Impact of exclusive breast feeding until six months of age on common illnesses: A prospective observational study.

Objectives: The WHO recommends exclusive breast feeding (EBF) for all infants for the first six months of life. National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16) shows EBF rates of only 54.9%.

Spectrum of COVID-19 Disease in Children: A Retrospective Analysis Comparing Wave 1 and Wave 2 from a Tertiary Hospital in South India.

Objective: To describe COVID-19 in children and the differences between the two waves.

Methods: The electronic medical records of children younger than 16 y of age with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection between June 1st 2020 and May 31st 2021 at Christian Medical College, Vellore were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected on a predesigned case record form and analyzed.

Clinical Profile of Adolescent Onset Anorexia Nervosa at a Tertiary Care Center.

Objective: To study the clinical profile and outcome of adolescent onset anorexia nervosa at a tertiary care center in Southern India.

Method: Review of hospital records of adolescents diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Outcome was assessed for those with a follow-up of atleast one year, by outpatient visit or by a telephonic interview.

Subcutaneous Basidiobolomycosis Resembling Fournier's Gangrene.

Basidiobolomycosis is an uncommon cutaneous zygomycete infection typically seen in immunocompetent individuals. Diagnosis can be made by biopsy and fungal culture of the lesion. Treatment with Potassium iodide and co-trimoxazole is simple and effective.

Distribution of Eschar in Pediatric Scrub Typhus.

Background: Identifying an eschar in scrub typhus is useful for initiation of prompt and appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Methods: The distribution of eschars in all children <15 years of age admitted with confirmed scrub typhus over a 5 year period is described.

Results: Of 431 children admitted with scrub typhus, eschars were present in 176 (40.