A previously healthy 15-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with a fever of 40°C, vomiting, severe right-sided eye pain, headache, and visual changes.
The mother of a 3-month-old girl brought her to the emergency department for evaluation after noticing redness and swelling of the infant’s right third toe.
Armaity Vaghaiwalla Austin, MD, MPH; Kevin Chu, DO; Jo Marie Reilly, MD
The parents of a 1-month-old Latino boy brought him to the family medicine clinic out of concern for poor feeding, abdominal distension, and poor weight gain.
Sadiq S. Shaik, MD; Henry Rohrs, MD; Stephanie Ryan, MD; Maria N. Kelly, MD
At a routine health supervision visit, an 11-year-old boy presented with concerns about poor school performance, difficulty gaining weight over the past year, and persistent speech problems.
A 25-month-old girl presented with a 1.5-week history of not feeling well. She had had intermittent, cramping, diffuse abdominal pain, increasing irritability, and decreased activity.
Jonathan Silverberg, MD; James Young, DO; Sharon E. Jacob, MD; Anthony Fransway, MD; Albert Yan, MD; Janice L. Pelletier, MD; Alina Goldenberg, BA, MAS, MD; Nanette Silverberg, MD; Luz Fonacier, MD; Bruce Brod, MD; Richard Usatine, MD; Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH
This article reviews the burden of nickel sensitivity, and the initiatives that are in place and what more is needed to combat this growing problem.
