Both Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and Signs of Pancreatic Inflammation Are Prevalent in Children with Complicated Severe Acute Malnutrition: An Observational Study

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 174, Issue , 2016, Pages 165-170

  Bartels, Rosalie H ^a,b   Meyer, Sophie L ^c   Stehmann, Tijs A ^c   Bourdon, Céline ^d   Bandsma, Robert H J ^c,d   Voskuijl, Wieger P ^a,b  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

amylase; exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; fecal elastase 1; pancreatic inflammation; trypsinogen

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE PANCREAS ISOENZYME; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; TRYPSINOGEN; AMYLASE;

AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PANCREAS EXOCRINE INSUFFICIENCY; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREATITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; METABOLISM; PANCREAS FUNCTION TEST; PREVALENCE;

AMYLASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PANCREATIC FUNCTION TESTS; PANCREATITIS; PREVALENCE; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; TRYPSINOGEN;

EID: 84970046442     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.04.013     Document Type: Article

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