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Smaranda Diaconescu

Latest posts by Smaranda Diaconescu (see all)

  • ASPECTE PRIVIND CONTRACEPTIA SI SANATATEA REPRODUCERII LA ADOLESCENTELE OBEZE - 03/11/2016
  • ASPECTS OF CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN OBESE ADOLESCENT GIRLS - 03/11/2016
  • DIAGNOSTIC SI TRATAMENT IN BOALA DE REFLUX GASTROESOFAGIAN – POSIBILITATI SI LIMITE - 03/11/2016

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PARTICULARITATI IN GASTRITA MICOTICA LA COPIL

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Revista Romana de PEDIATRIE | Volumul LXIII, Nr. 2, An 2014
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PARTICULARITATI IN GASTRITA MICOTICA LA COPIL

Ancuta Ignat, Smaranda Diaconescu, Valeriu V. Lupu, Gabriela Paduraru, Ingrith Miron and Marin Burlea

REZUMAT

Gastritele micotice rămân un capitol deschis cercetării din cauza cazurilor puţine citate în literatură, a complicaţiilor şi prognosticului incomplet cunoscute, sursă a dificultăţilor terapeutice. Autorii raportează cazul unui copil de sex masculin, în vârstă de 5 ani şi 4 luni, imunocompetent, la care endoscopia digestivă superioară a obiectivat o eso-gastro-duodenită cu Aspergillus.

Cuvinte cheie: gastrită micotică, copil

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Ancuta Ignat

PARTICULARITIES OF MYCOTIC GASTRITIS IN CHILDREN

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PARTICULARITIES OF MYCOTIC GASTRITIS IN CHILDREN

Ancuta Ignat, Smaranda Diaconescu, Valeriu V. Lupu, Gabriela Paduraru, Ingrith Miron and Marin Burlea

ABSTRACT

Mycotic gastritis is still an open chapter in specialized research due to the small number of cases described in literature, to its incompletely known complications and prognosis, which creates therapeutic difficulties. The authors report the case of an immune-competent 5 years and 4 months old male child, in whom upper digestive endoscopy revealed eso-gastro-duodenitis caused by Aspergillus.

Keywords: mycotic gastritis, child

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Ancuta Ignat

COMPLICATII SEVERE IN CAZUL UNEI INGESTII ACCIDENTALE DE BATERIE (PREZENTARE DE CAZ)

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COMPLICATII SEVERE IN CAZUL UNEI INGESTII ACCIDENTALE DE BATERIE (PREZENTARE DE CAZ)

Smaranda Diaconescu, Nicoleta Gimiga, Claudia Olaru, Valeriu V. Lupu, Iulia Straticiuc-Ciongradi, S.G. Aprodu, Anamaria Ciubara and Marin Burlea

REZUMAT

Ingestia anumitor categorii de corpi străini la copii poate provoca complicaţii periculoase şi grave, ducând la morbiditate crescută în rândul acestora. Prezentăm un caz de ingestie de baterie sub formă de disc la o fetiţă în vârstă de 2 ani, cu impactare la nivelul porţiunii superioare a esofagului cervical, extrasă în serviciul ORL, dar complicată ulterior cu fistulă traheoesofagiană şi pneumonie de aspiraţie, iar pe termen lung cu stenoză esofagiană înaltă ce a necesitat dilataţii endoscopice.

Cuvinte cheie: baterie, copil, fistulă traheo-esofagiană, stenoză esofagiană

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SEVERE COMPLICATIONS OF A DISK BATTERY INGESTION (CASE REPORT)

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SEVERE COMPLICATIONS OF A DISK BATTERY INGESTION (CASE REPORT)

Smaranda Diaconescu, Nicoleta Gimiga, Claudia Olaru, Valeriu V. Lupu, Iulia Straticiuc-Ciongradi, S.G. Aprodu, Anamaria Ciubara and Marin Burlea

ABSTRACT

Certain categories of foreign bodys ingestion in children can cause dangerous and severe complications leading to increased morbidity rates among them. We report a case of disk battery ingestion in a 2 year old girl, with impaction in the upper cervical esophagus, extracted in otolaryngology service but complicated afterwards with tracheo-oesophageal fistula and aspiration pneumonia and by long-term effect with high esophageal stenosis that required endoscopic dilatation.

