Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in children with chronic diseases with healthy children and adults during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Levi Hoste, Agnieszka Prytula, Jo Dehoorne, Ruth De Bruyne, Stephanie Van Biervliet, Kathleen De Waele, Evelyn Maes, Victoria Bordon, Arnaud Vanlander, Karlien Claes, Johan Vande Walle, Petra Schelstraete, Sabine Van daele, Filomeen Haerynck

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 11 (2023)

BackgroundInfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is clinically diverse, and children have a low risk of developing severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, children with chronic diseases have a potenti

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Efficacy and safety of a 4-year combination therapy of growth hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue in pubertal girls with short predicted adult height

Autor: Hilde Dotremont, Annick France, Claudine Heinrichs, Sylvie Tenoutasse, Cécile Brachet, Martine Cools, Kathleen De Waele, Guy Massa, Marie-Christine Lebrethon, Inge Gies, Jesse Van Besien, Christine Derycke, Mathieu Ziraldo, Jean De Schepper, Véronique Beauloye, Stijn Verhulst, Raoul Rooman, Marieke den Brinker

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol 14 (2023)

ObjectivesTo improve adult height in pubertal girls with a poor height prediction, treatment with growth hormone (GH) can be used in combination with a gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa), to delay closure of the growth plates. However, th

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Consensus Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of X-Linked Hypophosphatemia in Belgium

Autor: Michaël R. Laurent, Jean De Schepper, Dominique Trouet, Nathalie Godefroid, Emese Boros, Claudine Heinrichs, Bert Bravenboer, Brigitte Velkeniers, Johan Lammens, Pol Harvengt, Etienne Cavalier, Jean-François Kaux, Jacques Lombet, Kathleen De Waele, Charlotte Verroken, Koenraad van Hoeck, Geert R. Mortier, Elena Levtchenko, Johan Vande Walle

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol 12 (2021)

X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is the most common genetic form of hypophosphatemic rickets and osteomalacia. In this disease, mutations in the PHEX gene lead to elevated levels of the hormone fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), resulting in renal p

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A synchronous papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma presenting as a large toxic nodule in a female adolescent

Autor: Karl Logghe, Jean De Schepper, Jo Van Dorpe, Wouter Huvenne, Hubert Vermeersch, Joke Van Vlaenderen, Hanne Van Beveren, David Creytens, Eva Schiettecatte, Kathleen De Waele

Publikováno v: International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology, Vol 2020, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020)

Case presentation We report for the first time a synchronous papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma in a 12-year-old girl presenting with a large (5 cm diameter) left thyroid nodule, an increased left and right upper pole technetium tracer uptake

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7372872

Evaluation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing, heart function, and quality of life in children after allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Autor: Jan Boone, Catherine Dhooge, Ilse Coomans, Aurelie Minne, Katya De Groote, Joseph Panzer, Daniël De Wolf, Kristof Vandekerckhove, Victoria Bordon, Kathleen De Waele

Publikováno v: Pediatric bloodcancer. 66(1)

Background: Physical fitness is an important determinant of quality of life (QOL) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cardiac function can influence exercise performance. The aim of this study was to assess these factors and their interrel

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30318730