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Written by Dr C Jayakumar
Dr. Venkat Kumar Raju,Dr. Mahesh, DrPraveena Bhaskaran ,Dr. JayakumarDepartments of pediatrics and pediatric cardiologyAmrita Institute of Medical Sciences, KochiKerala ,India A 3-year-old female from Maldives presented with fever for 2 days, and palpitations since evening. Child was brought to ER during 11pm,In Initial Assessment, Airway is patent, Tachypneic with HR 240/minChild was RestlessVitals- HR-240/min, BP- […]
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Dr.Subbulakshmi.P.S, Dr.Bhanu Vikraman Pillai, Dr.Jayakumar.CAIMS, KochiFour year old male child presented to paediatric ER with the complaints of passing black tarry stools intermittently for past one week with no history of abdominal pain, loose stools, vomiting, fever or rash. No History bleeding from any other sites No history of taking iron preparations Differentials:● Infectious colitis● Inflammatory bowel […]
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Dr.Sruthi Auresh Dr.Sajith Kesavan (Paed Pulmonology)(DR Greeshma pediatric Intensivist ) Dr.C.JayakumarAIMS, KochiTwo month old male child from Maldives, 3rd child of non-consanguineous parentage presented with history of recurrent episodes of lower respiratory tract infections since neonatal period, requiring intravenous antibiotics and once diagnosed as covid pneumonia at 1 month of age, now presented with complaints […]
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Dr.Akshay Kishore , Dr.Vaisakh Anand , Dr Sajith Kesavan ,DrC JayakumarAIMS KOCHI ,Kerala ,India One year and 3month old child 1st child of non consanguineous parentage with B.W of 2.6kg with no perinatal problems presented with multiple episodes of non projectile non bilious vomiting of 2 days duration after feedsThere was one episode of generalised jerks […]
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Dr Adeena D S, Dr Jayasree, Dr Mohan P Abraham (paediatric surgery), Dr C JayakumarAmrita Institute of medical sciencesKochi, Kerala, India Term female baby born to primi , with the history of GDM on diet control, delivered by elective LSCS at 38 weeks of gestational age in view of antenatally detected Omphalocoele major. Antenatal USG at 30 […]
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Dr.Venkatesh Kumar, Dr.Vinitha Prasad, Dr.Stefy , Dr.Shela,Dr.C.Jayakumar.Four year old ,1st child of NCM developmentally normal and immunized for age male child presented with swelling over left side of neck ,gradually increasing in size, associated with pain and no active discharge of 20 days duration. Child was managed local health care facility with Oral antibiotics which […]
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Dr Theresa Raju, Dr Suma Balan(Paed rheumatologist), Dr C Jayakumar , Amrita Institute of medical science ,KOCHI Kerala ,India Thirteen ear old girl who was initially symptomatic with complaints of inflammatory polyarthritis involving the right ankle and bilateral knee joints. She was evaluated in a local hospital for the same and was suspected to have psoriatic arthritis. Patients also […]
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Dr.Shobika Dr.Bhanu vikraman pillai Dr.C Jayakumar AIMS kochiFour year old male child who was developmentally normal and immunized presented with decreased appetite and tiredness of 1 week duration.H/o Yellowish discoloration of eyes and urine of one day durationHistory is negative for travel, food from eateriesNo past history of relevant illness No family history of liver disease and […]
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Dr. Rithwik Sunil, Dr. C Jayakumar, DrVinayan, Dr.Praveena N Bhaskaran, Dr.NavyaGeorge Eight year old female child known case of Anti NMDA encephalitis presented with complaints of on and off wet cough of 3 months duration and intermittent feverChild was diagnosed and started on treated for Anti NMDA encephalitis since 5 years of age and has […]
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Dr.Ghaniya K.C, Dr. C Jayakumar, Dr. Shilpa Radhakrishnan (Radiodiagnosis), Dr. Aswin Prabhakaran (Pediatric Surgeon) Aims – KochiA one-year, nine-month-old female child presented to the outpatient department accompanied by her parents and grandfather with a complaint of incessant crying since 11 a.m. on 28/03/24. The mother, a senior resident in a tertiary care hospital, was not at […]