Volume 15 - Issue 12 - December 2016

Consultant for Pediatricians

respiratory distress
respiratory distress
Sudden Respiratory Distress in Infants With Cardiac and Gastrointestinal Malformations
06/10/2019
Aman Chauhan, MD; Christopher Arcement, MD; Kelly K. Gajewski, MD; Christian Lilje, MD
These two case reports describe infants with cardiac and gastrointestinal malformations.
06/10/2019
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
11/20/2018
Katie Dowd; Sana Mohiuddin, MD; Janet Meller, MD; Curtis W. Turner, MD; Vijay S. Tonk, PhD
A 6-month-old boy presented with a history of 4 days of fever and emesis and maximum-recorded temperature of 40°C.
11/20/2018
What's Your Diagnosis?
A Teenager With a Changing Mole on Her Back
What's Your Diagnosis?
A Teenager With a Changing Mole on Her Back
08/02/2018
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
Differential diagnoses include blue nevus, Spitz nevus, dysplastic nevus, pityriasis lichenoides, dermatofibroma, neurofibroma, verruca vulgaris, molluscum contagiosum, mongolian spot, café au lait spot,...
08/02/2018
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Kawasaki Disease
07/29/2018
Claire Harrington, BS ; Robert Escalera, MD
A 6-month-old boy presented to the emergency department with a history of 2 days of vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain.
07/29/2018
Eczema
Eczema
Can You Identify This Worsening Rash?
11/01/2017
Wendy Hoffner, MD; Rita Damico, DO
A 4-year-old girl with a history of atopic dermatitis presented with worsening rash and fever in the setting of upper respiratory symptoms.
11/01/2017
Pediatric Vaccines
Pediatric Vaccines
Vaccination Recommendations for Pediatric Transplant Patients
12/28/2016
Daniel V. DiGiacomo, MPH; Sarah M. Labuda, MD; Russell W. Steele, MD
Russell W. Steele, MD, and colleagues, review and simplify current vaccination guidelines for children with hematopoietic stem cell transplants or solid organ transplants, focusing on the role of the PCP or...
12/28/2016
What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
What Is This Extremely Pruritic Rash With Nighttime Intensity?
12/16/2016

Alexander K.C. Leung, MD; Benjamin Barankin, MD; and Kam-Lun Ellis Hon, MD

Alexander K.C. Leung, MD; Benjamin Ba...
An 8-year-old boy presented with an extremely pruritic rash, especially on his distal limbs.
12/16/2016
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Nasal Dermoid Sinus
12/13/2016
Michelle Leff, MD, FAAP
At birth, the infant was noted to have a pit midline between the eyes on the nasal root.
12/13/2016
tumor
tumor
Pott Puffy Tumor: A Rare Case Presenting in a 5-Year-Old Child
12/06/2016
Waleed H. Kurtom, MD; Andrew J. Degnan, MD; Randall G. Fisher, MD
The boy had initially presented after falling off his bunk bed and hitting his forehead on the steps of the bed.
12/06/2016
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
Is Baby-led Weaning Safe?
12/02/2016
Jessica Tomaszewski, MD
The practice of baby-led weaning as a means of introducing complementary foods has grown in popularity.
12/02/2016
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
Scurvy in a 4-Year-Old Boy
11/30/2016
Ayesha S. Ali, BS; Cristy Gustas, MD; Chris O'Hara, MD
A 4-year old boy was recently seen at an outside hospital and diagnosed as having a stress fracture of his left femur.
11/30/2016
Hemangioma
Hemangioma
Scrotal Hemangioma in an Infant
11/30/2016
Lynnette J. Mazur, MD, MPH; Kelly Wilmas, BS; Hunter P. Nolen, BS
At birth, an infant's physical examination results were unremarkable except for a reddish-purple hemangioma on the right scrotum.
11/30/2016
Childhood Scar Treatments: Improving Appearance and Symptoms
11/28/2016
Sarah E. Ellison, MD; Erica R. Ghareeb, MD; Linda S. Nield, MD
Scarring in childhood can lead to not only significant cosmetic concerns but also functional morbidity.
11/28/2016
pityriasis lichenoides
pityriasis lichenoides
A Child With Persistent White Spots on His Upper Body
11/28/2016
Lynnette J. Mazur, MD, MPH; Y-vu Robert Van, BS; Nourhan Ismaeel, BS
An 11 year-old boy presented to clinic for a sick visit with complaints of white spots on his chest, abdomen, and back.
11/28/2016