Chickenpox
Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral disease characterized by itch rash, fever, headache and weakness caused by varicella zoster virus. Chickenpox is most common in children who
Category: Pediatrics
Measles
Measles is a most contagious disease in children characterized by skin rash, cough, runny nose, sore throat, red eyes caused by paramyxovirus. It is a fetal disease if not treated properly
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Crigler-Najjar syndrome
It is a rare autosomal recessive disorder affecting the metabolism of bilirubin results in jaundice in children and infants(usually first day of life)
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Bloom Syndrome
Bloom syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder cause by multiply break and rearrangements in chromosomes characterized by short stature, telangiectases
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Cogan syndrome
Cogan syndrome is rare autoimmune-mediated rheumatic disorder characterized by recurrent cornea inflammation, fever, weight loss and hearing loss
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Holt-Oram Syndrome
Holt-oram syndrome (HOS) is an autosomal inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities of the upper limbs and heart. Holt and Oram first described this condition in 1960.
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Kabuki syndrome
Kabuki syndrome is a rare congenital condition characterized by unusual facial features, skeletal abnormalities, and intellectual impairment due to genetic abnormalities.
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Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Jackson-Weiss syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutation in the FGFR2 gene on chromosome 10 characterized by foot abnormalities
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Alagille syndrome
Alagille syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations of the JAG1 gene on Chromosome 20, characterized by multisystem disorder involving primarily the liver
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Fanconi syndrome
Fanconi syndrome is a disease of the proximal tubular function of the kidney in which certain substances normally absorbed into the bloodstream by
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Adverse neonatal and pediatric effects occur with maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. The diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is based on findings in the following 3 areas: (1) characteristic facial anomalies, (2) growth retardation (intrauterine growth restriction and failure to have catch-up growth), and (3) CNS involvement (cognitive impairment, learning disabilities, or behavioral abnormalities). [...]
Jan 16, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
case to be daignosed
A 1 month old male child presented with the history of abdominal distension associated with vomiting and recurrent chest infection and passing clay colored stool several episode per day since 15 days of life.On lab examination total bilirubin was 9.4gm/dl, direct bilirubin 3.2gm/dl and other liver function test revealed normal range. On view of biliary atresia USG was done [...]
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