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Q. Are IV antibiotics any better than oral antibiotics in cases of bloody dysentery?

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Teaching Files/ Grand Rounds

A 5-year-old male was diagnosed to have Rosai-Dorfman disease in 2006 for which he received chemotherapy with vincristine, methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine, cyclophosphamide, prednisolone and celecoxib. After treatment completion at 6 years of age, he ...

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Diagnostic Dilemma

A 2½ months old girl, first born of non consanguineous marriage presented with multifocal convulsions since 20 days. There was no fever, altered sensorium, focal neurological deficits or epilepsy in family. She was treated with valproate but seizures persisted. She was born at 8½ months of gestation ...

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