Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)… Diagnosis of HIV infection in Infants and Children 31 Jan 202131 Jan 2021 Maternal HIV antibodies usually persist for nearly 9- 12 months in the infant. In some children, they may persist for as long as 18 months. Following table shows the various…
Breastfeeding… Feeding guidelines for infant born to HIV positive mother 28 Jan 202128 Jan 2021 Breastfeeding (BF) does carry a risk of transmission of HIV infection from HIV infected mothers to their infants. However, with use of maternal Anti Retro Viral (ARV) Drugs, the chances…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)… ARV prophylaxis in Infant born to a HIV positive mother 24 Jan 202127 Jan 2021 Scenario 1: Infant ARV prophylaxis when mother has not been taking Nevirapine during pregnancy Infants are to be given daily Nevirapine (NVP) from birth for 6 weeks regardless of the mode…
The Endocrine System… Turner Syndrome 21 Jan 202120 Jan 2021 When parents of a girl child have concerns of a short stature or/and pubertal delay, always consider Turner syndrome as one of the possibilities. Besides a thorough physical Examination and doing a SMR…
PEDIATRIC DRUG THERAPY… Choosing a Topical Steroid 17 Jan 202116 Jan 2021 The prescribing physician should know about the classification of Topical steroids. GRADECLASSEXAMPLES1Very high potency Clobetasol propionate, Halobetasol prop2High potency Betamethasone dipropionate, Diflorasone 3Medium potency ointmentMometasone / Fluticasone ointments 4Medium potency creamsMometasone / Fluticasone creams 5Lower medium Hydrocortisone butyrate 0.1%6Low…
Diseases of the Blood… Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) 14 Jan 202111 Jan 2021 Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a terminology that is being encountered frequently in the past few years. It is a pathological entity where uncontrolled inflammation results in activation of lymphocytes. Activated T…
Henoch Scholein Purpura… Henoch Scholein Purpura 10 Jan 202110 Jan 2021 It is the most common primary systemic vasculitis in children. Diagnosis requires the presence of purpura or petechiae with lower limb predominance with one of the following four- Abdominal pain Arthritis…
Acute Pancreatitis… Acute Pancreatitis 7 Jan 20217 Jan 2021 Acute pancreatitis (AP) is not a rare disease in children and adolescents and should be considered during the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain. It may be life-threatening if it is…
Bronchoscopy… Tracheo-bronchial Foreign Body Extraction in children 3 Jan 202129 Dec 2020 Removal of foreign bodies from the child’s airways can be done either by a flexible bronchoscope or a rigid bronchoscope. Most usual foreign bodies like peanuts, almonds, other nuts and seeds…
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