ACUTE ATAXIA IN 3 YR OLD
. 3 yr old child had hand foot mouth disease 1 wk ago , now presents with unstediness of gait. she can sit,but cannot hold spoon. there was no vomiting…
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ANESTHESIA AND URI- SHOULD WE POSTPONE SURGERY?
Upper respiratory infection (URI) is a common illness, and children often present for anesthesia with a current or recent URI. Children with current or recent URIs are at increased risk…
BILIOUS VOMITING 3 MONTH OLD
This is a 3-month old female who is brought to the emergency room. this evening for vomiting. She began vomiting lastnight. She vomited twice last night and 8 times today.Initially,…
RABIES TREATMENT REVIEW
5 yrs old boy is bitten by a dog. it was unprovoked. he was bleeding profusely . how we manage him? to which category the child belong? should we suture…
LEPTOSPIROSIS-CASE REVIEW
9 yr old child develops fever,myalgia, calf pain of 4 days duration. he was playing in water logged foot ball ground few days ago. he has high colored urine ,but no…
MALARIA-CASE REVIEW
10 yr old odisha child was treated for vivax malaria with ACT and primaquine. he had severe anemia and jaundice during treatment eventhough his sensorium was normal. parents are screened…
DENGUE
8 yr old girl with fever ,headache,bodyache is admitted to ward. she vomits and is recorded to have low bp and shifted to icu . meanwhile you receive her lab report…
PULLED ELBOW
Pulled Elbow A pulled elbow is a common injury amongst children under the age of five. It is a result of the lower arm (radius bone) slipping out of…
RICKETS
Rickets Rickets is a preventable bone disease causing soft bones. Rickets only occurs when children are growing – if a child has softer bones, the bones can bend and become…
WHOOPING COUGH
Whooping cough Whooping cough is a respiratory infection (infection of the lungs) which causes long bursts of coughing. The infection is caused by a bacteria calledBordetella pertussis. Pertussis is another name for whooping…
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