Objective : We tried to find out the prevalence of sickle cell anemia in newborns of sickle cell (AS/SS) mothers and also correlate sickle cell anemia in the newborn with birth weight and specific symptomatology in newborn period, if any. Design : Prospective Cross-sectional study. Setting : Department of Pediatrics, JNMC/AVBRH, Sawangi (M), Wardha. Intervention : The babies born to Sickle positive mother (AS/SS pattern) were included in the study. 2-3 ml cord blood from each newborn was collected in EDTA bulb. The samples were transported for HPLC (High-performance liquid chromatography). The results were then collected, interpreted. Outcome Measures : The prevalence of sickle cell anemia was calculated among the babies of sickle cell AS/SS mothers. The incidence of low birth weight and intra-uterine deaths was calculated in these deliveries.

Objectives : To study pain abdomen due to small gut inflammation, analyse the symptoms and signs and compare with other studies available, to elaborate prognostic factors with therapy and outcome. Design : Prospective analytical study. Setting : Studied from an urban center and S.C.B. medical college, Cuttack. Patients : Within 14 years of age. Result : Total 428 cases of Acute Segmental Hemorrhagic Enteritis were studied with male to female ratio of 71.73% : 28.27% . Cases were concentrated around may and mostly in April, May and June. Pain abdomen 100% and signs of ileus (69.86%) were the most common clinical findings. Severe cases had high (80.02%) toxic granulations in the peripheral smear. The histopathological findings were elaborated.

Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia is a rare disorder characterized by hypohydrosis, hypotrichosis and hypodontia. The management of this condition is usually complicated due to the age of the individuals usually affected and the sociopsychological implications related to its various dento-facial and dermal manifestations. The article describes the condition in detail, and represents the first case report of Hypohydrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia affecting the ethnic population of the North-East Indian state of Manipur.

Mesenteric cysts are rare intra-abdominal lesions that may present with an asymptomatic mass or with various complications like intestinal obstruction, infection, abscess formation or hemorrhage into the cysts. This report presents a rare case of intestinal obstruction secondary to a jejunal mesenteric cyst in a preterm newborn.

Berardinelli-Seip syndrome also known as congenital generalized lipodystrophy is a very rare syndrome.(1,2) The authors herein report it in a 4 year old female with hope of wholesome management of this rare syndrome in future.