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ARCHIVES OF HELLENIC MEDICINE, vol.37, pp.257-262, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)
OBJECTIVE: Tadb (a) over bar ir al-Mawl (u) over bard written in 1701 by Sha'b (a) over barn Shif (a) over bar'(i) over bar of Ayash is considered as the first book written extensively on child health and diseases in the classical period of Ottoman medicine. The present study aimed to determine and evaluate the topics related to nephrological problems in children written in this book. METHOD: For this study, a copy of the manuscript of Tadbir al-Mawlud from Sha'b (a) over barn Shif (a) over bar'(i) over bar of Ayash's own handwriting was retrieved from Istanbul Suleymaniye Manuscript Library, Mihrisah Sultan Collection, nr. 344. Firstly, the nephrological sections of the manuscript were identified and Arabic texts were transliterated into contemporary Turkish alphabets. RESULTS: The subjects related to nephrology in the Tadbir al-Mawlud were discussed under the main heading of "Diseases of kidneys and bladder" with three subheadings: "Urinary tract stones in children", "Urinary retention-voiding difficulties in children", and "Bedwetting." The causes and treatment options of kidney and bladder stones, urinary retention and voiding problems, and lastly the causes and treatment of enuresis in children have been discussed. It was noticed that Sha'b (a) over barn Shif (a) over bar'(i) over bar of Ayash benefited from the works of Ibn Sina and Ibn al-Nafis, who were prominent physicians during the Middle Ages. It can be deducted that the principles of humoral paradigm, which is an accepted medical understanding of that period, was valid in explaining the aetiology of nephrological diseases and their treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These documents are important in terms of being the first written work about the approach to paediatric nephrological diseases and urological problems in children, written in the Ottoman period.