Prevalence of obesity among affluent school children in Dhaka.

A cross sectional study was conducted in September 2006 in one of the private schools in Dhaka, Bangladesh to see the prevalence of obesity among affluent school children and adolescents. Informed consent was taken from school authority to take anthropometric measurement of all school children. Standing height was measured with a stadiometer and weight with a bathroom scale. Waist and hip circumference were measured with a measuring tape. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated using weight in kilogram/(height in meter)2 formula. Obesity was defined as BMI≥95th percentile for age and sex, over weight as BMI≥85th percentile for age and sex, normal weight as BMI between 5th and 84th percentile and underweight as BMI <5th percentile. Official centers for disease control (CDC) growth chart for boys and girls age 2-20 years was used. Children and adolescents were divided into group 1(3-5 years), Group 2(6-9years), group 3(10-13 years) and group 4(14-18 years). There were a total of 468 children and adolescents (male 266, female 202). In group 1 there were 110 children, in group 2 there were177 children, in group 3 and 4 there were 149 and 32 adolescents respectively. The prevalence of obesity was 17.9%, higher among males (19.9%), compared to females (15.3%). Obesity was highest (27.7%) in group 2, 14.5% in group 1, 10.7% in group 3 and 9.4% in group 4.

Pediatric Palatal Fibroma.

Fibroma is one of the most common soft tissue benign tumors of the oral cavity. These masses represent hyperplasias instead of true neoplasm, which develop due to irritation to the mucosal tissue resulting in proliferation of the cells. Although so common in the oral cavity, its occurrence on the palate is rare, mainly due to fewer chances of trauma. Here, we report a case of palatal fibroma in a child diagnosed on the basis of clinical, radiological, and histological features. The case represents an extremely rare occurrence as unusual trauma due to thumb sucking seemed to be the only apparent traumatic factor in the palatal region. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Mishra R, Khan TS, Ajaz T, Agarwal M. Pediatric Palatal Fibroma. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017; 10(1):96-98.

Comparison of latex agglutination test with an ELISA to diagnose rotavirus-associated diarrhoea in infants and young children.

An agglutination (LA) test, using latex beads sensitised with anti-rotavirus immunoglobulin G, was evaluated to detect human rotavirus in 200 stool specimens by comparing its results with those of an ELISA (Rotazyme, Abbott Laboratory, Diagnostic Div., North Chicago, IL). The specimens were collected from a systematic sample of 200 infants and pre-school children attending the Diarrhoeal Disease Research and Rehydration Centre at the Bab-El-Sha'reya University Hospital, Egypt. Of the 200 stool specimens tested, 79 were positive by the ELISA and 68 were positive by the LA test. Taking the ELISA as the standard, the LA test showed 11 false-negative and six false-positives giving a sensitivity and specificity of 86% and 95% respectively. Using 48 stool specimens positive for rotavirus by both the tests, the degree of positivity of the LA test roughly showed a linear relationship with the degree of rotazyme optical density. Thus, the simple and inexpensive LA test may be useful as a screening procedure to detect rotaviruses in the stools of children with diarrhoea.