Background: Identifying an eschar in scrub typhus is useful for initiation of prompt and appropriate
antibiotic therapy. Methods: The distribution of eschars in all children <15 years of age …

Objective To describe COVID-19 in children and the differences between the two waves.
Methods The electronic medical records of children younger than 16 y of age with laboratory-…

Hyper-IgD syndrome (HIDS, OMIM #260920) is a rare autosomal recessive autoinflammatory
disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the mevalonate kinase (MVK) gene. HIDS has …

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is hypothesized to be an autoimmune
disorder because of its association with multiple autoimmune diseases, including inflammatory …

Objective To compare the children admitted with scrub typhus with and without meningitis.
Methods All children admitted with scrub typhus over a 62 mo period were reviewed. …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can present with varied neurological manifestations in
children. Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS) as a presenting feature of SLE is quite rare in …

Objectives: This study aimed to determine whether mycophenolic acid area under the curve
0–12 h (MPA AUC 0–12) concentrations correlate with the disease activity in children with …

Scrub typhus is a zoonotic rickettsial disease caused by the bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi.
The non-specificity of presentation, low index of suspicion and the poor availability of …

Background: Paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) is a heterogeneous, chronic
autoimmune disease characterised by multi-system inflammation and the production of …

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteristics,
treatment modalities and outcome of children with Kikuchi’s disease. Methods: A …