February 2007 Newsletter Volume-4, Issue-2

4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference

ISSN 0973 - 0958

February-2007 Volume-4, Issue-2

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February-2007 Volume-4, Issue-2

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DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA

This month's Diagnostic Dilemma:
Samir, Elnaser Children Hospital A one and half years old child presented with progressive abdominal distension with normal liver and renal tests and ultrasound showing fluid. The fluid regressed after lasix but has again reappeared. What could be the etiology? Read the entire case in the section of DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA for further details.

TEACHING FILES

Ira Shah
This month's teaching File: A 3 year old boy presents with bilateral knee and ankle swelling since 3 months with inability to walk. Child was started on oral medications and showed a dramatic improvement in 48 hours. What is the diagnosis? Read the entire teaching clinical query in the section of "TEACHING FILES" and try the correct answer.

Last month's teaching file:
Query: An 8 year old boy presents with fever, hepatomegaly, ascitis, abdominal pain and blood in stools. What is the diagnosis?

Answer: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.
Read and discuss this case in full details further in the section of "DISCUSSION GROUPS".

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Comparison of neutrophil apoptosis by the pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxins between healthy adults, immunocompromised children, and neonate.Soheila Khazaee, A.Karimi, F.Fallah, Afjai S.Taheri, Fahimzad, sh.Armin.. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.A) is the leading agent in nosocomial infections. Multidrug resistance is the main problem of P.A infections especially in cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, skin infection and burned patients infection. This study evaluated the range of Pseudomonas exotoxins action on neutrophil apoptosis.

CASE REPORT

Disabling Pansclerotic Morphoea of Children Treated With Methotrexate. Amar Surjushe, Saurabh Jindal, Maithili Junagade, Saple DG. Disabling pansclerotic morphoea of children is a rare, aggressive, and mutilating variant of deep morphea. It usually begins before the age of 14 years and has relentless progression and severe disability. Read about a rare case of disabling pansclerotic morphea responded well to methotrexate.

VIEWERS CHOICE

Hypernatraemia - The Dry or Salty Child. Narasimhaiah D, Shires H, El-hadi S. Severe hypernatremia is very rare and can be classified as a sodium concentration of >200mmol/l. In this article the authors present one such unusual case.

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Last month's answers:
Case 1: Pneumocystis Carinii pneumonia
Case 2: VP shunt

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