Prophylactic use of clobazam in hot water epilepsy.

Objective: To assess the efficacy of intermittent administration of clobazam to prevent hot water epilepsy.

Material And Methods: Ten adults with 1:1 ratio of hot water epilepsy were administered 10 mg of clobazam about one and half hour before each hot water head bath. They were followed up for nine months.

Dengue fever epidemic in Chennai--a study of clinical profile and outcome.

Children with dengue fever presenting to the Institute of Social Pediatrics, Government Stanley Hospital, during the months of October to December 2001, were prospectively followed up for clinical profile and outcome. Commonest clinical features were fever, vomiting, bleeding, body pain and hepatomegaly. Elevated liver enzymes and low platelet counts were common laboratory findings in dengue.

Cystic fibrosis in one family.

Two patients with cystic fibrosis from the same family are reported. Both patients had features of chronic respiratory disease with evidence of pancreatic and other systemic manifestations. To our knowledge this is the first report from our country of cystic fibrosis multiplex cases occurring in the same family.