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Q. What should be the management plan for children with recurrent abdominal pain around the umbilicus for more than a year? Not responding to empirical deworming drugs, metronidazole and famtac. All investigations, such as CBC, LFT, Stool and urine. USG is normal. How to suspect and diagnose abdominal ...

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A previously healthy 1-month-old male infant was admitted to the pediatric ward due to a febrile urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli. On physical examination macroglossia and bilateral ear lobe creases were noted (Figure 1). No ...

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Diagnostic Dilemma

A 2½ months old girl, first born of non consanguineous marriage presented with multifocal convulsions since 20 days. There was no fever, altered sensorium, focal neurological deficits or epilepsy in family. She was treated with valproate but seizures persisted. She was born at 8½ months of gestation ...

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