Diagnostic Quiz
   
     This column is intended to motivate practitioners for better diagnosis and anamnesis in case taking. There are two parts, one on imaging techniques and the other on cracking a case. E-mail or post your answers to us. If your answer matches with that of the expert panel you will be awarded a stethoscope. In case of more than one correct answer a lucky draw shall be held.
 
1. Radiological Quiz

      ATwenty-three-year-old-boy presented to the Homeopathy clinic with a complaint of pain abdomen, radiating to genitals on right side. The boy is thin, tall hadd history of burning micturation and passed of yellowish urine during the periodical attacks. A plain xray adbomen is given here for your impression

What is your impression?

- Dr. P.Mukundan, Salemi
     
2. Anamnesis
   

      The child, six years old, a girl of scrofulous constitution, had suffered for a long time from an ulcer on the right great toe, which had been healed up for ten months; she had besides, a cicatrix, resulting from the suppuration of glands on the neck and lower jaw. Seven months after the healing of the ulcer she was attacked with inflammation of the eyes, which had been already treated unsuccessfully for four months by a celebrated oculist. The principle symptom of the diease were photophobia of considerable intensity of both eyes, with which were associated, particulaly in the left eye, redness of the sclerotic, dimness of the cornea, swelling and redness of the eyelids, great increase of the secretion of mucus and tears, besides these, flow of an acid mucus from the nose, and an eruption of small and large pustules on the right cheek. The appetite was bad, the sleep restless. On account of the glandular affection, and of the photophobia, which was the principal symptom as regarded the eyes, indeed the only sympton of the right eye,

What is your similimum?

- Dr. S.Mohamed Aleem, Chenna
 
WINNER

Dr. M.Kubenthiran, Chennai, has won Homeo Times June 2004 Diagnostic Quiz. He is awarded with a stethoscope and an appreciation certificate .
 

Dr. M.Kubenthiran

 ANSWERS for June 04

1. Radiological Impression - Pulmonary Tuberculosis

 2. Anamnesis                      - Sabadilla

Last Date : 15.07.2004