Updates from the Fall 2020 edition of Children's Doctor.

Early findings from researchers at CHOP show that convalescent plasma appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for children with life-threatening cases of COVID-19. The results were published in Pediatric Blood and Cancer.

Families rely on clinicians to provide advice on how to keep their children healthy, and a recurring topic throughout the lifespan is injury prevention—from monitoring their infant’s sleep to supervising their teen’s driving practices.

Anxiety is adaptive and protective in children with food allergies. Learning to avoid specific allergens, reading labels, and managing safety social situations—like dining out—are all additional responsibilities families with food allergies must navigate.

Food allergy (FA) is defined as an adverse health effect caused by a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food.

The diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis is often very challenging, requiring management from multiple subspecialties. 

Owen’s diagnosis is not clear from the original history. The top two concerns would be infection/sepsis/gastroenteritis and/or structural abnormality. However, keeping in mind broader differential is key.

A randomized controlled trial by CHOP researchers found that changing a tracheostomy tube at four days rather than seven is safe, with fewer complications.

CHOP Gastroenterologist Maria Mascarenhas, MBBS, co-authors anti-inflammatory cookbook for families of healthy children and those who have IBD, obesity and other conditions.

The Pancreatic Disorders Program at CHOP held a webinar on “Acute vs. Chronic Pancreatitis: Diagnosis, Dilemmas and Management.”