February-2007 Volume-4, Issue-2 [Supplement 2] Past Issue

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February-2007 Volume-4, Issue-2 [Supplement 2]

	DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA This month's Diagnostic Dilemma: Samir, Elnaser Children Hospital. A one and half years old child presented with progressive abdominal distension with normal liver and renal tests and ultrasound showing fluid. The fluid regressed after lasix but has again reappeared. What could be the etiology? Read the entire case in the section of DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA for further details.

	TEACHING FILES Ira Shah. This month’s teaching File: A 3 year old boy presents with bilateral knee and ankle swelling since 3 months with inability to walk. Child was started on oral medications and showed a dramatic improvement in 48 hours. What is the diagnosis? Read the entire teaching clinical query in the section of “TEACHING FILES” and try the correct answer. Last month’s teaching file: Query::An 8 year old boy presents with fever, hepatomegaly, ascitis, abdominal pain and blood in stools. What is the diagnosis? Answer:Read and discuss this case in full details further in the section of “DISCUSSION GROUPS”.

	ORIGINAL ARTICLE Comparison of neutrophil apoptosis by the pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxins between healthy adults, immunocompromised children, and neonate. Soheila Khazaee, A.Karimi, F.Fallah, Afjai S.Taheri, Fahimzad, sh.Armin. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.A) is the leading agent in nosocomial infections. Multidrug resistance is the main problem of P.A infections especially in cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, skin infection and burned patients infection. This study evaluated the range of Pseudomonas exotoxins action on neutrophil apoptosis.

	CASE REPORT Disabling Pansclerotic Morphoea of Children Treated With Methotrexate. Amar Surjushe, Saurabh Jindal, Maithili Junagade, Saple DG. Disabling pansclerotic morphoea of children is a rare, aggressive, and mutilating variant of deep morphea. It usually begins before the age of 14 years and has relentless progression and severe disability. Read about a rare case of disabling pansclerotic morphea responded well to methotrexate.

	VIEWERS CHOICE Hypernatraemia - The Dry or Salty Child? Narasimhaiah D, Shires H, El-hadi S. Severe hypernatremia is very rare and can be classified as a sodium concentration of >200mmol/l. In this article the authors present one such unusual case.

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