Česko-slovenská pediatrie, 2023 (vol. 78), Suppl.1
Vaccination of children against COVID-19Comprehensive Report
Hana Cabrnochová
Čes-slov Pediat 2023, 78(88):7-12 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/026 
The risk of severe covid-19 is lower than in adults, most cases of covid-19 in children are asymptomatic or mild. With regard to the number of reported cases in children, we may encounter complicated cases, the need for hospitalization and intensive care stays. A rare complication of covid-19 in children is a multisystem inflammatory disease (referred to as MIS-C or PIMS-TS), which arises as a post- infectious complication of covid-19. As an additional complication in children, long-term problems called "long-covid" may occur after the disease. Vaccination against covid-19 is recommended for all children, in case of illness vaccination is not contraindicated,...
Infections caused by respiratory syncytial viruses - epidemiology, clinical picture, diagnosis, prevention and treatment optionsComprehensive Report
Petr Hubáček, Dita Smíšková
Čes-slov Pediat 2023, 78(88):13-19 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/027
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is important cause of morbidity, especially in early childhood. In the article, we summary the improvement and changes either in understanding of RSV patofysiology, it's acute and long term effects, same as in diagnostics, therapy or prevention.
Tick-borne tularemia in a four-year-old girlCase Histories
Eva Vávrová, Lukáš Homola, Vlastirad Mach, Jana Lindušková, Lenka Krbková
Čes-slov Pediat 2023, 78(88):20-23 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/028
Tularaemia is a widespread zoonosis, which should be considered in differential diagnostics of lymphadenopathy despite of relatively low incidence of the disease. In the presented case we would like to point out a tick bite as a possible way of transmission of an ulceroglandular form of tularaemia in children as well as underline PCR method as an early and reliable form of detection.
Tularemia - case seriesCase Histories
Lea Slováková, Zuzana Jendrálová, Michaela Čepelová, Soňa Cyprová, Markéta Bloomfield
Čes-slov Pediat 2023, 78(88):24-29 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/029
Lymphadenopathy is a common symptom in children, yet sometimes it may represent a differential diagnostic pitfall. Tularemia is one of the rare causes of lymphadenopathy in childhood. A clinical suspicion should arise in cases with history of insect bite or animal contact, granulomatous inflammation in biopsy specimen, negative culture results, and/or in cases which fail to respond to first-line antibiotics. Hereby, three cases of children with unexplained lymphadenopathy are presented, highlighting the practical aspects and issues potentially associated with the diagnosis and management of tularemia.
Pityriasis rosea GibertShort News
Pavel Konrád
Čes-slov Pediat 2023, 78(88):30-32 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/030
The article describes a common exanthematic disease typical of adolescence, pityriasis rosea Gibert. The significance of the name of the disease is explained and the historical implications of the origin of the name of the disease are clarified. The current view of its probable viral etiopathogenesis and its similarity to another exanthematous skin disease, exanthema subitum, are described. The prodromal stage of the disease and the clinical picture of the skin findings with characteristic seeding of lesions resembling "Christmas tree branches" are described. The author's clinical pictures of the findings in individual patients with this disease are...
Paediatric care at Itibo Health Centre in KenyaShort News
Lukáš Malý, Elisabeth Ongori, Dita Smíšková
Čes-slov Pediat 2023, 78(88):33-37 | DOI: 10.55095/CSPediatrie2023/031
The humanitarian aid project Itibo Mission Hospital has been providing care for patients in southwest Kenya for almost 17 years. Since its establishment by Czech paramedic Aleš Bárta, it has been continuously developing and, in addition to medical care, it also helps in educational activities Preventive and curative care for paediatric patients here is of a very good standard, although conditions are often difficult. The most common diagnoses include infections, ranging from cosmopolitan (respiratory and gastrointestinal infections) to tropical diseases (malaria, typhoid fever). However, non-infectious diseases (asthma, diabetes mellitus and others)...