This review provides an overview of the use of antihistamines in children. We discuss types of histamine receptors and their mechanism of action, absorption, onset and duration of action of ...

ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; FBC, full blood count; GH, growth hormone; IGF, insulin-like growth factor; LFTs, liver function tests; MRI, magnetic resonance ...

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One week after receiving the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunisation, 14 month old Kate developed a non-pruritic “blotchy” erythematous macular rash. The rash was present over the proximal ...

2 Department of Paediatric Oncology, Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Sutton, UK 3 Co-founder of Paediatric Oncology Reference Team and Parent of Child Treated for Leukaemia, London, UK 4 Public and Patient ...

Meningitis is a critical diagnosis not to miss in children presenting with fever. Since the early 20th century, classical clinical signs have been used to aid the diagnosis of meningitis. These ...

Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm babies is a serious gastrointestinal emergency with potentially devastating consequences. Prompt and accurate diagnosis continues to be a challenge for ...

Everyday thousands of children are presented to health care practitioners by concerned parents with the vast majority being simple self-limiting illness. However serious bacterial illness, chronic ...

Correspondence to Dr Mohamed O E Babiker, Department of Paediatric Neurology, 6th Floor, Education and Research Centre, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8AE, UK; mohamedbabiker{at}doctors.org.uk ...

1 Sunshine House Children and Young People's Development Centre, Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Community Children's Services, London, UK Sleep-related issues are common reasons children ...

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Correspondence to Dr David King, Academic Unit of Child Health, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; d.a.king{at}sheffield.ac.uk One of the most exciting applications of ...