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Q. A boy child, age 10 years old his weighing 57 kg. His height is 138 cm, BMI is 29.9. For 3 days, he complained of an irritating cough. Now he has become cured, but there is a dilated superficial vein on chest upper lateral chest on the left side and on the medial side of the left arm. What is the ca ...

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Teaching Files/ Grand Rounds

An 8-month-old male infant presented with a three-day history of cough, rhinorrhoea, and low-grade fever and one day history of fast breathing and feeding difficulties. He was born full-term with no significant past medical history. Physical examinat ...

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Diagnostic Dilemma

A nine-year-old boy presented with fever for 10 days, diarrhea, and vomiting for 1 week. For the above complaints, he was admitted and diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis and treated with IV antibiotics consisting of ceftriaxone and amikacin to which he responded. However, 2 days later he developed ...

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