Volume 15 - Issue 7 - July 2016

Consultant for Pediatricians

Featured
Review Article
Kidneys
Review Article
Adrenal Insufficiency
07/24/2016

Christine Ellis, MD; Min Lee, MD; Emily Borne, MD; Michael Yafi, MD; and Julia Shelburne, MD, FAAP 

Christine Ellis, MD; Min Lee, MD;...
A 14-year-old boy presented with a history of 3 days of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
07/24/2016
coarctation
coarctation
A Teenager With a History of Shortness of Breath and Headaches
07/30/2016

Christian Lilje, MD; Kiran Mallula, MD; Kenneth Ward, MD; and Jane Congeni, MD 

Christian Lilje, MD; Kiran Mallul...
A previously healthy boy presented with a 6-month history of shortness of breath with exercise and frequent headaches.
07/30/2016
lupus
lupus
What Are These Annular, Polycyclic Plaques?
07/25/2016

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD 

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series ...
A 5-year-old Asian boy presented with a 6-month history of a rash on his arms.
07/25/2016
lupus
lupus
What Are These Annular, Polycyclic Plaques?
07/25/2016

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD 

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series ...
A 5-year-old Asian boy presented with a 6-month history of a rash on his arms.
07/25/2016
lupus
lupus
What Are These Annular, Polycyclic Plaques?
07/25/2016

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD 

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series ...
A 5-year-old Asian boy presented with a 6-month history of a rash on his arms.
07/25/2016
Photo Quiz
Photo Quiz
Why Does This Boy Have Multiple Joint Contractures?
06/24/2016

Waleed Kurtom, MD; Andrew J. Degnan, MD; Katherine G. Langley, MS; and Samantha A. Schrier Vergano, MD 

Waleed Kurtom, MD; Andrew J. Degnan, ...
An 8 year-old boy who recently emigrated from El Salvador was referred initially to a rheumatologist for concerns of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, specifically with contractures of the distal...
06/24/2016
atlanto-occipital dislocation
atlanto-occipital dislocation
Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation Following a Car Accident
06/24/2016

Stephen Winfield, MD; Katelyn Hopper, MD; and Andrew Rosenthal, MD, FACS

Stephen Winfield, MD; Katelyn Hopper,...
A 10-year-old girl was the restrained backseat passenger on the right side side of a car that was involved in head-on collision with a truck.
06/24/2016
Intraoral Ranula
Intraoral Ranula
Ranula
06/24/2016

Bhagwan Bang, MD

Bhagwan Bang, MD
An otherwise healthy 13-year-old girl presented with a complaint that she described as “a few months of a bump under my tongue.”
06/24/2016
Eczema Herpeticum
Eczema Herpeticum
Eczema Herpeticum: A Boy With Multiple Monomorphic Erosions
06/24/2016

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

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Benjam...
A 2-year-old boy presented with a mild fever, malaise, and an extensive rash of 4-days’ duration.
06/24/2016
crohns
crohns
An Unusual Presentation of Crohn Disease
06/24/2016

Michael Malandra, MD; Andrada R. Popescu, MD; Nitin R. Wadhwani, MD; and Jeffrey B. Brown, MD 

Michael Malandra, MD; Andrada R. ...
An 11-year-old boy presented with 6 days of a cough and right upper quadrant abdominal pain that radiated to the chest.
06/24/2016
Streptococcus
Streptococcus
A Girl With Streptococcus dysgalactiae Brain Abscess and Meningitis
06/24/2016

  Farah Khan, MD; Richard H. Schwartz, MD; and Rebecca Levorson, MD

  Farah Khan, MD; Richard H. Sch...
A 2-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital a 1-week history of intermittently grabbing at her head and intermittently screaming.
06/24/2016
Rash
Rash
A Pruritic Bullous Eruption in a Teenage Boy
06/24/2016

Marjon Vatanchi, MD; Maxim Polansky, MD; Kevin Wu, MD; and Dakshayani Guttal, MD 

Marjon Vatanchi, MD; Maxim Polans...
A previously healthy boy presented with a 1-week history of worsening pruritic papulovesicular eruption.
06/24/2016
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus
Know Thy Enemy: The Changing Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus
06/24/2016

Jessica Tomaszewski, MD 

Jessica Tomaszewski, MD 
Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen in the adult and pediatric population.
06/24/2016
bullous impetigo
bullous impetigo
More on Bullous Impetigo
06/24/2016
Reader reaction and timely answers from colleagues.
06/24/2016