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Q. A newborn (FTND with good cry) on day 2 is having fever with excessive, inconsolable crying episodes. However, in between the episodes of crying, he takes feed normally. His cry is neg, tlc 20000 dlc wnl. How to differentiate between septicemia and convulsions?

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Teaching Files/ Grand Rounds

An 8-month-old male infant presented with a three-day history of cough, rhinorrhoea, and low-grade fever and one day history of fast breathing and feeding difficulties. He was born full-term with no significant past medical history. Physical examinat ...

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Diagnostic Dilemma

A nine-year-old boy presented with fever for 10 days, diarrhea, and vomiting for 1 week. For the above complaints, he was admitted and diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis and treated with IV antibiotics consisting of ceftriaxone and amikacin to which he responded. However, 2 days later he developed ...

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