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June 2010 Volume-7 Issue-6 [Supplement 6]
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June 2010 Volume-7 Issue-6 [Supplement 6]
(ISSN - 0973-0958)

DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA

Mehboob Sultan
A 9yr old girl with a year long complete right lung collapse with consolidation. Already completed 9 mo anti TB treatment with no relief. Bronchoscopy revealed large amount of purulent sputum without external compression. What should be next steps of management?

PEDIATRIC QUIZ

A 5 years old boy presented with episodes of sneezing and cold 3 days back which subsided in a day and now has dullness in right ear for the past one day. There was no trauma or ear discharge. On examination he had bulging ear drum on the right side. Other systems were normal. What is the diagnosis and what is the treatment?



PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIAL

Ira Shah
Pulmonary Atresia. Read about pulmonary atresia, it's symptoms, treatment.


Tricuspid Atresia. Read about tricuspid atresia, it's symptoms, diagnosis, other problems, treatment.



QUESTION OF THE DAY

These are questions asked by our viewers to the experts on the panel of Pediatric Oncall.

One year boy presented with delayed motor milestones, failure to thrive, mild hepatosplenomegaly, coarse facies, short and chubby hands and mild hypochromic anemia. There is no clinical and biochemical rickets. What is the diagnosis?

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SPOT DIAGNOSIS

A four year old female child born from non consanguineous marriage (weight 15 kg and height 102 cm with upper segment/lower segment ratio 1:1) presented with clitoral enlargement in pediatric out-patient department of tertiary teaching care hospital in Haryana. What is the diagnosis?



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UPCOMING CONFERENCES

The First Global Congress for Consensus in Pediatrics and Child Health. Paris, France. February 17-19, 2011. This congress launches the opening of the Global Initiative for Consensus in Pediatrics dedicated at strengthening ties between pediatricians across the world. Read More...

NUTRITION FACTS

Nutrition and Infections: Between 20-30% of preschool children are suffering from morbidity due to infections. Undernutrition is associated with impaired immune function and consequent increased susceptibility to infections; infections aggravate undernutrition - thus a vicious cycle sets in. Read more...

Journal Watch: Impact of infant & young child feeding & caring practices on nutritional status & health. Source: Indian J Med Res. 2009; 130: 624-626 Read more…

Use of a fermented dairy probiotic drink containing Lactobacillus casei (DN-114 001) to decrease the rate of illness in kids: the DRINK study A patient-oriented, double-blind, cluster-randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. Source: Eur J Clin Nutr. 2010 May 19. [Epub ahead of print]

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Should teicoplannin, colistin be used in case of neonatal sepsis where culture does not reveal any organism_?
No, it should be used only after drug sensitivity report
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