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Apply for Research Grant: Pediatric Oncall invites applications for Pediatric Research and Surveillance from pediatricians to undertake a study through Pediatric Oncall. The successful applicant will receive educational grant toward the costs of the study.

Last date for application: July 29th 2008.

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DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA
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A 1 ½ years old girl presents with recurrent nail fungal infections, otitis media, past pulmonary tuberculosis, present pneumonia and salmonella infection. Her lymphocyte subset and immunoglobulins are normal. What is the likely cause of recurrent infections? Read more...

Last fortnight's query of a 4 month old with delayed milestones, cataracts and metabolic acidosis with normal urine organic acids had several replies. We have kept a working diagnosis of Lowe's syndrome for the time being.

TEACHING FILES

Ira Shah
A 4 months old child presents with persistent bacteremia inspite of intravenous antibiotics. What is the cause of persistent bacteremia? Read the entire teaching clinical query in the section of "TEACHING FILES" and try the correct answer.

Last month's teaching file:
Query:A 38 day old girl born prematurely at 32 weeks presents with non-resolving pneumonia with severe hypoxia. What is organism causing the pneumonia?
Answer: Pneumocystis carinii (PCP). Read more...

EDUCATIONAL ARTICLE

Urinary Tract Infections in Newborns. Moslehi Mohammad Ashkan. The epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, and management of UTIs in newborns are reviewed here. Read more ..

CASE REPORTS

VIEWER'S CHOICE

Pneumothorax, Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumatocele in a Child with Accidental Kerosene Ingestion. Rajniti Prasad, Sunil Muthusami, Nisha Pandey, O P Mishra. Pneumatoceles are rare with kerosene poisoning. Read more...

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SPOT DIAGNOSIS

Last month's answers:
Case 1: Bone age is 2 years
Case 2: Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome (SGS).

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

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Pediatric Oncall

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