Volume 5 - Issue 10 - October 2006

Consultant for Pediatricians

herpes infection
herpes infection
Botulinum Toxin Therapy in Children: What Role in Managing Spasticity and Dystonia?
04/29/2011

By CHARLES PELSHAW, MD, JAMES CHINARIAN, MD, and EDWARD DABROWSKI, MD

By CHARLES PELSHAW, MD, JAMES CHINARI...
The use of botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) for treating wrinkles has been well publicized.
04/29/2011
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herpes infection
Case in Point: An Unusual Injury to the Mouth
04/29/2011

By TERESA HOLTROP, MD

By TERESA HOLTROP, MD
A 2-year-old boy was brought to the emergency department by his mother after he slipped and fell in the bathtub.
04/29/2011
herpes infection
herpes infection
A Photo Quiz to Hone Dermatologic Skills
04/29/2011

By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD-Series Editor

By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD-Series Editor ...
This infant's mother noted the development of 2 reddish-pink firm papules on her son's forehead when he was about 1 month old.
04/29/2011
herpes infection
herpes infection
Benign Epilepsy: when to stop meds
04/29/2011

By Donald M. Olson, MD

By Donald M. Olson, MD
  How long should I keep giving anticonvulsant medications to a child with benign genetic epilepsy? ----MD
04/29/2011
herpes infection
herpes infection
Photo Essay: Images of Tuberculosis
04/29/2011

By WOLFGANG RENNERT, MD, DMSc, DTM&H

By WOLFGANG RENNERT, MD, DMSc, DTM&am...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one the most important infectious diseases in the world.
04/29/2011
herpes infection
herpes infection
e-Photo Quiz: Take the Monthly Online Challenge
04/29/2011

October 1, 2006

October 1, 2006
On the morning of the day this picture was taken, this infant suddenly turned blue and stopped breathing while being fed.
04/29/2011
herpes infection
herpes infection
Photoclinic: Incontinentia Pigmenti
04/29/2011

October 1, 2006

October 1, 2006
The skin eruption on this 2-month-old infant had been present since birth.
04/29/2011
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herpes infection
Editors Commentary: Three in One . . .
04/29/2011

Susan Kweskin
Group Editorial Director

Susan Kweskin Group Editorial Directo...
<DIV id=article-content-body> <P>If you are reading this editorial, you've already seen the 2 special supplements to <EM>Consultant For Pediatricians </EM>that came wrapped with...
04/29/2011
herpes infection
herpes infection
Recurrent Painful, Pruritic Rash on Right Cheek and Eyelid
04/29/2011

By MOHSEN SAIDINEJAD, MD and PRASHANT MAHAJAN, MD, MPH, MBA
Wayne State University

ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD--Series Editor
University of Calgary

By MOHSEN SAIDINEJAD, MD and PRASHANT...
<DIV id=article-content-body><IMG style="MARGIN: 5px; FLOAT: left" alt="Herpes Zoster" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/0610cfpWD_thumb.jpg" width=56...
04/29/2011
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herpes infection
Case in Point: Night Terrors
04/29/2011

By KATHRYN MOFFETT, MD

By KATHRYN MOFFETT, MD
The patient is a healthy 5-year-old boy who typically awakens 90 minutes after falling asleep.
04/29/2011
eye infection
eye infection
Orbital Abscess
04/29/2011

William Demshok, PA-C
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami

William Demshok, PA-CBascom Palmer Ey...
<P><IMG style="MARGIN: 5px; FLOAT: left" alt="Orbital Abscess" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/0610cfpPCOrbitalAbscess_thumb.jpg" width=90 height=78>A 4-year-old...
04/29/2011
Diabetes Q&A
Diabetes Q&A
Adolecent Medicine Update: Anorexia Nervosa
04/29/2011

By DAVID S. REITMAN, MD

By DAVID S. REITMAN, MD
For many practitioners, teenagers with eating disorders elicit a visceral reaction.
04/29/2011
Hereditary Childhood Disorders
Hereditary Childhood Disorders
A Collage of Hereditary Childhood Disorders
04/29/2011

By ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD and C. PION KAO, MD
Dr Leung is clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, Alberta. Dr Kao is pediatric consultant at the same hospital.

Photo Essay
Focus on Signs and Symptoms

By ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD and C. P...
<P><IMG style="MARGIN: 5px; FLOAT: left" alt="Fragile X syndrome" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/0610cfpPEHereditaryDisorders1_thumb.jpg" width=56...
04/29/2011
Diabetes Q&A
Diabetes Q&A
Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children: Strategies for Early Recognition and Treatment
04/29/2011

STUART A. BRADIN, DO
University of Michigan
Dr Bradin is clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine in the division of pediatric emergency medicine, department of emergency medicine at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.

STUART A. BRADIN, DO University of Mi...
<p><img alt="diabetic ketoacidosis" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/0610cfpBradinFigureThumb_thumb.png" style="height:90px; margin:5px; width:70px; float:left"...
04/29/2011
Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders
e-Photo Quiz: Answer to Last Month’s Online Challenge - Orbital cellulitis
04/29/2011

By David Effron, MD

By David Effron, MD
The child has orbital cellulitis, an infection with sometimes serious sequelae that involves the soft tissue of the orbit posterior to the orbital septum.
04/29/2011
Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders
Photoclinic: Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
04/29/2011

By Bhagwan Das Bang, MD,

By Bhagwan Das Bang, MD,
A 3-month-old infant was brought for evaluation after the sudden development of a tonic-clonic seizure that involved the left upper extremity.
04/29/2011