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A 3 years old boy has infective ascitis with constrictive pericarditis. What is the diagnosis?....

TEACHING FILES

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This month's teaching File:An 8 month old boy presented with multiple episodes of generalized tonic clonic convulsions On examination he had right sided hemiplegia without any cranial nerve involvement. What is the cause of the hemiplegia and where is the CNS lesion?Read the entire teaching clinical query in the section of "TEACHING FILES" and try the correct answer.


Last month's teaching file:
Query::A 5 years old boy presented with low grade fever, breathlessness and cough for 3 months. On examination, he has respiratory rate of 40/min with intercostals and subcostal retractions. He has subcutaneous crepitations in the neck and axillary region? What is the diagnosis?
Answer: Interstitial lung disease. Read and discuss this case in full details further....

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Evaluation of Copper, Zinc and Copper/Zinc Ratio in the Serum of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Children. Boloursaz Mohammad Reza, Khalilzadeh Soheila, Milanifar Ali Reza, Hakimi seyed Shaheen, Khodayari Amir Ali, Velayati Ali Akbar. . Anti tuberculosis therapy results in a significant decrease in serum Copper levels. The zinc level in children with tuberculosis was significantly decreased and then increased during treatment. Read more...

CASE REPORTS

Abdomino-cutaneous Tuberculosis: A rare case report Karuna Thapar, Naresh Jindal, Gaurav Dhawan. Cutaneous tuberculosis is rare and constitutes only about 0.15% of all dermatological outpatients in our country however a combination of abdominal tuberculosis with cutaneous tuberculosis is extremely rare. Read more...

VIEWERS CHOICE

Unusual Reactions to Insect Stings. Sandeep Aggarwal. Read about a case developing Nephrotic syndrome and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) because of insect stings...

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SPOT DIAGNOSIS

Last month's answers:
Case 1: Scurvy
Case 2: Right sided complete cleft lip and palate

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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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