South African Journal of Child Health  

 

 

 

C Goosen,J Baumgartner,N Mikulic,S L Barnabas,M F Cotton,M B Zimmermann,R Blaauw

W Slemming,S A Norris,J Kagura,H Saloojee,L Richter

L M Arendse,D Brits,E V Lambert,V E Gibbon

In South Africa (SA), it has been estimated that one-third of boys and 25% of girls under the age of 5 years are stunted, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Multicentre Growth Reference Study. During the past decade, research in developed an... see more

S Stavrou,I E I Hassan,G Okudo,P Walabh,C Hajinicolaou

Biliary atresia, a destructive inflammatory cholangiopathy, leads to liver cirrhosis and subsequent death by the age of 2 years if left untreated. Biliary atresia splenic malformation (BASM) syndrome makes up 10% of all cases of biliary atresia. Kasai hep... see more

M Fallahi,F Abdollahimajd,S Tajalli,R Rakhshan,S Shahnavaz,S Tabatabaee,F Palizban

Vasculitis is a rare disorder during the neonatal period. We present a term male neonate of consanguineous parents and birthweight of 4 030 g who presented at 11 days of life with an evolving skin rash. There was no history of drug exposure in the neonate... see more

J C Y Nyasulu,R Maphoto,M G S Kamupira,N Msomi

The World Health Organization recommends continuous immunisation coverage and polio surveillance standards for countries to sustain a polio-free status. We highlight experiences and lessons learnt by South Africa (SA) in losing – and subsequently regainin... see more

C B Eke,R A Brown,R J de Lacy,E A Goddard

R E Drysdale,W Slemming,T Makusha,L M Richter

K A Fiddler,K Pillay

T Adams,D Mason,G S Gebhardt

C-L Chang,K L Petersen,A M Cilliers,U K Kalla

K K Storm,M van Dijk,A B van As

R Krynauw,J C F du Preeez,J I van Zyl,M Burger