DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA:
This month’s Diagnostic Dilemma:

Pediatric Oncall.
10 month old boy presented with fever, cough and cold since 9 days and progressive breathlessness since 2 days. On examination he was tachypneic with bilateral crepitations He was intubated and required ventilatory support. He was weaned off ventilator after 2 days but continued to have respiratory distress. What is the differential diagnosis?

This section will now be moderated by one of the expert doctors of Pediatric Oncall to make it interesting and more useful to get a diagnosis.

Last fortnight’s discussion: Authors reply: Post Anti tuberculous therapy, the child was fine and on follow up, the pericardial effusion and ascitis has decreased. Hence we suspected the child had TB polyserositis.

PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIAL

ACHONDROPLASIA. Read about signs & symptoms, diagnosis, complications and treatment of achondroplasia.

Schizophrenia. Read about signs & symptoms, diagnosis, complications and treatment of schizophrenia …

QUESTION OF THE DAY

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

•R Bharavi Anand Can recadotril be used in infants below six months for decreasing stool output in acute diarrhea?

•P.Lall. Is the use of analgesic/antibiotic ear drops contraindicated in cases of Acute otitis media without perforation?

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

This fortnight’s spot diagnosis:
An HIV infected child presented with convulsions and unconsciousness. There was no neck rigidity or contact with tuberculosis. What is the diagnosis?

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

Read the articles of Mahapedicon 2007 held at Aurangabad on 5^th to 7^th October 2007

UPCOMING CONFERENCE

IAP-AAP CME 2007- Dec 7th to 9th, 2007, IBC knowledge park, Bangalore.

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Traditional Infant rearing Practices In India. Myths & Reality. Vinayak ramrao Deshmukh. “Just after birth child cries loudly, not only because of glaring lights or harsh sounds around, but he is scared of adults who will introduce many odd things to him”….

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