“Unpredictable Air: Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax”

Dr.Ghaniya,Dr.Greeshma(Intensivist), Dr.Sajith Kesavan(Paed pulmonologist and Intensivist),Dr.C.JayakumarAIMS Kochi KeralaIndia  A twelve-year-old female child presented with a history of cough accompanied by two episodes of hemoptysis lasting for one day. Medical History:The patient, the first child of non-consanguineous marriage, who has had an uneventful perinatal history . At five months developed respiratory lower tract infections necessitating antibiotic therapy […]

“Unpredictable Air: Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax”

Dr.Ghaniya,Dr.Greeshma(Intensivist), Dr.Sajith Kesavan(Paed pulmonologist and Intensivist),Dr.C.JayakumarAIMS Kochi KeralaIndia  A twelve-year-old female child presented with a history of cough accompanied by two episodes of hemoptysis lasting for one day. Medical History:The patient, the first child of non-consanguineous marriage, who has had an uneventful perinatal history . At five months developed respiratory lower tract infections necessitating antibiotic therapy […]

“Unpredictable Air: Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax”

Dr.Ghaniya,Dr.Greeshma(Intensivist), Dr.Sajith Kesavan(Paed pulmonologist and Intensivist),Dr.C.JayakumarAIMS Kochi KeralaIndia  A twelve-year-old female child presented with a history of cough accompanied by two episodes of hemoptysis lasting for one day. Medical History:The patient, the first child of non-consanguineous marriage, who has had an uneventful perinatal history . At five months developed respiratory lower tract infections necessitating antibiotic therapy […]

Unraveling the Enigma: A Case Study of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Unveiling Supracardiac TAPVC”

Dr Varsha V S, Dr C Jayakumar, Dr Praveena N Bhaskaran AIMS, Kochi Term/AGA/Male baby born to 26 years old G3P1L1A1 mother. Mother is k/c/o hypothyroidism on tablet Thyroxine. She had no other comorbidities. Baby was born via normal vaginal delivery. Baby cried immediately after birth but developed respiratory distress and hypoxia. Baby was shifted to NICU with oxygen support. Examination: No other gross congenital […]

Gastric outlet obstruction!Superior mesenteric artery syndrome 

Dr. Terencia, Dr. Dr. Naveen Viswanath(paediatric surgery), Dr. C Jayakumar, AIMS, KOCHI Eleven year old presented with abdominal pain and multiple episodes of non-bilious vomiting of 12 days duration. Outside hospital USG abdomen showed dilated stomach suggestive of gastric outlet obstruction(GOO) and CT scan showed GOO with secondary compression of confluence of superior mesenteric vein/superior […]

Reccurent Ripples !!!

Dr.SreeLekshmy S, DrSuma Balan(Paed Rheumatology), Dr.Sathyajith, Dr.CJayakumar  Seven yr old female child presented with recurrent episodes of fever, abdominal pain and vomiting for the last 2 months. To begin with child had fever followed by purpuric rash over the extremities and multiple episodes of vomiting, for which she was started on oral steroids with a […]

“Breaking New Ground :A case of Congenital Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt”

Dr Joepaul Joy, Dr Jayasree(Neonatology), Dr Rekha Hari ,Dr Bhanu Vikraman Pillai(Ped Gastro), Dr C Jayakumar This baby was antenatally suspected as a Fetus with intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (type 3a)- Hypoplastic right portal vein, mild cardiomegaly, dilated right atrium, tortuous ductus arteriosus, single umbilical artery. Baby was born by LSCS to a G3P1L1A1 GDM mother at […]

Atopic Eczema

Dr Jerin.K.John, Dr Vinitha Varghese (DermatologyAIMS)Panikar, Dr C.Jayakumar A four-year-old developmentally normal child, a known wheeze with h/o allergy to wheat, legumes, and spices, presented with generalized scaling, redness, and itchy skin lesions all over the body for the last six months. He had a history of similar complaints at one month of age that was […]

Atopic Eczema

Dr Jerin.K.John, Dr Vinitha Varghese (DermatologyAIMS)Panikar, Dr C.Jayakumar A four-year-old developmentally normal child, a known wheeze with h/o allergy to wheat, legumes, and spices, presented with generalized scaling, redness, and itchy skin lesions all over the body for the last six months. He had a history of similar complaints at one month of age that was […]

NAVIGATING NEUROMUSCULAR CHALLENGES

Dr Anakha V Ajay Dr Vinayan( Dept of Pediatric neurology) DRCJayakumar AIMS , Kochi One and half year old female child presented with drooping of both eyelids towards evening and after exertion of one month duration This used to improve after rest . She also had difficulty in getting up from sitting position.She was born as second […]