2.41 vs. 1.67 times) and had shorter continuous night-time sleep period (5.58 vs. 6.88 h; P < 0.001). There was no significant difference between breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding infants in the number of night wakings, when the nursing to sleep variable was controlled for in the analysis of variance.

    CONCLUSION:
      Breastfeeding is associated with reduced sleep consolidation in infants. This relationship, however, may be moderated by parenting practices of nursing to sleep and back to sleep during the night. Thus, parents of infants with night waking problems should be encouraged to limit the association between nursing and falling to sleep, to improve sleep while maintaining breastfeeding.
  9. Wong SW, Kyaw L, Ong LC, Zulfiqar AM
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2011 Apr;47(4):237-9.
    PMID: 20500432 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01739.x
    Sturge-Weber syndrome is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterised by facial port wine stain, ipsilateral leptomeningeal angioma and vascular eye abnormalities. We report a rare case of Sturge-Weber syndrome without facial nevus presenting with neonatal seizures.
  10. Lee WS, Toh TH, Chai PF, Soo TL
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2011 Aug;47(8):535-40.
    PMID: 21392144 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02017.x
    To analyse the self-reported degree of and factors influencing the compliance to desferrioxamine (DFO) therapy in children with transfusion-dependent thalassaemia major in Malaysia.
  11. Jamil MT, Ismail NZ, Zulkifli AB, Majid NA, Van Rostenberghe H
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2011 Jun;47(6):346-9.
    PMID: 21309884 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01989.x
    AIM: To determine the rate, causes and risk factors of non-attendance to the paediatric clinic in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia and to determine the efficacy of one telephone call to confirm a new appointment.
    METHODS: For all non-attending patients, during a 2-month period, a pro forma was filled up based on patients' records. During a phone call, additional questions were asked, and a new appointment was offered.
    RESULTS: Of 1563 patients who had an appointment, 497 (31.8%) were non-attendees. Weather conditions, the sub-specialty and timing (morning or afternoon) had a significant effect on non-attendance. Forgetfulness was the main cause. Only 160 patients could be successfully contacted. Among the contactable patients, 55 already had an appointment, and 10 had reasons not to get a new appointment. Of the 95 remaining patients, 73 (76.8%) attended the new appointment.
    CONCLUSION: The non-attendance rate was high. One telephone call had a reasonable efficacy for the contactable patients, but because a high number of patients were not contactable, overall effectiveness was poor.
    Study site: Paediatric clinic, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kelantan, Malaysia,
  12. Boo NY, Cheah IG, Malaysian National Neonatal Registry
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2011 Apr;47(4):183-90.
    PMID: 21244549 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01944.x
    This study aimed to determine the risk factors associated with the development of pneumothorax among infants admitted to the Malaysian neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
  13. Lope RJ, Wong SW, Wu LL
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2010 Apr;46(4):204-6.
    PMID: 20412414 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01662.x
    Children with occipital seizures often have ictal autonomic symptoms such as pallor and vomiting and lack motor manifestations. This has lead to misdiagnosis of occipital seizures in children. The following case report highlights the clinical features of a child with occipital epilepsy misdiagnosed as having migraine. The aetiology of symptomatic occipital epilepsy will be discussed.
  14. Lee WS, Chai PF, Lim KS, Lim LH, Looi LM, Ramanujam TM
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2009 May;45(5):279-85.
    PMID: 19493120 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01490.x
    This study aimed to determine the outcome of the operation of children with biliary atresia (BA) at a tertiary paediatric referral centre in Malaysia.
  15. Ong LC, Yang WW, Wong SW, alSiddiq F, Khu YS
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2010 Mar;46(3):80-4.
    PMID: 20105259 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01642.x
    To compare sleep habits and disturbances between Malaysian children with epilepsy and their siblings (age range 4-18 years) and to determine the factors associated with greater sleep disturbance.
  16. Lee JK
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2007 Dec;43(12):854-5.
    PMID: 18036023
    A 12-year old girl presented with an unusual problem of recurrent discharging multiple skin sinuses on her right anterior and posterior chest wall for a year. There was ipsilateral lower lobe pneumonia and imaging showed multiple abscesses in her lower back muscles bilaterally. A purulent fluid was aspirated from her back muscles and the histology examination showed sulphur granules with gram positive branched filaments. She responded well to the treatment for actinomycosis with penicillin and doxycycline.
  17. Lim LH, Lee WS, Parasakthi N
    J Paediatr Child Health, 2007 May;43(5):366-9.
    PMID: 17489826
    New conjugate vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae has been introduced in Malaysia recently. Information on infection due to S. pneumoniae in Malaysian children is scarce. We conducted a retrospective chart review of childhood invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) presented to a single centre in Malaysia.
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