Pediatric Sciences Journal
Pediatric Sciences Journal (PedSciJ) is published by the Medical Faculty of Brawijaya University, Indonesia, as an Open Access & Peer Reviewed Multidisciplinary Journal. The aims and scope of the Journal include pediatric, neonatal healthcare, and perinatology/ The Journal aims to bridge and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of medical scholarship and to encourage a vigorous dialogue between medical scholars and practitioners. The Journal welcomes contributions that promote the exchange of ideas and rational discourse between practicing educators and medical researchers worldwide. Pediatric Sciences Journal (PedSciJ) publishes peer-reviewed clinical research articles, case reports, serial case reports, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and letters to the editor twice a year in June and December. Articles published in the Pediatric Sciences Journal (PedSciJ) embrace the full scope of the manuscript related to the health and diseases of infancy, neonates, children, adolescents, and those related to pediatric topics. The Journal also explores legal and ethical issues, neonatal technology, and product development based on COPE. The Journal’s audience includes all those that participate in perinatal/neonatal care, including, but not limited to neonatologists, perinatologists, perinatal epidemiologists, pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, obstetrics, surgeons, neonatal and perinatal nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, social workers, dieticians, speech and hearing experts, other allied health professionals, as well as subspecialists who participate in patient care including radiologists, laboratory medicine and pathologists
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<![CDATA[Sphingomonas paucimobilis an unusual cause of subdural empyema in pediatric: a case report ]]>
<![CDATA[Annisa Muhyi]]>;
<![CDATA[Amalia Aswin]]>
<![CDATA[ Pediatric Sciences Journal Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): (Available online 1 June 2021) ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Medical Faculty of Brawijaya University, Indonesia ]]>
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DOI: 10.51559/pedscij.v2i1.19
<![CDATA[Introduction: Acute bacterial meningitis continues to be a neurological emergency with high mortality and morbidity Case: We report the case of a pediatric patient with subdural empyema due to Sphingomonas paucimobilis. A 2-month-old infant developed fever, generalized seizures, and worsening general status. He had a cough for two weeks, and a chest X-ray showed pneumonia. Laboratory tests reveal marked leukocytosis, a white blood cell count of 28.500/mL, and an elevated platelet level of 654.000 mg/dL. A computerized brain tomography revealed an empyema subdural. A cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed unclear fluid, revealed cell count 3560 cells, 90% mononuclear and 10% polymorphonuclear, red blood cell count of 0/mm3, protein of 370 mg/dL, and glucose of 35 mg/dL. His cerebrospinal fluid culture showed Sphingomonas paucimobilis sensitive to cephalosporin, levofloxacin, meropenem, imipenem, gentamycin, tobramycin and amikacin. He was treated empirically with meropenem. The patient had a rapid recovery from the seventh day of treatment and was discharged on hospital day 14. Conclusion: We highly recommend raising awareness about subdural empyema as a complication for acute bacterial meningitis caused by S. paucimobilis in community-acquired infection.]]>
<![CDATA[An Eleven Year Old Boy with Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) ]]>
<![CDATA[Desy Wulandari]]>;
<![CDATA[Wisnu Barlianto]]>;
<![CDATA[Nisak Humairok]]>
<![CDATA[ Pediatric Sciences Journal Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): (Available online 1 June 2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.51559/pedscij.v2i1.20
<![CDATA[Introduction: The prospective studies have estimated that the DRESS syndrome incidence rate is about 1 per 1000 to 10,000 with the mortality rate is to be around 10% to 20%. Case: We have been reported a case of DRESS in an eleven-year-old boy who came to the emergency room with the chief complaint of maculopapular rash in the body that had been happened for three days. The rash was first appeared in the arms area and thus spread to the trunk, abdomen, and lower extremities. The erythema was well-demarcated, purplish in color. There was a history of fever a week before admission which reached 40 0 Celcius. There are multiple histories of drug administration, either orally or intravenously to this patient, and made the diagnosis of drug reaction is highly possible. The management of these patients consists of suspending suspected drugs and implementing supportive measures. Conclusion: Regarding pharmacological treatment, the use of systemic corticosteroids for a prolonged period with a gradual decrease is suggested, to avoid relapses.]]>
<![CDATA[Correlation of Regulatory T Cells Percentage and Lung Tuberculosis in Children ]]>
