Volume 11 - Issue 10 - October 2012

Consultant for Pediatricians

Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary Emboli and Deep Vein Thrombosis
10/16/2012
Eric Einstein; Sharon E. Mace, MD
The day after a 16-year-old Caucasian boy was evaluated in his orthopedist’s office for intermittent swelling of his left lower leg and thigh of 1 week’s duration and leg pain of 3 days’ duration, he...
10/16/2012
Lead toxicity
Lead toxicity
Chronic Lead Toxicity From Retained Foreign Body
10/16/2012
Tanaz Farzan Danialifar, MD; Mun-Wah Ng, MD; Catherine Hunter, MD; Hillel Naon, MD; Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD
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10/16/2012
incontinentia pigmenti
incontinentia pigmenti
Girl With Peculiar Rash and Developmental Delay
10/16/2012
Sanjeev Y. Tuli, MD; Sonal S. Tuli, MD; Kathleen Ryan, MD; Golder N. Wilson, MD, PhD; Maria N. Kelly, MD
A 12-year-old girl presents with a “peculiar” rash and developmental delay.
10/16/2012
HIV
HIV
Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Infection in Children Part 1: Infection
10/16/2012
Wolfgang P. Rennert, MD, DMSc, DTM&H
The skin is a common site for clinical manifestations of HIV infection. Cutaneous findings may occur at the onset of the infection.
10/16/2012
food allergy
food allergy
Managing Peanut Allergy in School
10/16/2012
Linda S. Nield, MD; Jan Glassford, MD; Yesim Yilmaz Demirdag, MD
Peanut allergy is an IgE-mediated immune reaction that usually occurs within seconds and up to 2 hours after ingestion.
10/16/2012
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
Rash, Fever, and Myocarditis Associated With Respiratory Illness
10/16/2012
Rebecca C. Brady, MD; Andrea Hahn, MD; Angela Lorts, MD; Charles J. Kelly, MD
A 6-year-old boy was transferred to our hospital with a fever of 6 days’ duration, rash, and the presence of an S3 gallop. He and multiple family members had had cough and rhinorrhea during the preceding...
10/16/2012
Herpes zoster
Herpes zoster
Jaw Pain, Tender Facial Rash, and Fever in a 7-Year-Old Girl
10/16/2012
Bhanumathy Kumar, MD; Prashant Agarwal, MD; Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP
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10/16/2012
Case In Point
Case In Point
External Jugular Vein Thrombosis in an Adolescent With Lemierre Syndrome
10/15/2012
Krishnamallika Mutyala, MD; Eric J. McGrath, MD; Maria Caridad Davalos, MD; Bhanumathy Kumar, MD; Michael Callaghan, MD; Jocelyn Y. Ang, MD
A 17-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with bilateral ear pain, worsening dysphagia, and throat pain of about 7 days’ duration. She also had fever.
10/15/2012
Toilet training
Toilet training
Toilet Training: How to Foster Success and Manage Pitfalls
10/15/2012
Laura Weissman, MD
The pediatric practitioner can play an essential role in support of families during the toilet training process.
10/15/2012
Urticaria pigmentosa
Urticaria pigmentosa
Are the tan macules on a 15-year-old girl’s forehead freckles?
10/15/2012
Barbara B. Wilson, MD; Michael Marchetti, MD
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10/15/2012
Sexual abuse
Sexual abuse
Is There a Causal Relationship Between Child Sexual Abuse and Premature Adrenarche?
10/15/2012
Premature or precocious adrenarche refers to an earlier than normal secretion of adrenal androgens that results in an isolated development of pubic hair (pubarche) before the age of 8 years in girls and 9...
10/15/2012