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TEACHING FILES
Ira Shah
This month’s teaching File:An 8 month old boy presented with multiple episodes of generalized tonic clonic convulsions On examination he had right sided hemiplegia without any cranial nerve involvement. What is the cause of the hemiplegia and where is the CNS lesion?Read the entire teaching clinical query in the section of “TEACHING FILES” and try the correct answer.


Last month’s teaching file:
Query::A 5 years old boy presented with low grade fever, breathlessness and cough for 3 months. On examination, he has respiratory rate of 40/min with intercostals and subcostal retractions. He has subcutaneous crepitations in the neck and axillary region? What is the diagnosis?
Answer: Interstitial lung disease. Read and discuss this case in full details further…. .

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Evaluation of Copper, Zinc and Copper/Zinc Ratio in the Serum of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Children. Boloursaz Mohammad Reza, Khalilzadeh Soheila, Milanifar Ali Reza, Hakimi seyed Shaheen, Khodayari Amir Ali, Velayati Ali Akbar. . Anti tuberculosis therapy results in a significant decrease in serum Copper levels. The zinc level in children with tuberculosis was significantly decreased and then increased during treatment. Read more…

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SPOT DIAGNOSIS

Last month’s answers:
Case 1: Scurvy
Case 2: Right sided complete cleft lip and palate

Try your clinical skills in the “SPOT DIAGNOSIS” for the fortnight and the lucky winner gets a child health CD – courtesy Pediatric Oncall 

UPCOMING CONFERENCE

IAP Cancl (Child Abuse Neglect and Child Labour) 2007.
New Delhi. Nov 24-25, 2007

Assam Pedicon 2007: 22-23rd December 2007, Silchar.

Workshop & Update in Pediatric Cardiology 2008: B.J.Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, 12th -13th January, 2008

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