Ananya Roy, Zobaida M. Akter, Dhiraj Chandra Biswas
Low birth weight (LBW) affects newborns’ survival and is a global concern especially for developing countries. It is the most common health indicator for assessing neonates’ health conditions. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of LBW in India in background of global perspec...
Dhiraj Chandra Biswas, Moshiur Rahman, Farzana Sharmin, Ismat Jahan et al.
Background: Obesity is an exaggeration of normal adiposity. Central obesity in children has increased than general adiposity now a days, which is not routinely measured in clinical practice. Adipose tissue contributes to the secretion of a number of inflammatory cytokines which stimulate the product...
Farzana Sharmin, Suraiya Begum, Ismat Jahan, Roksana Parvin et al.
Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder among live born infants, which is associated with a number of congenital malformations and requires a huge medical and social cost. Here, we report a very rare association in an infant with Down syndrome and XY disorder of sex development (DSD).
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Farzana Sharmin, Anika Tasneem Chowdhury, Mosharop Hossian, Shaima Rafiquzzaman et al.
Background: Childhood obesity is becoming an increasingly pressing issue on a global scale. This study aimed to explore the relationship between thyroid hormone levels and body mass index (BMI) in obese children and adolescents, an area with limited research, particularly in Bangladesh. Methods: Thi...
Dhiraj Chandra Biswas, Md Moshiur Rahman, Farzana Sharmin, Ismat Jahan et al.
Background: Obesity is an exaggeration of everyday adiposity. Central weight problems in children has multiplied than standard adiposity now a days, which isn't robotically measured in medical practice. Adipose tissue contributes to the secretion of some of inflammatory cytokines which stimulate the...
Ismat Jahan, Dhiraj Chandra Biswas, Farzana Sharmin, Roksana Parvin et al.
ABSTRACT Objective The Objective of this study was to find out the optimal cut-off value of HOMA-IR for identification of insulin resistance in Bangladeshi children. Material and Methods A cross sectional study was conducted at the department of Paediatrics of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical Univer...
Suraiya Begum, Dhiraj Chandra Biswas
Short stature in childhood is the most common reason for referral to pediatric endocrinologists. Idiopathic short stature is defined as ³2 SD below the corresponding mean height for a given age, sex, and population in a child with a normal birth size and normal body proportions and without evidence ...
Suraiya Begum, Farzana Sharmin, Kohinoor Jahan Shayamaly, Dhiraj Chandra Biswas et al.
Background: Obesity seems to be a critical issue nowadays because of its high prevalence and its adverse effects on health. There is some evidence indicating the relationship between obesity and lower serum 25- hydroxyvitamin D concentration. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess t...
Suraiya Begum, Farzana Sharmin, Dhiraj Chandra Biswash, Anika Tasneem Chowdhury
Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) is one of the most common genetic condition of childhood morbid obesity. Absence of expression of the paternally active genes on the long arm of chromosome 15 is responsible for this syndrome. A 4-year-old girl, presented with excessive weight gain since early infancy. Sh...
Suraiya Begum, Dhiraj Chandra Biswash
Vitamin D is essential for the maintenance of calcium and phosphorus homeostasis. It has skeletal growth and extra-skeletal effects in our body. Objective of this article is to update the information on skeletal and extra-skeletal effects of vitamin D deficiency in paediatric clinical disorders. In ...
Ananya Roy, Dhiraj Chandra Biswas
Since the end of December 2019, corona virus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally. Though the majority of COVID-19 cases in pediatric age group have not been critical, a novel disease named as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) have been emerging as the pandemic progresses. A sy...
Farzana Sharmin, Suraiya Begum, Ismat Jahan, Tawhid Alam et al.
Precocious puberty has intense influence on physical and psychosocial well-being of affected children and raises a lot of concerns as well as uncertainties in family.Here,we report a case of Central precocious puberty (CPP)superimposed on peripheral precocious puberty (PPP) due to congenital adrenal...
Suraiya Begum, Farzana Sharmin, Dhiraj Chandra Biswas, Ismat Jahan et al.
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 Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.10(1) Jul 2018: 355-356