Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-09DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05939-3
Ranjitha S Kumar, Madhu S Pujar
{"title":"Clinical and Laboratory Predictors of Dengue-Associated Hyperinflammation in Children.","authors":"Ranjitha S Kumar, Madhu S Pujar","doi":"10.1007/s12098-025-05939-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12098-025-05939-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145933113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05926-8
Gabriel Bafunyembaka, Mathieu Nacher, Chimène Maniassom, Archippe Birindwa, Narcisse Elenga
{"title":"Association of Asthma with Acute Vaso-Occlusive Crisis Among French Guianese Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Authors' Reply.","authors":"Gabriel Bafunyembaka, Mathieu Nacher, Chimène Maniassom, Archippe Birindwa, Narcisse Elenga","doi":"10.1007/s12098-025-05926-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12098-025-05926-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"219"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145933143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-09-05DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05749-7
Gabriel Bafunyembaka, Mathieu Nacher, Chimène Maniassom, Archippe Birindwa, Narcisse Elenga
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of asthma on hospitalizations for acute vaso-occlusive pain episodes in children with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Methods: A multicenter nested case-control study was conducted over a period from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2022.
Results: The mean age of the study population was 8.41 ± 5.04 y, with an equal distribution of males and females. Among the 600 children with SCD included in the study, 35 were diagnosed with asthma, yielding a prevalence of 5.8%. Children with both SCD and asthma had a median of 6 hospitalizations (Range: 2-20), compared to 2 (Range: 1-4) in those without asthma (p < 0.001). In 90% of these cases, asthma exacerbation coincided with a sickle cell crisis. Besides vaso-occlusive episodes, other leading causes of hospitalization included pulmonary infections and acute chest syndrome. The incidence of acute chest syndrome was found to be 18 times higher in children with both asthma and sickle cell disease. Furthermore, children with both conditions were 3.99 times more likely to experience a vaso-occlusive crisis requiring hospitalization than those without asthma.
Conclusions: Children with sickle cell disease and asthma co-morbidity experience a significantly higher number of vaso-occlusive crises requiring hospitalization.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05909-9
Chang-Yong Chen, Kai-Wei Zhang
{"title":"Severe Vitamin D Deficiency Mimicking Bone Tumor in an Adolescent: Correspondence.","authors":"Chang-Yong Chen, Kai-Wei Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12098-025-05909-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12098-025-05909-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"212"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145793823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05948-2
Arjun Kurup, Kana Ram Jat
{"title":"MART Therapy in Children of 6-11 Years of Age.","authors":"Arjun Kurup, Kana Ram Jat","doi":"10.1007/s12098-025-05948-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12098-025-05948-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"113-114"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145892228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-19DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05908-w
Sharan Thangaraju, Devi Dayal
{"title":"An Outbreak of Vitamin D Toxicity Due to Erroneously Fortified Cooking Oil Consumption: Authors' Reply.","authors":"Sharan Thangaraju, Devi Dayal","doi":"10.1007/s12098-025-05908-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12098-025-05908-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"217"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145793724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-05DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05915-x
Ashok Kumar Dutta
Over my 55 y career in pediatrics, I have witnessed the field evolve from its early stages to maturity in India. The persistent challenges of high infant and neonatal mortality, morbidity, and disability directed my focus toward neonatology and infectious diseases. This oration highlights my key contributions to understanding hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and advancing polio eradication efforts in India.
{"title":"My Odyssey in Pediatrics & Neonatology : Based on 18th Dr. K. C. Chaudhuri and Dr. Amala Chaudhuri Oration, on 5th October 2025.","authors":"Ashok Kumar Dutta","doi":"10.1007/s12098-025-05915-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12098-025-05915-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over my 55 y career in pediatrics, I have witnessed the field evolve from its early stages to maturity in India. The persistent challenges of high infant and neonatal mortality, morbidity, and disability directed my focus toward neonatology and infectious diseases. This oration highlights my key contributions to understanding hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and advancing polio eradication efforts in India.</p>","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"177-181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145900348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-07DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05928-6
Chang-Yong Chen, Kai-Wei Zhang
{"title":"Subcondylar Fracture of the Proximal Phalanx of the Left Hand in a Neonate Due to Abnormal Hand Positioning During PICC Line Access: Correspondence.","authors":"Chang-Yong Chen, Kai-Wei Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12098-025-05928-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12098-025-05928-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13320,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"214"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145911340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}