18 articles in this issue
Savvas Andronikou
AbstractNo abstract available.
S. Andronikou,C. Welman,E. Kader,M. McCulloch
AbstractUrinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common invasive childhood bacterial infection. While it has a benign course in most children, there is a risk that some will develop renal scarring, hypertension and chronic renal failure. There are no sim... see more
S. Andronikou,E. Kader,C. J. Welman
AbstractIntracranial tuberculosis in children is seen as either parenchymal tuberculous lesions or tuberculous meningitis (TBM). This article demonstrates the MR features of TBM and the two varieties of tuberculous (TB) granulomata. Gummatous granulomata ... see more
E. Kader,S. Andronikou,C. Welman
AbstractThe extensive differential diagnosis of a paediatric abdominal mass may be considerably narrowed by considering the clinical information and radiographic characteristics. Less than half of abdominal masses are surgical and, of these, nearly all ar... see more
AbstractPaediatric hepatic masses present a diagnostic challenge to physician and surgeon alike. Dynamic new scanning techniques such as spiral computed tomography (CT) and current real time ultrasound have revolutionised scanning of liver masses, while m... see more
V. Dahya,S. Andronikou
R. de Villiers
AbstractOsteochondritis dissecans (OD) involves the adolescent radio-capitellar joint and is due to chronic, compressive forces on the capitellum, ultimately causing injuries ranging from an articular cartilage injury to an osteochondral avulsion fracture... see more
J. Q. Davies,S. Andronikou,J. Lawrenson
AbstractPulmonary arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are rare causes of a cardiac murmur in the paediatric population. They are caused by abnormal communications between pulmonary arteries and veins that are most commonly congenital in nature. Although the... see more
S. Andronikou,B. Smith
AbstractMelorheostosis (of Leriand Joanny) is a rare, non-genetic sclerotic dysplatic bone disorder presenting at any age, usually from late childhood to adulthood. Its aetiology is unknown. It affects mainly the long bones of the upper and lower limbs, b... see more
S. Andronikou,C. Welman,E. Kader,J. Venter,T. Kilborn
AbstractSkull X-ray (SXR) has been, and still is, used in some institutions to detect skull fractures in paediatric head injuries. When no clinical/neurological indication for computed tomography (CT) scanning exists, the presence of a skull fracture may ... see more
S. Andronikou,C. Welman,E. Kader
Barbara Duminiet
M. Klein
AbstractLarge oval lucencies seen on the paediatric skull radiograph (SXR) may be normal or pathological. The radiologist, however, must be clear about which findings are pathological and the appropriate terminology when reporting on a paediatric SXR. By ... see more
D. Carter
C. Sanyika,L. Marishane