Abstract:There is lack of information in the medical literature on clinically diagnosed Down syndrome children presenting with diarrhea. Our aim was to describe our experience with Down syndrome patients admitted with diarrhea by evaluating the factors associated with Down syndrome presenting with diarrheal illness. In this retrospective chart analysis, we enrolled all the diarrheal children aged 0–59 months admitted to the Dhaka Hospital of the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr, b)… Show more
“…A total of 3 subjects experienced diarrhea (3%). Das et al (2015) stated that Down syndrome children in developing countries always experience malnutrition (Das et al, 2015;Valenzuela et al, 2011). In this study, 19 (18.8%) Down syndrome children were found to have constipation.…”
GI disorders affect the quality of children. Children with Down syndrome have a high prevalence of GI disorders. This study aims to determine the life quality of Down syndrome children with GI disorders. This is a cross-sectional study using the PedsQL GI Symptoms Scale questionnaire & the ROME IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for Pediatric Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder for Children & Adolescents. Samples of Down syndrome children were collected in January-May 2022. The analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25. The study samples include 101 Down syndrome children aged 2-18 years. Nonstructural GI disorders consist of those with GERD (8.9%), those with GERD & diarrhea (1%), those with GERD & constipation (1%), those with diarrhea 3%, and those with constipation 18.8%. Structural GI disorders consist of those with duodenal atresia, Hirschsprung's disease, duodenal stenosis with annular pancreas, and anal atresia (1%, 3%,1%, and 4%, respectively). Down syndrome children without GI disorders had a good quality of life, while 51.5% of Down syndrome children with nonstructural GI disorders have a poor quality of life. The quality of life is impaired on the sub-symptom scale of food and drink limits, swallowing trouble, heartburn and reflux, gas and bloating, constipation, blood in bowel movements.
“…A total of 3 subjects experienced diarrhea (3%). Das et al (2015) stated that Down syndrome children in developing countries always experience malnutrition (Das et al, 2015;Valenzuela et al, 2011). In this study, 19 (18.8%) Down syndrome children were found to have constipation.…”
GI disorders affect the quality of children. Children with Down syndrome have a high prevalence of GI disorders. This study aims to determine the life quality of Down syndrome children with GI disorders. This is a cross-sectional study using the PedsQL GI Symptoms Scale questionnaire & the ROME IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for Pediatric Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder for Children & Adolescents. Samples of Down syndrome children were collected in January-May 2022. The analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25. The study samples include 101 Down syndrome children aged 2-18 years. Nonstructural GI disorders consist of those with GERD (8.9%), those with GERD & diarrhea (1%), those with GERD & constipation (1%), those with diarrhea 3%, and those with constipation 18.8%. Structural GI disorders consist of those with duodenal atresia, Hirschsprung's disease, duodenal stenosis with annular pancreas, and anal atresia (1%, 3%,1%, and 4%, respectively). Down syndrome children without GI disorders had a good quality of life, while 51.5% of Down syndrome children with nonstructural GI disorders have a poor quality of life. The quality of life is impaired on the sub-symptom scale of food and drink limits, swallowing trouble, heartburn and reflux, gas and bloating, constipation, blood in bowel movements.
“…Down syndrome is the most frequently reported chromosomal disorder in Bangladesh [ 15 , 52 ]. Other reports include Patau syndrome [ 53 ], Turner syndrome [ 54 , 55 ], intersex disorders (absence of typical binary notions of male or female bodies, e.g., due to aneuploidy) [ 56 , 57 ], and Klinefelter syndrome [ 55 , 58 , 59 ].…”
Section: Epidemiology Of Genetic Diseases In Bangladeshmentioning
With the advancements in genetics and genomics in the twenty-first century, genetic services have become an integral part of medical practices in high-income and upper-middle-income countries. However, people living in low and lower-middle-income countries (LICs and LIMCs), including Bangladesh, are rather underprivileged in receiving genetic services. Consequently, genetic disorders are emerging as a significant public health concern in these countries. Lack of expertise, high expense, the dearth of epidemiological data, insufficiently updated medical education system, poor infrastructure, and the absence of comprehensive health policies are the main factors causing people living in these countries not having access to genetic services. In this article, the authors took benefit from their professional experience of practicing medical genetics in the area and reviewed existing literature to provide their opinions. Particularly, it reviews the current knowledge of genetic disorders' burden and their causative factors in Bangladesh. It focuses on why providing genetic services is challenging in the context of the country's cultural and religious sentiment. Finally, it proposes a physician-academician collaborative framework within the existing facility that aims to tackle the challenges. Such a framework could also be useful for other LICs and LMICs to address the challenges associated with providing genetic services.
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