A Case of Congenital Diarrhea

Dr.Jerin.K.John,Dr.Bhanu Vikraman Pillai,Dr.Anupa Achama Thomas ,Dr.Neeraj Panchanadikar(ped gastro),Dr.C.Jayakumar AIMS KOCHI  A term female neonate, born to a 22-year-old mother via full-term normal delivery (FTND), weighed 3.5 kg at birth with Apgar scores of 9 at 1 minute and 10 at 5 minutes is noted to have watery loose stools after delivery hence shifted to NICU This Read More …

A RARE PRESENTATION OF CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT

Dr Anakha V Ajay   Dr Jayasree  Dr Perraju  Dr AshwinDr Lakshmi Dr Smrithi(Dept of Neonatology)Dr  C Jayakumar(Dept pf Pediatrics), AIMS, KochiTwenty one day old female ba was born to a thirty five year old primi mother at 34+6 weeks of gestation with birth weight of 2.3kg via emergency LSCS (Indi-Leaking PV). Mother was on Read More …

Parasite in the Brain: Unveiling EosinophilicMeningitis and Its Management

Dr.venumadhav, Dr.Vinayan,DrVyshak (paed Neuro) ,DrC Jayakumar Amrita Institute of Medical sciences, Kochi A 1-yr 3-month-old male child presented with high-grade intermittent fever and irritability lasting for 9 days. No pointer symptoms suggestive other system involvement ITreated at periphery hospital for a urinary tract infection Due to persistent symptoms, he was referred to AIMS The child is developmentally normal and Read More …

THE UNEXPECTED VISITOR- STORY OF OPSOCLONUS MYOCLONUS ATAXIA SYNDROME IN A CHILD AFTER EXCISION OF NEUROBLASTOMA

Dr.Subbulakshmi P S**, Dr.Praveena Bhaskaran**, Dr.Vinayan K.P*, Dr.Vaishakh Anand*, Dr,C.Jayakumar***Department of Paediatric Neurology, **Department of Paediatrics, AIMS,Kochi Five years old female child, first child of non-consanguineous marriage from Saudi who was apparently normal six months back, suddenly developed postural instability and decreased clarity of speech with altered behaviour. Her growth parameters were within normal limits Read More …

Tuberous Sclerosis complex with SEGA

Dr.Ch.Venkat Kumar Raju , Dr.Sajitha Nair, Dr.Vaishakh Anand, Dr.Wesley, Dr.C Jayakumar Department of Pediatrics and medical oncology Amrita, Kochi   9 yr. old case of tuberous sclerosis came with complaints of increased frequency of seizures and Right eye ptosis from 1 month. No h/o fever, drug faltering, altered sensorium, facial asymmetry, or speech abnormalities Background Read More …

“Uncovering the mystery: A case of Global Developmental Delay”

Dr.Sruthi Suresh, Dr.Sajitha Nair, Dr.Vaishak (Pediatric neurology), Dr.C.JayakumarAIMS, KochiOne year 8 month old child, 1st of non-consanguineous marriage presented with delayed attainment of developmental milestones. She was born preterm at 32 weeks -Emergency LSCS – in view of peripartum haemorrhage and circulatory shock -with delayed perinatal transition requiring prolonged NICU stay due to respiratory distress -mechanically Read More …

Case of Falciparum malaria 

Dr.Akshay Kishore , Dr.Krishna Kumar , Dr.Praveena N Bhaskaran , Dr.C.Jayakumar , AIMS kochi.  Eight year old female child Ugandan child Ugandan citizen diagnosed case of , case of rheumatic heart disease with severe MR planned for mitral valve repair presented with grade fever with chills and rigors for 1 week duration. Pointer symptoms suggestive of Read More …

A UNIQUE CASE OF HANAC SYNDROME:EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE ON THIS RARE CONDITION

Dr.Venkatesh Kumar, Dr.Vinayan(Pediatric Neurology ), Dr.Sheela Nampoorthi(Genetics), Dr.C.Jayakumar, AIMS Kochi. Six year old male child, 4th out of 5 children, born of non-consanguineous marriage presented with paroxsymal events since 9 months of age with semiology of up rolling of eye ball with multiple episodes of oral automatism ,clonic stiffening of left upper and lower limbs. Read More …

B 12.

Dr Adeena, Dr Praveena ,Dr JayakumarAIMS  Nine month old girl,2nd child of non consanginous marriage with normal antenatal history,born term ,presented with failure to gain weight and developemntal plateau after 6 months of age.She was exclusively breast fed until 6 months,followed attempt to initiate complimentary feeds but failed Hence child was being predominantly breast fed Read More …

A case of mature cystic teratoma of the abdomen

Dr Theresa Raju, Dr Naveen( pediatric surgery), Dr C Jayakumar, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi Three months old male ba presented to the OPD with complaints of mass the parents in the abdomen which was insidious in onset and progressively increasing in size. Mother also gives history of early satiety. No history of Read More …