September- 2005 Newsletter - Pediatric Oncall

Upcoming conference

October 2005

PED GASTRO 2005: Avail details of the 15th National Conference of IAP Pediatric Gastroentrology Chapter, to be held at Hyderabad on the 15th and 16th October 2005.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/conference/ped_gastro2005.asp

PHOCON 2005: Avail details of the IXTH NATIONAL PEDIATRIC HEMATO-ONCOLOGY CONFERENCE of PEDIATRIC HEMATO-ONCOLOGY CHAPTER OF IAP to be held at Bilaspur on 22nd-23rd October 2005.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/conference/phocon2005.asp

November 2005

DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA:
This month’s diagnostic dilemma: Marc A. Tanenbaum, MD, Pediatric Medicine, Atlanta,
GA
A teenager presents with fever, myalgia, leukopenia and history of visit to Jamaica a week back. What is the probable diagnosis? Read the complete case and answer the dilemma

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/diagnosisdilemma/listdilemma.asp

Last month’s query of an eleven month old girl with persistent head lag with bilateral basal ganglia calcifications had several replies from the viewers. Most viewers have suggested Leigh’s disease, glutaric acidemia and hypoparathyroidism as probable causes.

TEACHING FILES:
This month’s teaching File:
An adolescent presents with hyperglycemia, hypernatremia and depression. What is the diagnosis? Read the entire teaching clinical query in the section of “TEACHING FILES” and try the correct answer.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/teaching/clinical_propblem_list.asp

Last month’s teaching file:
Query: A 35 days old boy presented with cyanosis and jaundice since day 5 of life. He was diagnosed to have Ventricular Septal Defect with Pulmonary Atresia. He had pinched nose, triangular facies and bilateral undescended testis. What is the diagnosis?
Answer: This child has congenital cyanotic heart disease with pulmonary atresia, neonatal cholestasis and dysmorphic peculiar facies suggestive of Alagille syndrome. Discuss this case further in the section of “DISCUSSION GROUPS”.

CASE REPORTS:
IDIOPATHIC HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME (HES)
A one and a half years old boy presents with fever, pallor with hepatosplenomegaly. His investigations revealed eosinophilia. Read more about this case of hypereosinophilia.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/casereports
/idopathic_hypereosinophilic_syndrome.asp

METHEMOGLOBINEMIA
A 14 months old girl presents with cyanosis after ingestion of Potato wafers containing monosodium glutamate. Read more about this case of Methemoglobinemia.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/casereports/methemoglobinemia.asp

VIEWERS CHOICE:
ANENCEPHALY:
Neeraj Awasthy, Karam chand
Read about anencephaly, its causation and risk in next pregnancy

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/viewersChoice/Anencephaly.asp


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