https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics RSS Feed for Frontiers in Pediatrics | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-08-19T16:19:03.632+00:00 60 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1926830 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1926830 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Case Report Fatma Betul OzenAyse OzSultan Aydin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1756844 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1756844 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Dan LiuXiaoxia ChenYili ZhangBiao Chen https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1872306 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1872306 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Case Report Xiaobei CaoBo WangYongsheng Xu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1908774 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1908774 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Xiaoqin ZhangBenshan ZhangWanli LiYang LiuHuimin XuZhijun HuangWenyong Kuang https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1830735 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1830735 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Zolzaya ChinzorigH. Reza KahlaeeKherlen PonkhoonSergelen SosorKhulan MunkhtogtokhOyun BayarsaikhanUrantuya KhorolsaikhanKhuanysh AyatkhanBat-Undral EnkhbaatarAriunaa PurevsurenAriunzul NarmandakhGanzul BaasandorjJustin Skowno https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1932063 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1932063 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Abdulaziz S. Aljibali https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1855210 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1855210 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Jiali HuangSongbai WangYuling LinYongjian ZhaoYingxiang WangQinglin RongXin YeQiyin Cai https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1807654 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1807654 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Samah Al-HarbiAbeer A. AlnajjarFidaa Al MaghrabiFatin A. BasnawiKhouloud A. Al-SofyaniMohammed S. Uddin https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1895305 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1895305 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Dahae SeongShamia Hoque https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1897604 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1897604 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Guiting RenHongli SunJingyu Bu https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1917687 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1917687 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z General Commentary Abdullah Akkuş https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1833402 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1833402 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Original Research Lianni MeiLei GaoRuizhi ZhangQingzhu QiuQiuping LinLibing ShenWenyuan WangLijian Xie https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1932384 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1932384 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Case Report Tomasz JanowiczMichał Szostawicki https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1902593 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1902593 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Case Report Hanqin YeKun YangBinjie LuoGeng JiXiaopeng Zheng 99%) by postburn day 10. On that same day, he developed an abrupt, persistent fever that peaked at 39.5°C–40°C and did not respond to empirical antibiotics. Over the next 48 h, he developed bilateral non-purulent bulbar conjunctival injection, erythematous cracked lips with a strawberry tongue, a polymorphous trunk rash, palmoplantar erythema with hand induration, and non-suppurative cervical lymphadenopathy (largest node 20 × 15 mm). Investigations showed neutrophilic leukocytosis (WBC 16.22 × 10⁹/L), a C-Reactive Protein (CRP) level of 42.65 mg/L, mild hyperbilirubinemia and transaminitis, and elevated levels of IL-6, soluble IL-2 receptor, and TNF-α. The platelet count was 456 × 10⁹/L at admission, 384 × 10⁹/L during the acute phase, and increased to 657 × 10⁹/L during convalescence. Infectious and rheumatological differentials were excluded. The patient met all six principal criteria of the JCS/JSCS 2020 guideline, leading to a diagnosis of complete KD. He received IVIG (2 g/kg) and oral aspirin (30 mg/kg/day, tapered after defervescence). Fever resolved within 24 h, followed by periungual desquamation. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a patent foramen ovale without coronary artery abnormalities, and repeat imaging at approximately 1 week and 1 month after onset confirmed normal coronary arteries with no evidence of aneurysms.ConclusionThis case illustrates that KD can emerge as a burn wound re-epithelializes, at which point the reappearance of fever is easily misattributed to an intercurrent infection. Across the present case and 13 previously reported, primary-source-verified cases, burn-associated KD occurred in children aged 5 years or younger, usually presented within about 2 weeks of the burn, mostly followed modest burns, and responded promptly to IVIG, with acute coronary artery changes observed in a minority (three of 14) that regressed after treatment. Whether burn injury triggers KD or the two co-occur by chance cannot be determined from a single case; the practical message is that clinicians should re-examine all mucocutaneous surfaces and consider KD in any pediatric burn patient with unexplained persistent fever, so that IVIG is not delayed.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1878171 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1878171 2026-08-19T00:00:00Z Case Report Asuman Akar https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1809544 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1809544 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Original Research Shisi XiongYanlin TanJunmei BianXingxing BaoJiajun ZhouMin Liang  0.05). LASSO regression identified 11 candidate predictors: gender, age, body temperature ≥37.5 °C, history of allergy, neutrophil percentage, lymphocyte percentage, D-dimer, total protein, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and creatine kinase isoenzyme MB (CK-MB). In multivariable analysis, female gender, GGT, LDH, and CK-MB were independently associated with an increased risk of liver injury, whereas age was negatively associated with liver injury. D-dimer showed marginal statistical significance. The nomogram showed good discrimination, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.837 in the training set and 0.874 in the validation set. Calibration curves showed acceptable agreement between predicted and observed risks, and DCA suggested potential clinical net benefit within a certain threshold range.ConclusionThis nomogram, based on routinely available clinical and laboratory indicators, may help identify children with MPP at increased risk of acute liver injury and support early liver function monitoring. Further prospective multicenter validation is needed.]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1759723 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1759723 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Mini Review Yan LiJuan HuangXuan ZhangYanhong LiuQingqing Song https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1963583 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1963583 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Editorial Donato MorenaEmanuela TurillazziVittorio Fineschi https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1908007 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1908007 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Review Mariuska Forteza SáezMaria del Carmen Llantá AbreuYolainy Romero RodríguezDayne Clarivel Quintero Vázquez https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1863943 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2026.1863943 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Original Research Bulent GunesFerit DoganAhmet GuzelcicekAydin BozkayaS. Songul Yalcin 25. Bivariate analyses (chi-square or Fisher's exact tests) compared mothers with and without bonding difficulties, and a multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify independent predictors of bonding problems at 3 months postpartum.ResultsOverall, 33 mothers (12.8%) met criteria for bonding difficulties at 3 months. A total of 144 mothers (56.0%) reported at least one breastfeeding problem during the first 3 months postpartum. In bivariate analyses, breastfeeding difficulties were more common among mothers with bonding difficulties than among those without (81.8% vs. 52.2%, P = .001). Mothers with bonding difficulties were also more likely to have higher education (81.8% vs. 54.9% with ≥ secondary education; P = .003), to be employed outside the home (21.2% vs. 8.9%; P = .06), and to have a female infant (66.7% vs. 38.8% female; P = .003). No significant differences were found by maternal age, parity, or feeding mode (exclusive breastfeeding vs. formula feeding, P = .64). In multivariable logistic regression, breastfeeding difficulties were independently associated with bonding impairment (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 3.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5–8.0, P = .003). Maternal higher education (adjusted OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.1–8.0, P = .031) and having a female infant (adjusted OR 3.1, 95% CI 1.2–7.5, P = .016) were also independent predictors; maternal employment showed a positive but non-significant association (adjusted OR 2.2, 95% CI 0.9–5.5, P = .081).ConclusionsIn this Turkish sample, mothers who reported breastfeeding difficulties had higher odds of impaired maternal–infant bonding at 3 months postpartum. These findings support routine assessment of breastfeeding-related distress during postpartum care.]]>