February-2006 Volume-3, Issue-2

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February-2006 Volume-3, Issue-2

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Upcoming conference

February 2005

BIHAR PEDICON 2006: Avail details of Bihar Pedicon 2006 to be held in Patna from 10th-12th February 2006.

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Latest articles on Pediatric Oncall:

DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA:
This month’s diagnostic dilemma:Dr Shah
A preterm develops neonatal meningitis followed by chronic ventriculitis and hydrocephalus. He is treated with antibiotics for 6 weeks, antifungals for 3 weeks but the CSF still shows low sugar. He undergoes repeated ventricular taps for his hydrocephalus as chamber/shunt is contraindicated due to high CSF proteins. How to treat this child further?

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/diagnosisdilemma/listdilemma.asp

Last month’s query
of a 2 year old with recurrent fractures and decreasing bone density had several replies and most of the viewers have replied BATTERED BABY, SICKLE CELL ANEMIA AND RICKETS as differential diagnosis.

TEACHING FILES:
This month’s teaching File: Ira Shah
An 8 year old girl presents with fever and 3rd. 4th, 6th cranial nerve palsy with right lower motor neuron facial palsy and right sided hemiplegia. What is the diagnosis? Read the entire teaching clinical query in the section of “TEACHING FILES” and try the correct answer.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/teaching/clinical_propblem_list.asp

Last month’s teaching file:
Query: A 5 year old boy with fever and generalized lymphadenopathy and Mantoux positive had axillary lymphnode biopsy revealing reactive lymphadenitis. He is treated with Antituberculous drugs but does not have much improvement. Abdominal lymphnode biopsy reveals MDR TB. Why the axillary lymphnode biopsy did not pick up Tuberculosis?
Answer: When a node biopsy is indicated, excisional biopsy of the most abnormal node will best enable the pathologist to determine a diagnosis. Since the most abnormal lymphnodes were in the abdomen, abdominal lymph node biopsy is most specific and sensitive and a peripheral lymph node biopsy may not lead to a proper diagnosis as was seen in this case. Discuss this case further in the section of “DISCUSSION GROUPS”.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/gd/gdCategoryWise.asp

REVIEW ARTICLE:
SCORPION STING: CURRENT MANAGEMENT.
Himmatrao Bawaskar Read about scorpion bite, autonomic storm and pulmonary edema due to it and management with prazosin.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/
diseasesandcondition/PEDIATRIC_ANAESTHESIA/scorpion_sting.asp

ORIGINAL ARTICAL:
ROLE OF THE SCHOOL TEACHERS IN DETECTION OF MALARIA AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN, IN EAST NILE PROVINCE.
Hamza Eltigani Omer. An experimental study was conducted in the East-Nile Province aiming at involving the primary school teachers in detection of malaria among school children. Read more whether school teachers can make a presumptive diagnosis of malaria if supported by health and educational authorities

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/Medical_original_articles
/detection_malaria_school_children.asp

CASE REPORTS:
CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS:
This is a case of a 12 year old boy with headache, fever, vomiting and anorexia since 20 days. Read more… .

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/casereports/cryptococcal_meningitis.asp

IMAGE GALLERY:
Try your clinical skills in the “SPOT DIAGNOSIS” for the fortnight and the lucky winner gets a child health CD – courtesy Pediatric Oncall

This fortnights:spot diagnosis

Last months answers :
Case 1: Severe rickets
Case 2:Left sided fibrosis of lung

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