Volume 11 - Issue 11 - November 2012

Consultant for Pediatricians

Encephalopathy Syndrome
Encephalopathy Syndrome
11/19/2012

ERIN CALIRI, DO
University of Nevada School Medicine, Las Vegas

OSCAR INGARAMO, MD
Children’s Hospital of Nevada, Las Vegas

ERIN CALIRI, DOUniversity of Nevada S...
<p class="p1">An 11-year-old girl being treated for renal failure and hypertension was found unresponsive at home in bed after a generalized seizure that, according to the child’s...
11/19/2012
Epidermolysis Bullosa
Epidermolysis Bullosa
11/19/2012

Scott Wexelblatt, MD; Nancy Howard, RN, NNP; and Amy Nathan, MD

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Scott Wexelblatt, MD; Nancy Howa...
A baby boy born at 39 weeks’ gestation to a 26-year-old mother (gravida 1, para 0) after normal vaginally delivery was noted to have peeling and absence of skin on the right hand and feet at birth.
11/19/2012
sarcoma botryoides
sarcoma botryoides
11/19/2012

JENNIFER E. LUNT, DO
and PHILOMENA THOMAS, MD
Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York,
New Hyde Park

JENNIFER E. LUNT, DO and PHILOMENA T...
<p class="p1">Following an episode of hematuria and passage of debris in the urine, a 16-month-old Caucasian girl was brought to the emergency department (ED). There was no report of fever...
11/19/2012
Dermclinic
Dermclinic
11/19/2012

KATHRYN LEIGH MYERSBARBARA B. WILSON, MD
University of ToledoUniversity of Virginia

Ms Myers is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences and Dr Wilson is associate professor of dermatology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville.

KIRK BARBER, MD, FRCPC––Series Editor: Dr Barber is a consultant dermatologist at Alberta Children’s Hospital and clinical associate professor of medicine and community health sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta. 

KATHRYN LEIGH MYERSBARBARA B. WILSON,...
An 11-year-old boy is referred for evaluation of an asymptomatic rash on his anterior thighs. The macular, partially blanching, erythematous to slightly tan, reticulated rash began 2 months earlier and...
11/19/2012
epididymal cyst
epididymal cyst
11/19/2012

Case and images courtesy of David S. Gutierrez, MD, of Night and Day Pediatrics, San Antonio, Texas, and Alexander Yudovich, MD, and Larry Yin, MD, MSPH, of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

Case and images courtesy of David S. ...
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11/19/2012
rat-bite fever
rat-bite fever
11/19/2012

HEIDI SZUGYE, DO, ROBIN PARIHAR, MD, PhD, and CHRISTINE TRAUL, MD
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital

Dr Szugye is a second-year pediatric resident at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, Dr Parihar is a first-year pediatric hematology oncology fellow at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, and Dr Traul is a pediatric hospitalist at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital.

All authors have indicated they have no relationship that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest.

HEIDI SZUGYE, DO, ROBIN PARIHAR, MD, ...
The Case: A 5-year-old girl with rash and fever of 3 days’ duration presented to the pediatric infectious diseases service after same-day referral from her pediatrician. The rash involved the extremities,...
11/19/2012
anemia
anemia
11/19/2012

MUHAMMAD M. UDDIN, MD, OSVALDO REGUEIRA, MD,
ANDREW FANIKU, MD, and RAHIMA AFROZA, MD
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center

Dr Uddin is assistant professor of general pediatrics, Dr Regueira is associate professor of pediatric hematology/oncology, Dr Faniku is a pediatric resident, and Dr Afroza is a pediatric resident, all at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Amarillo.

MUHAMMAD M. UDDIN, MD, OSVALDO REGUEI...
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11/19/2012
Hypermelanosis
Hypermelanosis
11/19/2012

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Stewart P. Adams, MD

Dr Adams is clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Calgary. 

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor: Dr Leung is clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary.

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Stewar...
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/1211CFP_WDLeung_IndxFg.jpg" alt="hypermelanosis"...
11/19/2012
HIV
HIV
11/19/2012

Wolfgang P. Rennert, MD, DMSC, DTM&H
Georgetown University

Dr Rennert is professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He earned his doctorate degree (DMSc) in Germany and a DTM&H degree in tropical medicine and hygiene in South Africa.

Wolfgang P. Rennert, MD, DMSC, DTM&am...
Typically, skin disease in HIV-infected children is more severe and more recalcitrant to treatment than in age-matched uninfected controls.
11/19/2012
Fractures
Fractures
11/19/2012

UTKARSH FICHADIA, MD
and CURT STANKOVIC, MD
Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Dr Fichadia is a fellow in pediatric emergency medicine and Dr Stankovic is fellowship director, pediatric emergency medicine at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.

WILLIAM YAAKOB, MD—Series Editor: Dr Yaakob is a radiologist in Tallahassee, Fla.

UTKARSH FICHADIA, MD and CURT STANKOV...
Distal tibial epiphyseal fractures are one of the most common types of epiphyseal fractures.
11/19/2012
eye infection
eye infection
11/19/2012

USHA SETHURAMAN, MD
DEEPAK M. KAMAT, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Dr Sethuraman is assistant professor in the division of emergency medicine in the Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State University in Detroit.
Dr Kamat is professor and vice chair of education in the Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and Wayne State
University.

USHA SETHURAMAN, MD DEEPAK M. KAMAT, ...
For uncomplicated infections of the eyelid, treatment typically consists of warm compresses.
11/19/2012
hair tourniquet syndrome
hair tourniquet syndrome
11/19/2012
<p><em><strong><img alt="hair tourniquet syndrome" src="/sites/default/files/Screen%20Shot%202016-12-05%20at%203.11.39%20PM.png" style="height:90px;...
11/19/2012