Asia Pacific Journal of Pediatric and Child Health

Volume 7, Oct - Dec 2024

Antimicrobial Resistance: A Global Health Crisis

Muhammad Ashraf Sultan¹, Muhammad Faheem Afzal ²

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) stands as one of the most urgent health threats of our time, jeopardizing the foundation of modern medicine. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes AMR as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity [1]. In 2019 alone, an estimated 1.27 milli...

Editorial Note

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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopies in Children – Our Experience at Private Sector Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Arit Parkash¹, Iqbal A Memon², Sanagar Ali³

Gastrointestinal endoscopies are standard care for the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for pediatric gastrointestinal diseases in developed countries but in developing countries, Pediatric Gastroenterologists (GI) with endoscopy skills are scarce and very limited institutes performing Pediatri...

Research Article

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MACS Syndrome Associated with a Novel Variant in the RIN2 Gene: A Case Series

Mohsina Noor Ibrahim¹, Versha Rani Rai¹, Wafa Nisar¹, Syeda Qissa Zehra Zaidi¹, Maira Riaz, Zubair Khoso¹

MACS (Macrocephaly Alopecia Cutis Lexa Scoliosis) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in the RIN2 gene. This syndrome is characterized by progressive facial coarsening, gingival hypertrophy, severe scoliosis, sparse hair, and skin and joint hyperlaxi...

Case Report

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CLINICAL DILEMMA OF ROBINOW SYNDROME: A CASE SERIES

Noshaba Noor¹, Roshia Perveen¹, Maira Riaz¹, Versha Rani Rai¹, Syeda Qissa Zehra Zaidi¹, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim¹

Robinow syndrome (RS) is a rare genetic condition [01], having an incidence of one in every 500,000 people. (02). Initially reported by Robinow et al. in 2004, RS can exhibit a broad variety of clinical manifestations. Its primary features are small stature, coarse facial features and mesomelic limb...

Case Report

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