Volume 15 - Issue 11 - November 2016

Consultant for Pediatricians

Case Report
Case Report
Complications in Childhood Asthma
08/08/2018

Hoda Karbalivand, MD; Omar Alharbi, MD; and Magda Mendez, MD, FAAP

Hoda Karbalivand, MD; Omar Alharbi, M...
A 6-year-old boy presented in the emergency department with difficulty breathing and chest pain.
08/08/2018
eiphysis
eiphysis
Why Does This Preteen Have Hip Pain?
09/25/2017

Joshua Jones, BS; Alex Tse, BS; and Lynnette Mazur, MD, MPH

Joshua Jones, BS; Alex Tse, BS; and L...
A 12-year-old boy presented to the orthopedic clinic with left hip pain that began after he was tackled at a school football game.
09/25/2017
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
Why Is This Child’s Hair Not Growing?
12/17/2016

Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, and Benjamin Barankin, MD

Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, and Benjami...
A 2-year-old girl presented with diffuse thin hair on the scalp since birth.
12/17/2016
acetaminophen
acetaminophen
Is Acetaminophen Safe for Asthmatic Patients?
12/16/2016

Jessica Tomaszewski, MD

Jessica Tomaszewski, MD
Past studies have suggested an association between acetaminophen use and concurrent asthma symptoms and decreased lung function.
12/16/2016
loose anagen syndrome
loose anagen syndrome
An Adolescent With Inguinal Swelling
11/02/2016

Manish Kumar, MBBS; Kamal K. Singh, MD; Sandeep A. Gandhi, MD, FACP, FIDSA; and
Mahmood Afghani, MD

Manish Kumar, MBBS; Kamal K. Singh, M...
A 15-year-old boy presented with a painful swelling in the left groin that had persisted for 2 weeks.
11/02/2016
hyperinsulinism
hyperinsulinism
Focal Congenital Hyperinsulinism
11/01/2016

Peter Tieh, MD; Isabel Kwan, MD; Catherine S. Mao, MD; Soina K. Dargan, MS, MD; and Jennifer K. Yee, MD

Peter Tieh, MD; Isabel Kwan, MD; Cath...
A full-term girl was born to a 21-year-old gravida 2 para 2 mother who had had adequate prenatal care and no pregnancy complications.
11/01/2016
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus
Symptomatic Coagulase-negative Staphylococci Infections
11/01/2016

Alexis Phillips, DO; Nischala Rajegowda, MD; and Beena Sood, MD

Alexis Phillips, DO; Nischala Rajegow...
A 3-week-old boy presented to our emergency department with a 1-day history of decreased urine output and oral intake.
11/01/2016
expired medication
expired medication
Ingestion of an Expired, 40-Year-Old Medication
11/01/2016

Dante Pappano, MD, MPH

Dante Pappano, MD, MPH
A 14-year-old girl presented in the emergency department after taking an expired medication.
11/01/2016
nose
nose
A Neonate With a Crooked Nose
11/01/2016

Shima Yasin, MD; Richard H. Schwartz, MD;
Robert S. Bahadori, MD; Pegah Pirowski, MS, PNP; and Joshua Kim, BS

Shima Yasin, MD; Richard H. Schwartz,...
On day 3 of life, a pediatrician observed that the neonate’s nose had asymmetric nasal apertures and a diagonal slant to the nasal columella.
11/01/2016
Case in Point
Case in Point
Gastric Volvulus
11/01/2016

STEVEN R. BRUHL, MD, MS

HOLLIS W. MERRICK, MD

BASIL E. AKPUNONU, MD

STEVEN R. BRUHL, MD, MS HOLLIS W. ME...
A 5-week-old breastfed boy presented to the pediatric gastroenterology office for evaluation of possible GERD.
11/01/2016
MLS syndrome
MLS syndrome
MLS Syndrome
11/01/2016

Presley Garrison; L. Michael Edralin, MD; and Karin M. Hillenbrand, MD, MPH

Presley Garrison; L. Michael Edralin,...
An infant girl born at 39 weeks’ gestation had skin and eye defects that were evident at birth.
11/01/2016
lichen aureus
lichen aureus
A Boy With a Macular, Golden-Brown Patch
10/31/2016

Kush S. Patel, BS; Richard H. Flowers, MD; and Barbara B. Wilson, MD 

Kush S. Patel, BS; Richard H. Flowers...
A 4-year-old boy presented with a 1.5-year history of a rash on his right buttock.
10/31/2016