October 2012 Newsletter Volume-9 Issue- 10

4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference

ISSN 0973 - 0958

October 2012 Volume-9 Issue- 10

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October 2012 Volume-9 Issue- 10 (ISSN - 0973-0958)

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DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA
A 9 years old girl was screened for tuberculosis as brother had open TB. Her Chest X-Ray was normal and Mantoux test was 12 mm. Child was otherwise asymptomatic. Should she be given antituberculous therapy? Read more...

TEACHING FILES

Ira Shah

A 2½ years old child born of third degree consanguineous marriage presented with gradual abdominal distension and jaundice since 1½ months. She was seen by a physician 1½ months back and treated with steroids and also received a blood transfusion. On examination, she has steroid facies, jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. Investigations showed: Liver biopsy showed bile duct paucity. Echocardiography showed left ventricular hypertrophy with mild pulmonary stenosis.

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: A 7 years old boy born to a commercial sex worker was referred by an orphanage for HIV testing. His HIV ELISA at time of admission to the orphanage 2 years ago was negative. Currently the child was on antituberculous treatment for past 3 months in view of primary complex. His HIV current ELISA now was positive. He had never received any blood products.
How did this child's HIV ELISA change from negative to positive?

Answer: There are several explanations of which sexual abuse seems most likely...

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REVIEW ARTICLE
Ira Shah Interpretation of Tuberculin Skin Testing in Children vaccinated with BCG Read more...

CASE REPORTS
Michael E Watson Jr, S Celeste Morley Streptococcus Intermedius Brain Abscesses in an Adolescent Male with Histoplasma Infection. Read more...

LETTER TO EDITOR (VIEWERS CHOICE)
Naresh Tayade, Hement Murkey Foreign Body in Urinary Bladder. Read more... Shweta Anand, Amit Agrawal Neuroblastoma Presenting as Chylothorax. Read more...

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Manoj Kumar Jangid

A full-term male neonate was noticed to have reticulated skin lesions involving the whole body two hours after birth. Rest of the systemic examination was unrevealing. What is the diagnosis?

Try your clinical skills in the "SPOT DIAGNOSIS" for the fortnight and the lucky winner gets a child health CD - courtesy Pediatric Oncall

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