SEPTIC HIP/PERTHES’S
The differentiation of septic hip from other inflammatory causes of hip pain in the child can be difficult Transient synovitis is a self-limited condition of unknown etiology.1 There is some…
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SPINA BIFIDA /MYELOMENINGOCELE -WHAT IS NEW?
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS The risk of a mother with 1 neural tube defect (NTD)-affected pregnancy having another NTD-affected pregnancy triples. Adequate consumption of folic acid periconceptionally can prevent 50%…
MOLES- ARE THEY A CONCERN?
Among all congenital nevi, the exact increase in melanoma risk is estimated at less than 1%, and among patients with small and medium-sized congenital nevi, this risk is virtually entirely…
down syndrome and preleukemia
.Children with Down syndrome manifest multiple hematologic manifestations: (1) transient myeloproliferative disorder (TMD)/transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM) at birth, (2) acute myeloid leukemia (ML-DS), and (3) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). .The…
STUTTERING
2 yr old child has prolongation of syllables occasionally.They have family history of stuttering. anxious mother consults you . how to proceed? STUTTERING
SEPSIS
2yr old admitted with abscess left foot is tachypneic,febrile,with hr 140/mt. he has flash CRT, normal bp,lactate 40 mg%,calcium 9 mg%,pt 20 sec inr 1.6, sgpt 500,plt 90,000/mm3, fibrinogen 120…
ITP ASH GUIDELINES
A 3 yr old girl presents with purpura on trunk and leg with no fever. she has no hepatosplenomegalyor lymphadenopathy. she is not on drugs. she has no h/o bleeds previously.…
CELL FREE DNA TESTING
Noninvasive prenatal screening, using cell-free fetal DNA circulating in maternal blood, offers an early method of detecting certain fetal chromosomal abnormalities. As a new technology, many uncertainties exist about…
diaper rash
A 15-month-old girl is seen for persistent diaper rash. Despite treatment with zinc oxide cream and topical antifungal cream for over a month, there has been no improvement. The mom…
HIV IN PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORN
A familiar scenario is an hiv proven pregnant women and accompanying problems in management Revised guidelines on What to start in ART naive patients November 2104 Instructions on…
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