Browsing by UP Author "Terblanche, Alta J."

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  • Acute gastroenteritis in children 
    Terblanche, Alta J. (Medpharm Publications, 2010-01)
    Acute gastroenteritis is a common problem in children and refers to infections of the gastrointestinal tract caused by viral, bacterial or parasitic pathogens. Most cases are not serious and self-limiting. However, severe ...
  • Adjunctive corticosteroid treatment of clinical Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in infants less than 18 months of age - a randomized controlled trial 
    Terblanche, Alta J.; Green, Robin J.; Rheeder, Paul; Wittenberg, Dankwart F. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008-04)
    OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy and safety of adjunctive corticosteroid therapy in clinical Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in infants exposed to HIV infection. DESIGN: Double-blind randomised placebo-controlled ...
  • Cystic fibrosis : what's new in South Africa in 2019 
    Zampoli, M.; Morrow, B.; Masekela, R.; Calligaro, G.; Baird, C.; Klugman, S.; Mer, M.; Gebers, P.; Els, C.; Richards, D.; Egner, J.; Walters, S.; Morrison, J.; Terblanche, Alta J.; Wolf, A.; Dunn, A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-01)
    Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common autosomal recessive disorders worldwide. The incidence of CF depends on the prevalence of CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene mutations in the ...
  • Diagnosis of food allergy : history, examination and in vivo and in vitro tests 
    Van der Spuy, D.A.; Terblanche, Alta J.; Karabus, S.; Kriel, M.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Goddard, E.; Gray, Claudia L.; Lang, A.C.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Levin, M.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    One cannot depend on one single test to diagnose food allergy. A detailed history is an essential initial step in cases of suspected food allergy. Aspects of the history should be gathered separately for each food being ...
  • Elimination diets and dietary interventions for the management of food allergies 
    Lang, A.C.; Van der Spuy, D.A.; Goddard, E.; Terblanche, Alta J.; Kriel, M.; Gray, Claudia L.; Karabus, S.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Levin, M.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    The primary therapy for food allergy is strict avoidance of the offending food or foods. Dietary restriction should be tailored to meet the nutritional requirements of each patient. Patients should be educated on how to ...
  • Epidemiology of IgE-mediated food allergy 
    Gray, Claudia L.; Goddard, E.; Karabus, S.; Kriel, M.; Lang, A.C.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Terblanche, Alta J.; Van der Spuy, D.A.; Levin, M.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    Despite the large number of foods that may cause immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated reactions, most prevalence studies have focused on the most common allergenic foods, i.e. cow’s milk, hen’s egg, peanut, tree nut, wheat, ...
  • Exclusion diets and challenges in the diagnosis of food allergy 
    Lang, A.C.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Terblanche, Alta J.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Gray, Claudia L.; Goddard, E.; Karabus, S.; Kriel, M.; Van der Spuy, D.A.; Levin, M.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    Instituting an exclusion diet for 2 - 6 weeks, and following it up with a planned and intentional re-introduction of the diet, is important for the diagnosis of a food allergy when a cause-and-effect relationship between ...
  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in paediatric patients 
    Terblanche, Alta J. (Medpharm Publications, 2011)
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  • Gastro-oesphageal reflux disease in infants 
    Terblanche, Alta J. (Medpharm Publications, 2010)
    Gastro-oesophageal refl ux (GOR) is a frequent and common phenomenon in humans, also in normal children and adults. GOR involves the involuntary passage of gastric contents into the oesophagus. Most refl ux episodes are ...
  • Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in a child with chronic liver disease 
    Kock, Celeste; Terblanche, Alta J.; Wittenberg, Dankwart F. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-05)
    Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is an uncommon condition in children, consisting of a triad of digital clubbing, non-inflammatory joint effusions and radiographic evidence of periostitis affecting the hands, feet and ...
  • Non-IgE-mediated food allergies 
    Terblanche, Alta J.; Lang, A.C.; Gray, Claudia L.; Goddard, E.; Karabus, S.; Kriel, M.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Van der Spuy, D.A.; Levin, M.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    Non-imunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated conditions include combined IgE and cell-mediated conditions such as atopic dermatitis and eosinophilic oesophagitis, and pure T-cell-mediated conditions such as food protein-induced ...
