Ghosal type hemato-diaphyseal dysplasia: a rare variety of Engelmann's disease.

Ghosal type hemato-diaphyseal dysplasia is a recently described clinical entity. The authors describe such a case with severe anemia requiring transfusions and with clinical and radiological evidence of diaphyseal dysplasia. Very few such cases are reported in world literature.

Jervell-Lange Nielsen syndrome in a family with the long QT Syndrome (LQTS).

A child with Jervell-Lange Nielsen syndrome is presented from Kolkata. Family study showed that the other family members are suffering from long QT syndrome. The child had frequent syncopal attack and very prolonged QT interval requiring left cardiac sympathetic denervation and beta-blocker therapy as patient could not afford implantable defibrillator and cardiac pacing.