background: autoimmune hepatitis (aih) in childhood has variable modes of presentation, and the disease should be suspected and excluded in all children presenting with symptoms and signs of prolonged or severe acute liver disease. in aih, the liver biopsy histopathology shows inflammation in addition to presence of serum autoimmune antibodies and increased levels of immunoglobulin g (igg). obj...

The rich heritage of Indian mythology has been very little explored and used in psychotherapy in India. The present article deals with the story of Hanuman. How he lost the knowledge about his power to fly due to a childhood curse by Rishis and how he regained his powers when reminded by Jambavan during a crucial mission in search of Queen Sita, is the subject of author's description of Hanuman...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as an important cause of liver disease in India. Epidemiological studies suggest prevalence of NAFLD in around 9% to 32% of general population in India with higher prevalence in those with overweight or obesity and those with diabetes or prediabetes. Clinicopathological studies show that NAFLD is an important cause of unexplained rise in hepa...

370 Indian Dermatology Online Journal | Volume 8 | Issue 5 | September‐October 2017 10. Grover S, Basu A. Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation: Report on two cases. Indian J Dermatol 2010;55:277‐8. 11. Verma S, Thakur BK. Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation with papillomatosis. Indian Dermatol Online J 2011;2:101‐3. 12. Begum A, Ramchandra BV, Kumar A. Idiopathic eruptive macular pigme...

In consonance with the decision of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) to standardize protocols of diagnosis and management of common childhood diseases, a meeting of the IAP Working Group on the Treatment of Childhood Tuberculosis was held at Ahmedabad on January 7 and 8, 1997 (Annexure). After detailed deliberations on various issues concerning the treatment of childhood tuberculosis, the ...

•Multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) colonization at multiple sites admission and day-7 was assessed in patients with cirrhosis•80% of were colonized MDROs (20% pan-drug bacteria).•Rectum the commonest site colonization, followed by nose, skin central line•Multiple precipitants acute decompensation, norfloxacin prophylaxis, infection drug bacteria independently predisposed to MDROs.•MDRO colon...

Juvenile Pagets disease (JPD), a rare genetic disorder characterized by markedly accelerated bone turnover, presents in early childhood. We report a child with typical features of JPD who remained undiagnosed till 15 years of age. Rarity of this disease in Indian literature and need for early diagnosis to prevent progression of disease prompted us to report this case.

India is witnessing an increase in the burden of childhood obesity, especially among the upper socioeconomic strata and in urban areas. Emerging literature suggests a link between childhood obesity and the diabetes epidemic in India. Asian-Indian children and adolescents are increasingly susceptible to a high percentage of body fat and abdominal adiposity. Further, they are exposed to an obesog...

Haematemesis in childhood is a rare event which may be due to similar causes to those occurring in adults, barring malignant disease. After the age of infancy the commonest disorder in which it is found is splenic anaemia or Banti's disease. The distinction between those two conditions is ill (lefined; they are commonly regarded as synonymous and either diagnosis is applied to a case exhibiting...