Author: Dr C Jayakumar

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 …

Dr Anakha V Ajay Dr Jayasree (Neo)DrNaveen Viswa nath( Paed Surgery )Dr C JayakumarAIMS Kochi Two day old ba born with moral perinatal history did not pass meconium 24 hours of life ba was admitted to NICU for observation. Ba was also noted to have abdominal distension. Rectal stimulation with glycerine enema was given and ba passed meconium. Xray Read More …

Dr.Venkatesh Kumar, Dr.Rema( Hematology),Dr.C.Jayakumar, Dr.Praveena, Dr.Preethi, AIMS,Kochi. Five year old male child second child of non-consanguinous marriage  presented with high grade intermittent fever ,vomiting , irritability and poor oral intake of 4 days duration after initial treatment from another hospital with parenteral antibiotics , As the symptoms were persisting despite treatment and labs done showed high Read More …

Dr Theresa Raju, Dr Sajitha Nair, Dr Sindhu, Dr Sreya, Dr Sheena Kochumon (paediatric genetics), Dr C Jayakumar, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Eleven year-old female child with history of recurrent episodes of cough with wheeze on controllers presented with short stature, failure to thrive, and history recurrent (5)fractures following trivial trauma in the past.First Read More …

;Dr.Rithwik Sunil, Dr.Praveena N.B, Dr. C JayakumarA 17-year-old male presented with a two-week history of fever, loose stools, and vomiting. He reported an evening rise in temperature, with a maximum recorded spike of 101 °F. The patient experienced significant abdominal pain, primarily localized to the right lumbar and iliac regions, accompanied nausea and vomiting. He Read More …

Dr. Shobika, Dr.Jayakumar,Dr.Praveena,Dr.PreethiAIMS kochiNine months old female child was brought with complaints of inward deviation of right eye noticed mother around 5 months of age.No h/o watering of eyes,eye discharge,nystagmus, Past history:No previous hospital admission in past Birth history:1st child of NCMAntenatal history:UneventfulNatal history:Term/AGA/Female/B.W-3.5kg/CIAB Post natal history:UneventfulDevelopmentally normal and immunized upto age. At admission,child Read More …

Dr. Mahak Bhasin, Dr. Sajitha Nair, Dr Sindhu, Dr Sreya, Dr C. Jayakumar, Department of Pediatrics, AIMS, Kochi Seventeen year old child developmentally normal and immunised for age k/c/o hypothyroidism on treatment for the same had complaints of infrequent bowel movements with painful passage of hard stools ~once in two weeks. Weight was 55kgs at this Read More …

Dr.Ghaniya KC, Dr.C Jayakumar  Four year old female child ,presented with complaints of intermittent high-grade fever since two weeks, headache for 10 days, and vomiting for 4 days, with one episode of seizure characterized uprolling of eye ball and stiffening of all four limbs  No significant perinatal /past history of any illness CLINICAL EXAMINATION Read More …

Dr Varsha V S, Dr Vinayan KP(Ped neuro)DrC Jayakumar AIMS , KochiThree month old boy, with history of neonatal encephalopathy presented with prolonged posturing of the body and poor oral intake. Duration of these episode gradually increased in the last 48 hours Term and preeclampsia of the mother led to emergency LSCSAt birth ba was Floppy and Read More …