Indian Academy of Pediatrics Kerala

Dr Theresa Raju, Dr Sathyajith Nair, Dr Sajith Kesavan, Dr C Jayakumar, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Ten year old female child presented with h intermittent fever with a Tmax of 104degree F and dry cough of 7 and breathing difficulty days duration and breathing difficulty of 3 days duration. CXR taken showed left upper Read More …

Dr.SHOBIKA,Dr.Praveena,Dr.Bindu,Dr C JayakumarAims KochiFourteen years old female presented with complaints of abdominal pain for 2 days duration.H/o 5 episodes of non bilious non projectile vomiting of 1 day duration.No h/o painful micturition, bleeding PV,trauma,loose stools,altered sensorium Birth history:1st child of NCMAntenatal history: UneventfulNatal history: Term/AGA/NVD/B.w-3.4kg/CIABPostnatal history: UneventfulNo previous hospital admissions in the pastDevelopmentally normal and Read More …

Dr.Rithwik Sunil, Dr Sathyajith G Nair, Dr C Jayakumar Two old male status post fulguration 3 times for PUV presented with wet cough, Vomiting and low grade fever of 3 days with dysentery and was receiving Ofloxacin after food from outside eatery Other system symptoms were negativeRelevant lab result was elevated serum creatinine(4mg/dl) and urea levels(139mg/dl)PAST Read More …

Dr. Mahak Bhasin, Dr. Praveena Bhaskaran, Dr. Jayakumar, Department of Pediatrics, AIMS, Kochi Two and a half old male ba, developmentally normal, immunised with birth vaccines and 6 week vaccination presented with complaints of a firm non mobile non tender non erythematous swelling in left axilla not associated with any discharge in the left axillary Read More …

Dr.Ghaniya KC , Dr.C JayakumarAmrita Institute of Medical sciences , Kochi Five years old male child presented with complaints of high grade intermittent fever and diffuse abdominal pain since three days and two episodes of non-projectile non-bilious vomiting since one day.CBC done out side showed highly elevated Total counts 80K /uL , hence referred to Read More …

Dr Varsha v s, Dr Suma Balan, Dr Sajith Kesavan, Dr C Jayakumar  Five year old boy with past history of iron deficiency anemia, refractory to iron therapy requiring multiple blood transfusions presented with c/o cough of 2 weeks with shortness of breath and hemoptysis 2 episodes. Past history Mother had Mixed connective tissue disorder Read More …

Dr. Terencia. A, Dr. Sajith Kesavan/Dr.Greeshma Issac, Dr. C JayalumarAIMS, KOCHIone month old ba was shown to periphery hospital with alleged history of intentional ingestion of Paraquat( herbicide), following which the ba developed 2 episodes of vomiting with bluish discolouration of vomitus and urine with drooling of saliva since past 2 days. Poisoning was suspected Read More …

Dr.SreeLekshmy.S, Dr.Krishnakumar (pediatric cardiology), Dr.Jayasree, Dr.Sheela Namboothiri(pediatric genetics)DrC Jayakumar A term Asymmetrical SGA male ba born to a primi mother at 38weeks with a birthweight of 2.12kg, cried at birth and was referred inview of antenatally detected congenital heartblock and large membranous VSD.At admission ba had respiratory distress and bradycardia (HR-60/min). General examination revealed dysmorphic facies with Read More …

Dr Joepaul Joy, Dr Sajith Kesavan, Dr Greeshma, Dr C Jayakumar          AIMS, Kochi Seven months old Ex-preterm(29 wk + 5 days) old , male, 1st child of DCDA, was referred from outside hospital in view of frequent episodes of hypoxic arrest and prolonged ventilatory need for further evaluation and management. Antenatal history of mother having Dengue fever 2 weeks prior to delivery. Ba Read More …

Dr.Jerin.K.John, Dr.Bhanu Vikraman Pillai (Ped Gastro,AIMS), Dr.C.Jayakumar  A fifty-day-old ba boy presented with yellowish discoloration of both eyes, dark-colored urine, and pale stools since birth. He is the first child of a non-consanguineous marriage. Antenatally, an anomaly scan had revealed a single umbilical artery, and the mother had gestational diabetes managed diet control.  The ba was Read More …