Keywords: battery, child, tracheo-esophageal fistula, esophageal stenosis

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PARTICULARITATI ALE COMPORTAMENTULUI SUICIDAR LA COPII SI LA ADOLESCENTI

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PARTICULARITATI ALE COMPORTAMENTULUI SUICIDAR LA COPII SI LA ADOLESCENTI

Ilinca Untu, Roxana Chirita, Smaranda Diaconescu, Dania Andreea Radu, Anamaria Ciubara and Lucian Stefan Burlea

REZUMAT

Frecvenţa comportamentului suicidar la copii şi la adolescenţi a cunoscut o creştere semnificativă în ultimii ani, reprezentând un fenomen plurifactorial, cu determinanţi încadraţi atât în rândul patologiilor psihiatrice, relaţionându-se predominant depresiei si tulburărilor de conduită, cât şi în rândul unor variaţi factori de mediu ce includ familiile disfuncţionale, eşecul şcolar, relaţiile defectuase cu anturajul şi incluzând o problemă de interes crescând care se situează la graniţa dintre boală şi factor social, reprezentată de abuzul de substanţe psihoactive. Modalităţile de abordare rămân nesistematizate şi insuficiente, menţinând astfel deschisă o temă de studiu fundamentală, suicidul la copil şi adolescent şi ridicând problema perfecţionării unor mijloace de intervenţie eficiente, pentru această situaţie de importanţă globală.

Cuvinte cheie: comportament suicidar, copii şi adolescenţi, depresie la copil, familie disfuncţională, abuz de substanţe

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PARTICULARITIES OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

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PARTICULARITIES OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Ilinca Untu, Roxana Chirita, Smaranda Diaconescu, Dania Andreea Radu, Anamaria Ciubara and Lucian Stefan Burlea

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The frequency of suicidal behavior in children and adolescents has increased significantly in recent years, representing a plurifactorial phenomenon, with determining factors in both psychiatric disorders, especially depression and conduct disorders, and also environmental factors including dysfunctional families, academic failure, faulty relationships, including an issue of increasing interest which lies on the border between illness and social factor, represented by the abuse of psychoactive substances. Approaches remain unorganized and inadequate, thus maintaining a real interest in the folowing subject, child and adolescent suicide, and furthermore raising the issue of improving the means of effective intervention for this situation of global importance.

Keywords: suicidal behavior, children and adolescents, depression in children, dysfunctional families, substance abuse

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CONSIDERATII CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGICE IN LEGATURA CU ULCERUL PRIMAR LA COPIL – STUDIU RETROSPECTIV PE 5 ANI

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Revista Romana de PEDIATRIE | Volumul LXIII, Nr. 3, An 2014
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CONSIDERATII CLINICO-EPIDEMIOLOGICE IN LEGATURA CU ULCERUL PRIMAR LA COPIL – STUDIU RETROSPECTIV PE 5 ANI

Smaranda Diaconescu, Ancuta Ignat, Nicoleta Gimiga, Claudia Olaru, Gabriela Paduraru, Alexandru Lacatus, Sandu Gabriel Aprodu and Marin Burlea

REZUMAT

Ulcerul peptic primar se menţine frecvent la copiii din ţările în curs de dezvoltare cu o incidenţă crescută a infecţiei cu H.pylori. Autorii au efectuat un studiu retrospectiv pe 84 de copii internaţi în Clinica V-a Pediatrie Gastroenterologie cu diagnosticul de boală ulceroasă între anii 2007-2023. Criteriile de includere în studiu au fost simptomatologia clinică sugestivă şi endoscopia pozitivă. În lotul studiat au existat 79 de copii cu ulcer primar şi 5 copii cu ulcer secundar. Raportând datele la o populaţie pediatrică de 1.400.000 de copii în nordestul României, incidenţa afecţiunii a fost de 5.64/100.000 iar frecvenţa a fost de 2,58% faţă de totalul de 3.052 de endoscopii digestive superioare efectuate în perioada menţionată. Raportul băieţi: fete a fost de 1.46:1 iar 77,41% dintre pacienţi proveneau din mediul urban. Ulcerele au debutat prin sindrom funcţional digestiv în 70,89% dintre cazuri sau printr-o complicaţie în 29,11% dintre cazuri. Prin endoscopie digestivă superioară au fost identifi cate 62 de ulcere duodenale (UD) şi 10 ulcere gastrice (UG). La 7 copii debutul prin perforaţie a permis identifi carea intraoperatorie a leziunilor. În 70,89% dintre cazuri a fost demonstrată prezenţa cu infecţie cu H. pylori. Factorii favorizanţi pentru această boală au fost: dieta necorespunzătoare (63,16%), fumatul (57,89%), consumul de alcool (15,78%), stresul psihologic (27,27%). Am obţinut o corelaţie semnifi cativă între numărul mare de membri ai unei familii (r = 0,63%; p = 0,002), statusul socioeconomic scăzut (r = 0,87, p = 0,0003) şi infecţia cu H.pylori. Tratamentul antibacterian a utilizat tripla terapie standard la 73,33% pacienţi, cvadrupla terapie bazată pe bismut la 16,66% copii şi terapia secvenţială în 10% dintre cazuri. Rata globală de eradicare moderată obţinută (66,66%) poate fi considerată o dovadă indirectă a rezistenţei mari la claritromicină la copiii din România.

