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Question of the Week

Q. What would be the diagnostic approach towards a single ring-enhancing lesion on CT scan in a child with focal seizure presenting 1st time?

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Teaching Files/ Grand Rounds

Upon the detection of sodium 120 mmol/L and potassium 8.8 mmol/L in the routine examinations taken on the 93th day of hospitalization of a premature baby born at the 24th gestational week, weighing 700 g (Figure 1), further investigations for the eti ...

What should we consider in the etiology that occurred during follow-up?

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Diagnostic Dilemma

A 1-year-old girl presented with fever, vomiting, and diarrhea for one day. She is on bottle feeds for 6 months, is immunized to date. On examination, she was dehydrated, had dry mucosa, delayed skin turgor, tachycardia (pulse = 140/min), hypotension (BP = 70/40 mm of Hg) with poor perfusion. Other ...

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