Oct 31, 2021
Trisomy 21, or Down Syndrome, is the most common chromosomal abnormality in live births. Some of the most common issues associated with it are cardiac defects, intellectual disability and low muscle tone. Overall, prognosis has come a very long way in the past few decades.
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Oct 27, 2021
Acute otitis media is an extremely common infection in kids - 75% of children have at least one episode by school age. In fact, 50% of kids have had at least 3 episodes of AOM by the time they are 3 years. Generally, it doesn't require antibiotic therapy, but there are some cases in which antibiotic therapy...
Oct 24, 2021
Tumour lysis syndrome is an oncologic emergency. It happens when cancer cells release their intracellular contents into the bloodstream which can cause a variety or serious complications.
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Oct 20, 2021
IgA nephropathy is a cause of glomerulonephritis and is the most common chronic glomerular disease in children. Like the name suggests, it is characterised by kidney damage due to IgA (an immunoglobulin) which deposits in complexes in the kidney. The classic presentation is recurrent episodes of macroscopic haematuria a...
Oct 17, 2021
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a peripheral neuropathy i.e. it affects the nerves of the peripheral nervous system. This results in motor and sensory deficits. It’s inherited although there are many potential causative mutations. The disease is progressive, but very slowly. Most patients have a normal life...