Asia Pacific Journal of Pediatric and Child Health

Volume 6, Jul - Sep 2023

Implications of new WHO guidelines for Tuberculosis in the Asia Pacific Region

Prof. Rajeshwar Dayal ¹, Madhu Nayak ¹

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious infectious disease affecting children. Of the 10.6 million estimated TB cases globally in 2021, 11% were among children aged less than 15 years.(1) National TB programmes (NTPs) notify less than half of these children, implying a large case detection gap.(2) Glo...

Editorial Note

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The Correlation between Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Quality of Life in Children with HIV/AIDS at Dr. Moewardi General Hospital Surakarta Indonesia

Asna Puja Maharani Yumi ¹, Husnia Auliyatul Umma ², Ismiranti Andarini ²

Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency virus is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. To present day, HIV infection persists as a global health crisis on all range of ages including children. Antiretroviral therapy is the main therapy for HIV/AIDS where high medication adherence is one of i...

Research Article

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THE ASSOCIATION OF ONLINE LEARNING AND BURNOUT SYNDROME AMONG FILIPINO ADOLESCENTS IN PRIVATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN METRO MANILA USING THE MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY – STUDENT SURVEY (MBI -SS)

Gabriel Alfonso D. Robeniol ¹, Ann Marie Tan-Ting ¹

A study exploring the presence of Burnout Syndrome in Filipino adolescent Senior High School students in online learning programs amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. This study also explored burnout syndrome’s contributory factors and barriers to online learning....

Research Article

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Association of Antinuclear Antibody Staining Pattern with Antinuclear Antibody Immunofluorescence Titer and Clinical Manifestation in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Novia Novia ¹, Ketut Dewi Kumara Wati ¹, Wiradewi Lestari ²

More than titer information, ANA immunofluorescence test is presumably able to give additional value from the pattern reported. The purpose of this paper is to present the clinical significance of ANA-IF staining pattern as well its titer in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus. We found that seve...

Research Article

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Tumour Lysis Syndrome in a Neonate with Transient Abnormal Myelopoiesis

Aliyyah Mohammad Khuzaini ^1,2, Jamil Aiman Mohd Baharudin ^1,2, Alina Md Fauzi ^3,4, Hani Ajrina Zulkeflee ^3,4, Siti Khadijah Mazli ^1,2, Nor Farrizah Binti Osman ², Halimah Abdul Halim ^1,2

Tumour lysis syndrome usually occurs in haematological malignancies or highly proliferative and sensitive solid tumours. It is commonly induced by chemotherapy and only on occasions occurs spontaneously. This case demonstrates a rare presentation of tumour lysis syndrome in a patient with transient ...

Case Report

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