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DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA
This month’s Diagnostic Dilemma:

Pediatric Oncall.
A 7 year old presents with recurrent intractable seizures, initially delayed development with now normal milestones, EEG showing modified hypsarrhythmia at 9 months of age and MRI suggestive of hyperintensities in right cortical regions. What is the diagnosis and how to control the seizures? Read more…

Last fortnight’s query of a fifteen month old presents with severe pallor, low reticulocyte count, poor diet, normal iron studies and unremarkable bone marrow examination revealed a positive Parvovirus IgM and IgG.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY

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•J P Goyal. Should we go every time for skin sensitivity test before administrating Benzathine Penicillin? Recently one patient of RHD with MS with MR with AR expired just after administration of Benzathine Penicillin, which he has taken 15 times previously.

•Sujit Rane. What is the medical management of osteogenesis imperfecta?

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CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Access the abstracts of the scientific sessions of ASSAM PEDICON 2007 held on 22-23 December 2007 at Silchar, Assam.

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