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<![CDATA[Ery Olivianto]]>;
<![CDATA[HMS Chandra Kusuma]]>
<![CDATA[ Pediatric Sciences Journal Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): (Available online 1 June 2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.51559/pedscij.v2i1.21
<![CDATA[Introduction: The prevalence of TB in Indonesia reaches 1.59 new cases per 1000 population and 27.3% are pediatric patients. Currently in Indonesia, the incidence of TB in children is still high, even though the Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccination has been a mandatory immunization program since 1977. The role of T-Regulatory Cell (Treg) in the Mtb infection is very complicated. Method: This observational study using cross sectional analyzed quantity of Treg Cells in the circulation of pediatric TB and non-TB patients. Measurement of circulatory Treg cell percentage was performed using Flow Cytometry. Result: We found that pediatric TB patients have significantly higher that were almost two-fold higher Treg cell percentage compared to non-TB patients (3.51% vs. 1.86%; p < 0.001). It is concluded that there is an increase in the percentage of Treg cells in children with pulmonary TB compared to children who didn’t had TB infection. Conclusion:This finding provides an understanding of the complex mechanism of Treg cells in children with pulmonary tuberculosis, so that it can become the basis for the development of management of pediatric pulmonary TB and reduce morbidity and mortality of children due to pulmonary TB.]]>
<![CDATA[Mechanical ventilation practice of pediatric patients with Covid-19 in Indonesian tertiary hospital ]]>
<![CDATA[Kurniawan Taufiq Kadafi]]>;
<![CDATA[Erviani Maulidya]]>;
<![CDATA[William Prayogo Susanto]]>;
<![CDATA[Saptadi Yuliarto]]>
<![CDATA[ Pediatric Sciences Journal Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021): (Available online 1 June 2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.51559/pedscij.v2i1.22
<![CDATA[Background: Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) in children tend to have milder clinical manifestation. However, some develop critical conditions and require mechanical ventilation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Various modalities are recommended for mechanical ventilation, such as High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), or invasive ventilation with intubation. This study aims to describe the clinical feature, ventilation modalities usage, and the outcome of children with critical COVID-19. Methods: This is a retrospective study in COVID-19 children with respiratory distress who were treated in the COVID-19 isolation PICU room of Saiful Anwar General Hospital for one year. The data was gained from the medical record and analyzed descriptively. Data were analyzed using Ms. Excel for Windows. Results: A total of 51 children with COVID-19 were admitted to Saiful Anwar general Hospital in one year period, with 12 of them in critical condition and 6 children require mechanical ventilation. The main signs developed were fever and dyspnea. Invasive mechanical ventilation applicated in 5 patients, and only 1 patient received Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV). The mean of PEEP used in invasive ventilation is 7-9 cmH2O, lower than ESPNIC’s recommendation of 8-10 cmH2O. Length of ventilator usage is 2-21 days, with 2 patients passed away, both with a comorbid and organ system injury. Conclusion: The mechanical ventilation setting must be determined individually based on the patients’ condition, despite several guidelines providing the recommendation.]]>
<![CDATA[Stroke in pediatric: a review ]]>
<![CDATA[Nugroho Danu]]>;
<![CDATA[Melinda]]>;
<![CDATA[Astarini Hidayah]]>
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DOI: 10.51559/pedscij.v2i1.23
<![CDATA[Stroke in children was defined as the clinical and radiological manifestation of stroke, with radiological evidence of cerebral infarction or hemorrhage. Pediatric stroke can be divided into ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. The etiology is very different, and diagnostic procedures are often more in-depth to look for etiology. Stroke is classically characterized by acute focal neurologic deficits such as hemiplegia, speech, or gait disturbances; presentation is highly dependent on the child’s age and may be non-specific. When acute focal neurologic deficits are found in childhood, one should think about stroke until proven otherwise. There is no standard therapy based on a systematic review of a randomized clinical trial. Therapeutic recommendations are the consensus of experts, extrapolated from the recommendations for stroke therapy for the adult population. Understanding stroke in children is complicated because it has broad differential diagnosis, and complications that occur. Therefore, early recognition of childhood stroke by pediatricians is very important with the implementation of targeted and neuroprotective therapies.]]>
