Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics 2012, No. 2
About the Cover
Editorial Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Managing the common and rare in paediatrics
Mustafa Abdalla M. Salih, Satti Abdulrahim Satti, Mohammed Osman Swar ............................................................................4-6
Reviews
Overview of diagnosis, management and outcome of congenital hypothyroidism: A call for a national screening programme in Sudan
Amir M. I. Babiker, Nasir A. Al Jurayyan, Sarar H. Mohamed, Mohamed A. Abdullah ..............................................................7-16
Managing wheeze in preschool children: How difficult can it be?
Shaikh M. Iqbal......................................................................................................................................................................17-26
A review and practical application of evidence based medicine (EBM): Testicular adrenal rest tumour
Dr Amir M. I. Babiker ..............................................................................................................................................................27-35
Original Articles
Sudanese female doctors in paediatrics
Inaam N. Mohamed, Mohamed B. Abdelraheem, Mohamed A. Abdullah ...............................................................................36-43
Prevalence of smoking among school adolescents in Khartoum State
Yousif M. Gadalla, Adil Abo-mali, Babiker M. Mustafa, Hussein Abdo ...................................................................................44-48
Visual acuity testability of children in Bama and Banki towns of Borno State, Nigeria: The need to adopt HOTV protocol in school health programmes
Ahmadu B. Usman (1), Tumba Delia (2), Adiel A. Adamu (3), Usiju M. Ngilari ......................................................................49-51
Pattern and outcome of renal diseases in hospitalized children in Khartoum State, Sudan
EL-Tigani M.A. Ali, Amal H. A/Rahman, Zein A. Karrar .........................................................................................................52-59
Case Reports
Chronic immune thrombocytopenia in a child responding only to thrombopoietin receptor agonist
Mohamed E. Osman .............................................................................................................................................................60-64
Recurrent Kawasaki disease resistant to initial treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin
Nader M. Osman ..................................................................................................................................................................65-69
Meckel-Gruber syndrome: Antenatal diagnosis and ethical perspectives
Sarar Mohamed, Fatima Ibrahim, Kameel Kamil, Satti A. Satti ............................................................................................70-72
Successful separation of craniopagus conjoined twins
Abdelmoneim E.M. Kheir, David J. Dunaway, Owase N. U. Jeelani, Nader M. Osman, Ilham M. Omer , Abdelmutalab M.A. Imam, Nuha S. Abbadi, Mohamed Z. A. Karar ......................................................................................................................73-76
Historical Perspectives
Robert Archibald: A pioneer of tropical medicine in the Sudan
Ahmed A. Adeel ...................................................................................................................................................................77-80
About the Cover
Editorial Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial
Managing the common and rare in paediatrics
Mustafa Abdalla M. Salih, Satti Abdulrahim Satti, Mohammed Osman Swar ............................................................................4-6
Reviews
Overview of diagnosis, management and outcome of congenital hypothyroidism: A call for a national screening programme in Sudan
Amir M. I. Babiker, Nasir A. Al Jurayyan, Sarar H. Mohamed, Mohamed A. Abdullah ..............................................................7-16
Managing wheeze in preschool children: How difficult can it be?
Shaikh M. Iqbal......................................................................................................................................................................17-26
A review and practical application of evidence based medicine (EBM): Testicular adrenal rest tumour
Dr Amir M. I. Babiker ..............................................................................................................................................................27-35
Original Articles
Sudanese female doctors in paediatrics
Inaam N. Mohamed, Mohamed B. Abdelraheem, Mohamed A. Abdullah ...............................................................................36-43
Prevalence of smoking among school adolescents in Khartoum State
Yousif M. Gadalla, Adil Abo-mali, Babiker M. Mustafa, Hussein Abdo ...................................................................................44-48
Visual acuity testability of children in Bama and Banki towns of Borno State, Nigeria: The need to adopt HOTV protocol in school health programmes
Ahmadu B. Usman (1), Tumba Delia (2), Adiel A. Adamu (3), Usiju M. Ngilari ......................................................................49-51
Pattern and outcome of renal diseases in hospitalized children in Khartoum State, Sudan
EL-Tigani M.A. Ali, Amal H. A/Rahman, Zein A. Karrar .........................................................................................................52-59
Case Reports
Chronic immune thrombocytopenia in a child responding only to thrombopoietin receptor agonist
Mohamed E. Osman .............................................................................................................................................................60-64
Recurrent Kawasaki disease resistant to initial treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin
Nader M. Osman ..................................................................................................................................................................65-69
Meckel-Gruber syndrome: Antenatal diagnosis and ethical perspectives
Sarar Mohamed, Fatima Ibrahim, Kameel Kamil, Satti A. Satti ............................................................................................70-72
Successful separation of craniopagus conjoined twins
Abdelmoneim E.M. Kheir, David J. Dunaway, Owase N. U. Jeelani, Nader M. Osman, Ilham M. Omer , Abdelmutalab M.A. Imam, Nuha S. Abbadi, Mohamed Z. A. Karar ......................................................................................................................73-76
Historical Perspectives
Robert Archibald: A pioneer of tropical medicine in the Sudan
Ahmed A. Adeel ...................................................................................................................................................................77-80