Cuvinte cheie: boală ulceroasă primară, copil, H.pylori

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CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PRIMARY PEPTIC ULCER IN CHILDREN – 5 YEARS RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

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CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PRIMARY PEPTIC ULCER IN CHILDREN – 5 YEARS RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Smaranda Diaconescu, Ancuta Ignat, Nicoleta Gimiga, Claudia Olaru, Gabriela Paduraru, Alexandru Lacatus, Sandu Gabriel Aprodu and Marin Burlea

ABSTRACT

Primary peptic ulcer still remains highly quoted in children from developing countries, the infection with H. pylori having a high incidence among this cases. Between 2007 and 2012 a retrospective study was performed, involving 84 children who were hospitalized in our clinic, ulcer disease being the main diagnosis.The study’s inclusion criteria were suggestive clinical symptoms and positive endoscopy. The studied group consisted by 79 children with primary ulcer and 5 with secondary ulcer. Reporting data for 1,400,000 children population in North – Eastern Romania an incidence of 5.64/100.000 of primitive ulcer disease has been found, the frequency being 2.58% compared with the overall 3052 upper digestive endoscopies done in the years mentioned above. Male to female ratio was 1.46:1. 77.41% of the patients originated in urban areas. The onset was by functional digestive syndrome in 70,89% of the cases or by complications in 29.11% of the cases. By upper digestive endoscopy 62 duodenal ulcers (DU) and 10 gastric ulcers (GU) were identifi ed. Perforation allowed intraoperative diagnosis of ulcerative lesions in 7 children. 70.89% were H. pylori infection – related ulcers. The contributing factors for developing this condition were unproper diet (63.16%), smoking (57.89), alcohol consumption (15.78), psychological stress (27.27%). We obtained a signifi cant correlation between the high number of a family members, (r = 0.63%; p = 0.002), the low socio-economical status (r = 0.87, p = 0.0003) and H.pylori infection. We used the standard triple therapy on 73.33% of the patients, the qvadruple therapy, based on bismuth on 16.66% of the children, and the sequential therapy in 10% of the cases. The global eradication rate was 66.66% therefore we considered this as being an indirect proof for the high claritromycine resistance in children from our region.

Keywords: primary ulcer disease, child, H.pylori

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FACTORI PREDISPOZANTI AI CONSTIPATIEI CRONICE LA COPIL – STUDIU CLINIC PE 2 ANI

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FACTORI PREDISPOZANTI AI CONSTIPATIEI CRONICE LA COPIL – STUDIU CLINIC PE 2 ANI

Claudia Olaru, Smaranda Diaconescu, Valeriu V. Lupu, Nicoleta Gimiga, Gabriela Paduraru, Ancuta Ignat, Gabriela Ciubotariu, Vasile Drug and Marin Burlea

REZUMAT

În ultimul deceniu constipaţia a devenit o problemă actuală de adresabilitate în serviciile de gastroenterologie pediatrică.

Obiective. Ne-am propus un studiu pentru a identifica prevalenţa constipaţiei şi stabilirea unor corelaţii între dietă şi mediul socio-familial la copii cu vârste cuprinse între 1 şi 17 ani, internaţi în serviciul de Gastroenterologie, Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă pentru Copii „Sfânta Maria“ Iaşi, în perioada 1 ianuarie 2012 – 1 ianuarie 2014.

