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Item Appendicular abscess: as a masquerader and pheochromocytoma as an incidentaloma in a 12 year old male child(Medip Academy, 2020-09) Suresh, Jayasurya; P., John Mathew; R., Nidheesh ChandranA 12 year old boy presented initially with symptoms suggestive of urinary tract infection (UTI). Later, it turned out to be acute appendicitis with appendicular abscess. Pre-operative investigations revealed co-presentation of pheochromocytoma. Although this child was having no symptoms of pheochromocytoma, the presentation of phaechromocytoma with appendicular abscess needs to be dealt with extreme vigil as pheochromocytoma can result in severe sympathetic outburst storm. Laparoscopic appendicectomy was done and the child was discharged after complete recovery.Item Chronic urticaria in a two year old child: a diagnostic dilemma(Medip Academy, 2020-09) Suresh, Jayasurya; R., Nidheesh ChandranA 2 year old child presented with history of recurrent urticaria for 2 months. The cause was initially idiopathic. On close questioning about diet and observation it was found that mother started using a coriander based masala powder 2 months back and it was found that the child was allergic to coriander. Chronic urticaria should be dealt with extreme caution and careful elicitation of history for the offending agent should be taken in a case of urticaria which poses as a diagnostic dilemma.Item Simultaneous presentation of post infectious glomerulonephritis and acute rheumatic fever in an eight year old girl child(Medip Academy, 2020-08) Suresh, Jayasurya; R., Nidheesh ChandranAn 8-year-old female child presented with simultaneous symptoms of post infectious glomerulonephritis and acute rheumatic fever. The child was treated with penicillin V, Aspirin and she responded well to the treatment. However, this co presentation of acute rheumatic fever and post infectious glomerulonephritis in a child is rare and hence authors report the case. This sequela of streptococcal autoimmunity are considered to be pathogenetically distinct.