  • Novel therapies in the management of food allergy : oral immunotherapy and anti-IgE 
    Gray, Claudia L.; Goddard, E.; Karabus, S.; Kriel, M.; Lang, A.C.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Terblanche, Alta J.; Van der Spuy, D.A.; Levin, M.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    The process of oral immunotherapy (OIT) consists of a series of dose escalations with the immediate goal of inducing desensitisation and ultimately achieving a state of tolerance. Owing to the limitations of OIT, including ...
  • Nutritional support of children with chronic liver disease 
    Nel, E.D.; Terblanche, Alta J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-07)
    Anorexia, malabsorption and metabolic derangements contribute to the malnutrition that occurs in most children with chronic liver disease. Nutritional support should be started early in the management of these children ...
  • Phenomic analysis of chronic granulomatous disease reveals more severe integumentary infections in X-Linked compared with autosomal recessive chronic granulomatous disease 
    Chiu, Timothy Lok-Hin; Leung, Daniel; Chan, Koon-Wing; Yeung, Hok Man; Wong, Chung-Yin; Mao, Huawei; He, Jianxin; Vignesh, Pandiarajan; Liang, Weiling; Liew, Woei Kang; Jiang, Li-Ping; Chen, Tong-Xin; Chen, Xiang-Yuan; Tao, Yin-Bo; Xu, Yong-Bin; Yu, Hsin-Hui; Terblanche, Alta J.; Lung, David Christopher; Li, Cheng-Rong; Chen, Jing; Tian, Man; Eley, Brian; Yang, Xingtian; Yang, Jing; Chiang, Wen Chin; Lee, Bee Wah; Suri, Deepti; Rawat, Amit; Gupta, Anju; Singh, Surjit; Wong, Wilfred Hing Sang; Chua, Gilbert T.; Duque, Jaime Sou Da Rosa; Cheong, Kai-Ning; Chong, Patrick Chun-Yin; Ho, Marco Hok-Kung; Lee, Tsz-Leung; Yang, Wanling; Lee, Pamela P.; Lau, Yu Lung (Frontiers Media SA, 2022-01-24)
    BACKGROUND : Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inborn error of immunity (IEI), characterised by recurrent bacterial and fungal infections. It is inherited either in an Xlinked (XL) or autosomal recessive (AR) mode. ...
  • Prevalence of coeliac disease in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus in a tertiary hospital in South Africa 
    Karsas, Maria; Terblanche, Alta J.; Kemp, Tanja; Van Dyk, Jacobus C. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-12-01)
    Background. International literature has shown the prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) in children and adolescents with diabetes to range from 1 - 10%. Prevalence rates in African countries are limited or unknown. Objective. ...
  • Severe food allergy and anaphylaxis : treatment, risk assessment and risk reduction 
    Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Kriel, M.; Karabus, S.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Gray, Claudia L.; Goddard, E.; Lang, A.C.; Terblanche, Alta J.; Van der Spuy, D.A.; Levin, M.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    An anaphylactic reaction may be fatal if not recognised and managed appropriately with rapid treatment. Key steps in the management of anaphylaxis include eliminating additional exposure to the allergen, basic life-support ...
  • Should the routine approach to diarrhoea management be modified in an area of high prevalence of paediatric HIV infection? 
    Terblanche, Alta J.; Netshimboni, R.; Wittenberg, Dankwart F. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-02)
    BACKGROUND: Unthinking application of the routine diarrhoea management protocol in patients presenting with diarrhoea could risk possible co-morbidities such as HIV infection being ignored in an environment with a high ...
  • South African food allergy consensus document 2014 
    Levin, M.E.; Gray, C.L.; Goddard, E.; Karabus, S.; Kriel, M.; Lang, A.C.; Manjra, A.I.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Terblanche, Alta J.; Van der Spuy, D.A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    The prevalence of food allergy is increasing worldwide and is an important cause of anaphylaxis. There are no local South African food allergy guidelines. This document was devised by the Allergy Society of South Africa ...
  • Unsuitable blood glucose measuring devices in neonatal or paediatric acute care 
    Wittenberg, Dankwart F.; Terblanche, Alta J.; Smuts, Izelle; Opperman, Johannes (2007-12)
  • Usefulness of ultrasonography and biochemical features in the diagnosis of cholestatic jaundice in infants 
    Choopa, M.S.; Kock, Celeste; Manda, S.O.M. (Samuel); Terblanche, Alta J.; Wittenberg, Dankwart F. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-03)
    BACKGROUND : Biliary atresia is a common cause of cholestasis. In our experience, patients with biliary atresia are referred late, with the diagnosis based on an absent gall bladder at ultrasonography. Such late referrals ...