Burden of obesity on pediatric inpatients with acute asthma exacerbation in the United States

Y Okubo, K Nochioka, H Hataya, H Sakakibara… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Obesity and asthma are common health problems in the United States.
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical and economic burdens of …

'Down-triage'for children with abnormal vital signs: evaluation of a new triage practice at a paediatric emergency department in Japan

T Takahashi, N Inoue, N Shimizu, T Terakawa… - Emergency Medicine …, 2016 - emj.bmj.com
Objective Assessment of abnormal vital signs in triage is a challenge in the paediatric
emergency department (PED), since vital signs may reflect anxiety, fever or pain rather than …

Epidemiology of pediatric convulsive status epilepticus with fever in the emergency department: a cohort study of 381 consecutive cases

I Hayakawa, S Miyama, N Inoue… - Journal of Child …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Pediatric convulsive status epilepticus with fever is common in the emergency setting but
leads to severe neurological sequelae in some patients. To explore the epidemiology of …

Pediatric hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae septic arthritis

S Kishibe, Y Okubo, S Morino, S Hirotaki… - Pediatrics …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cases of infection with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae are gradually increasing in
number, and cause life‐threatening community‐acquired infection even in …

Nationwide epidemiological survey of childhood IgA vasculitis associated hospitalization in the USA

Y Okubo, K Nochioka, H Sakakibara, H Hataya… - Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
At the national level, IgA vasculitis-related hospitalizations among children in the USA are
scarce. Furthermore, nationwide epidemiology and hospital course of children with IgA …

Anaphylactic shock after the ingestion of jellyfish without a history of jellyfish contact or sting

Y Okubo, K Yoshida, M Furukawa, M Sasaki… - European Journal of …, 2015 - jle.com
We read with interest the article entitled “Anaphylaxis caused by ingestion of jellyfish” by
Imamura et al. in this journal [1]. They stated that their case subject was sensitized through …

Tachycardia may prognosticate life-or organ-threatening diseases in children with abdominal pain

I Hayakawa, H Sakakibara, Y Atsumi, H Hataya… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Abdominal pain is common in children, but expeditious diagnosis of life-or
organ-threatening diseases can be challenging. An evidence-based definition of …

The absence of later wave components in auditory brainstem responses as an initial manifestation of type 2 Gaucher disease

Y Okubo, M Goto, H Sakakibara, T Terakawa… - Pediatric Neurology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Type 2 Gaucher disease is the most severe neuronopathic form of
Gaucher disease and is characterized by severe neurodegeneration with brainstem …

Neonatal Staphylococcus lugdunensis urinary tract infection

I Hayakawa, H Hataya, H Yamanouchi… - Pediatrics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a known pathogen of infective endocarditis, but not of urinary
tract infection. We report a previously healthy neonate without congenital anomalies of the …

Neonatal necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum caused by Streptococcus agalactiae

J Kuroda, N Inoue, H Satoh, R Fukuzawa… - Pediatrics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We herein describe the case of a 27‐day‐old male infant who was brought to the emergency
room for intermittent crying, and swelling of the left scrotum. Based on the clinical findings …