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What differential diagnosis do you suggest for a child of 4 months with R.D, fever, cough, lymphocytosis 90%, neutrophil 6%, total count 16,000, ESR 90mm, CXR, bilateral mottled shadow, PPD -ve, PBF no abnormal cells, bone marrow no abnormal cells, clinically few notes and hepatosplenomegaly. Poor response to AT therapy, although use of additional steroid, reduced ESR to 30. Check Out the Answer
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Need information on how to distinguish between viral illnesses and bacterial illnesses. Check Out the Answer
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To, Dr. Ira shah Madam, kindly clarify about the use of azithromycin in typhoid fever and what is the duration of treatment and what is the dosage? You have mentioned about azithromycin in your article. Thank you Dr.n.p.viswanathan. Check Out the Answer
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Treatment of infective endocarditis in brucellosis. Check Out the Answer
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Hello sir, 1) pyuria in female. Check Out the Answer
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Doctors, Is Tuberculosis curable in a 4 years old child and what is the precaution to be taken and what would he eat in lunch and dinner. Thanks. Check Out the Answer
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Drug of choice in Recurrent UTI of 14 month old girl with normal VCUG. Check Out the Answer
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My 14 months old girl has relapse of UTI with E.coli & klebsiella under prophylaxy with Cephalexin. Sonographic and conventional VCUG study was normal except Cystitis. Her BW is 9 kg .Her bith W was 3160 g. She can not tolerate nitrofurantoin. Would You please consult me, how I can treat her UTI. Many Thanks R. Bekhradi,GP. Check Out the Answer
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A breast feeding mother having a two month infant develops Chicken pox. How is the infant and mother to be managed? Is Acyclovir to be given to the mother? Is the infant to be given VZIG/Acyclovir? Check Out the Answer
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Is mumps recurrent? 2. Can infant botulism cause floppiness for a child who survived the acute illness and for how long its effect will remain? Check Out the Answer
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My child age-9 months has been having fever on and off since 2 months.Initially we thought it was malaria and got her treated with anti malarial but the fever came back after 10 days ,then we started her for enteric fever with cefuroxime axetil for 14 days but on the 13th day she developed fever again.urine routine showed pus cell over 25 hpf. kindly guide us on what treatment to give.our pediatrician is not sure why the fever is occurring. Check Out the Answer
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Please tell me the prognosis for a 9 year old child with a diagnosis of GLANDULAR FEVER .I do not have details except that antibodies to CMV are raised. Does this mean it is infectious mononucleosis caused by EBV /CMV virus ,Are there long term implications, if so what can the parents look our for. The doctors here do not share information and i would like to help my friend with more than just reassurances and thanks for a good site . It has brought back memories of my student days so many years ago. I would also look for articles on psychosomatic manifestations / chronic stress symptoms and mental health issues of children in your website. Thanks again sincerely sandhya. Check Out the Answer
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What is dose of diazepam in case of tetanus by continuous iv drip? Check Out the Answer
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What is the current role of MRI in pyogenic meningitis in neonates? Check Out the Answer
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What is a soft spot on the head of a young child and what is it's significance? does a hit on this part make some difference? Check Out the Answer
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Dear sir,how does sickle cell protect a person from severe malarial infection? Why is it that this is only possible for heterogenous not for those who are sickle cell anemia(homogenous)? Whats the mechanism? thank you. Check Out the Answer
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Can acyclovir be given to a child who already shows vesicular lesions, may be in third or fourth day of the disease-chicken pox? if yes, what dose? Does acyclovir reduce the severity of Rash outbreak and what are the chances that the child may get second episode of chicken pox later on in his/her life due to first abortive episode? Check Out the Answer
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ASOM can present as diarrhoea in children.How should we treat such cases as antibiotics used to treat ASOM can also cause diarrhoea? Check Out the Answer
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How important is the role of determination of Adenosine Deaminase as a diagnostic aid for Childhood Tuberculosis? Check Out the Answer
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Newer treatment for staphylococcal pneumonia. Check Out the Answer

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