The term Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) encompasses a group of inherited connective tissue disorders. The manifestations of EDS can be seen in skin, joints, blood vessels and internal organs and vary ...

Background ‘Working together to Safeguard Children’ (2018) is a document outlining government guidance for all professionals working with children. It states that ‘children who need help and ...

Regional Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Leeds, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive ...

Aim The aim of our investigation was to review the use of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) testing in the Paediatric Emergency Department and to develop an appropriate algorithm for its use. Methods ...

Correspondence to Dr Heather E Elphick, Respiratory Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; h.elphick{at}nhs.net Objectives To provide up-to-date ...

Correspondence to Dr Ali Shabbir Hussain, Department of Pediatrics & Child health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan; ali.hussain{at}aku.edu Objective Central line associated ...

Objective: The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a short, highly structured parent based language intervention group programme for 2-year-old children with ...

Background Stunting, defined as height-for-age under 2 standard deviations below the population median, is an important indicator of child health. Stunting has been extensively researched in ...

Background Functional symptoms can be defined as physical symptoms without a physical cause. Pervasive Arousal Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS), which can be conceptualised as an extreme functional disorder ...

Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to Dr I Wolfe, Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London ...

Background Anogenital warts (AGW) in children are thought to be transmitted by vertical transmission, autoinoculation, hetero-inoculation, and sexual transmission. In 2015 the Royal College of ...

5 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a potentially disabling condition. There is a lack of evidence and ...