October-2005 Volume-2, Issue-10

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October-2005 Volume-2, Issue-10

Dear Doctor :

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS:

OOTY PEDICON 2005:
Avail the contents of the scientific sessions of the OOTY PEDICON 2005 held in
August 2005 and revisit the important scientific sessions.

Scientific sessions online:

	ANAEMIA IN OFFICE PRACTICE Dr. REVATHI RAJ,
	APPROACH TO ANTENATALLY DETECTED COMMON RENAL MALFORMATIONS Dr. M. VIJAYAKUMAR
	BREAKING THE BARRIERS TO BREASTFEEDING Dr. D. GUNASINGH
	CURTAILING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE Dr. S. SRINIVASAN
	EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Dr. P. RAGHUPATHY
	JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS Dr. RAJU KHUBCHANDANI
	MANAGEMENT OF PERINATAL INFECTIONS Dr. K. MEER MUSTAFA HUSSAIN
	MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY – HISTORY Dr. RAMKUMAR RAGHUPATHY
	NEWER TRENDS IN DIARRHEA MANAGEMENT Dr. MALATHI SATHIYASEKARAN
	PITFALLS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PEDIATRIC SURGICAL PROBLEMS Dr. V. R. Ravi Kumar

Latest articles on Pediatric Oncall:

DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA:
This month’s diagnostic dilemma: Ahmed, Iraq Anbar Heet Heet hospital
3 sibs present with bouts of sweating, frothing from mouth, altered consciousness
and grunting in the neonatal period. One sib dies on day 5 of life, second sib responds to phenobarbitone and third sibs investigations are normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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

Last month’s queryof an 8 year old girl with rash over trunk and lower limbs, oliguria and pedal edema had several replies from the viewers. Most viewers have suggested Dengue, Henoch Schonlein Purpura and SLE as probable causes.

TEACHING FILES:
This month’s teaching File: A 2 month old boy presents with chronic renal
failure due to renal anomalies, congenital heart disease, multiple rib and vertebral anomalies, inguinal hernia with dysmorphic features and hypocalcemic convulsions. What is the genetic disorder? Read the entire teaching clinical query and see the clinical picture 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: An adolescent presents with hyperglycemia, hypernatremia and depression. What is the diagnosis?
Answer: This is a child with Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus and neuropsychiatric problems. The diagnosis is DIDMOAD syndrome. Discuss this case further in the section of “DISCUSSION GROUPS”.

CASE REPORTS:
HYPOCALCEMIC TETANY IN A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL
This is a case of a 14 year old girl who presented with recurrent carpopedal spasms and tetanic postures due to autoimmune hypoparathyroidism. Read more…

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

VIEWERS CHOICE:
DENGUE VIRUS ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CHILDREN
J.J.TAMBE
A study to define the role of dengue viral infection as a cause of Acute Febrile Encephalopathy (AFE) in children in Lucknow.

http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/
viewersChoice/dengu_virus_children.asp

CASE REPORTS:
CONGENITAL SYPHILIS
Inspite of adequate antenatal screening, cases of congenital syphilis still arise. We present a child with congenital syphilis who was diagnosed at 7 months of age due to characteristic skin lesions.

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

IMAGE GALLERY:
Try your clinical skills in the SPOT DIAGNOSIS for the fortnight and the lucky winner gets a set of 3 child health CDs Courtesy Pediatric Oncall

This fortnights spot diagnosis: What is the differential diagnosis?

Last months answers :
Case 1: Coarctation of Aorta – M (Winner – Dr Sangeeta Sawant)
Case 2: Clubbing (Winner – Dr Anil Patro)
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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POST A CONFERENCE:
All organizing secretaries of SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS please note. You can now post your conference details on PEDIATRIC ONCALL by filling in a simple online form and it will be displayed on www.pediatriconcall.com for all doctors to view.

Sincerely,

Pediatric Oncall