Weight Gain Pattern of Infants with Orofacial Cleft on Three Types of Feeding Techniques.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of the three feeding techniques commonly used in authors' setup in improving the weight gain pattern of children with orofacial cleft.

Methods: A cohort prospective study was employed. A total sample of 150 infants at the age of 2 mo with cleft of both lip and palate were recruited and followed bimonthly until their first birthday to assess the pattern of weight gain.

Congenital tuberculosis.

A 29 day old male infant presented with a history of fever, cough, increasing respiratory distress and abdominal distension from the 10th day of life. Examination revealed failure to thrive, marked tachypnea, pallor, hepatosplenomegaly and harsh vesicular breath sounds. Chest skiagram showed extensive broncho-pneumonic changes.