Rezultate. Grupul de studiu a constat dintr-un lot de 994 de pacienţi, reprezentând 9,6% din totalul copiilor spitalizaţi. În ceea ce priveşte prevalenţa constipaţiei nu am observat o diferenţă semnificativă între sexe, raportul F/M a fost de 1,3/1, dar am remarcat o proporţie semnificativă de pacienţi provenind din mediul urban 68% (676) faţă de 32% (318) din mediul rural. În ceea ce priveşte mediul socio-familial: 34% (338) dintre copii trăiesc cu bunicii, 13,9% (139) provin din familii monoparentale, 6,7% (67) sunt în grija unui asistent maternal şi 2,6% (26) vin din centrele de plasament. În lotul studiat un procent mic de copii au fost alăptaţi, respectiv, 26,2% (261), în prima lună, 10,7% (107) timp de 3 luni în timp ce la 6 luni 98,1% (976) dintre copii au primit o formulă de lapte. Diversificarea a fost făcută incorect în cazul a 41% (408) dintre pacienţi. Doar 14,6% (145) au raportat consumul zilnic de fructe şi legume, în timp ce 51,1% (508) au luat masa cel puţin o dată pe săptămână la restaurante de tip fast-food. 21,6% (214) practică sport cel puţin 2 ore/săptămână, în timp ce 48,7% (484) petrec cel puţin 3 ore/zi la televizor. 12,8% (128) dintre pacienţi sunt supraponderali şi 5,7% (57) obezi.

Concluzii. Constipaţia este o boala care afectează copiii de toate vârstele. Nu sunt diferenţe notabile între sexe. Se remarcă o pondere crescută a pacienţilor din mediu urban cu predominanţa unui regim alimentar inadecvat, lipsa activităţii fizice, precum şi o pondere crescută a pacienţilor supraponderali. Un rol important în modificările psihologice îl deţine mediul socio-familial.

Cuvinte cheie: constipaţie, encoprezis, copil

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PREDISPOSING FACTORS FOR CHRONIC CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN – 2-YEAR CLINICAL STUDY

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PREDISPOSING FACTORS FOR CHRONIC CONSTIPATION IN CHILDREN – 2-YEAR CLINICAL STUDY

Claudia Olaru, Smaranda Diaconescu, Valeriu V. Lupu, Nicoleta Gimiga, Gabriela Paduraru, Ancuta Ignat, Gabriela Ciubotariu, Vasile Drug and Marin Burlea

ABSTRACT

In the last decade constipation has become a current problem addressed in the pediatric gastroenterology departments.

Objectives. We propose a study to establish the prevalence of constipation and the correlations between diet and the socio-familial environment in children aged from 1 to 17 years old, hospitalized in the Gastroenterology Department, „Saint Mary“ Emergency Hospital for Children of Iasi, between 1 January 2012 and 1 January 2014

Results. The study group consisted of 994 patients, representing 9.6% of all hospitalized children. Regarding the prevalence of constipation, we did not notice a significant difference between the sexes, the ratio F/M was 1.3/1, but we found a significantly higher proportion of patients from urban areas 68% (676) versus 32% (318) from rural areas. In terms of social and family environment: 34% (338) of children live with grandparents, 13.9% (139) come from single-parent families, 6.7% (67) are in the care of a foster parent and 2.6% (26) come from orphanages. In the group studied a low percentage of children were breastfeed, respectively 26.2% (261) in the first month, 10.7% (107) for 3 months, while at 6 months 98.1% (976) of children received a milk formula. Diversification was done incorrectly in the case of 41% (408) patients. Only 14.6% (145) reported daily consumption of fruits and vegetables, while 51.1% (508) had dinner at least once a week at fast food restaurants. 21.6% (214) practice sport at least 2 hours/week, while 48.7% (484) spend at least 3 hours/day watching television. 12.8% (128) of patients are overweight and 5.7% (57) obese.

Conclusions. Constipation is a condition that affects children of all ages. There are not notable differences between the sexes. An increased proportion of urban patients with predominance of inadequate diet, physical inactivity and an increased proportion of overweight patients was found. The socio-familial environment has an important role in the psychological changes.

Keywords: constipation, encopresis, child

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