A low platelet count (thrombocytopenia) is a common finding especially in neonates who are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Due to the varied causes that can lead to neonatal ...

Objectives The London School of Paediatrics (LSP) surveys trainees annually regarding their training placements. There is a wide variation in satisfaction. We explored the last 5 years of data to ...

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Department of Anaesthesia, South West Paediatric Burns Service, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK For correspondence: Dr A E Young Department of Anaesthesia, South West Paediatric Burns Service, Frenchay ...

1 National Centre for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 2 School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin and the National Children's ...

Correspondence to Dr Tejshri Shah, Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, London, UK; tejshrishah{at}gmail.com Congenital ...

Fifteen-minute consultation: The approach to the child with precocious puberty ...

Patient and public involvement (PPI) is important both in research and in quality improvement activities related to healthcare services . While PPI activities do not require formal ethical approval, ...

A 3-year-old female was admitted for 2 days of fever and coryzal symptoms. She had three previous episodes of upper respiratory tract infection but no known immunodeficiency or history of aspiration.

This review provides an overview of the use of antihistamines in children. We discuss types of histamine receptors and their mechanism of action, absorption, onset and duration of action of ...

Correspondence to Dr Protima Amon, Centre for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT, UK; p.amon{at}qmul.ac.uk There has been an explosion in our understanding of the human ...