Volume 6 - Issue 11 - November 2007

Consultant for Pediatricians

DermClinic
DermClinic
Ear Anomalies and Neck Sinuses in a Newborn
04/29/2011

By Genetic Disorders MIRANDA O. RAMIREZ, MD and GOLDER N. WILSON, MD, PhD--Series EditorRamirez Pediatrics, Plano, Tex, and Texas Tech University

By Genetic Disorders MIRANDA O. RAMIR...
The patient's ear anomalies together with branchial cysts raise the question: what types of ear changes warrant the need for additional studies--including those for kidney defects?
04/29/2011
Lice infestation
Lice infestation
Scrofula
04/29/2011

By ROBERT GIUSTI, MD

By ROBERT GIUSTI, MD
A 16-year-old Asian American girl presented for evaluation of a cyst on the anterior neck that had become enlarged and inflamed over the past 9 months.
04/29/2011
Lice infestation
Lice infestation

Crib Bumpers: Soft and Snug--or Deadly Decor?
04/29/2011
By Top Papers Of The Month LARISSA HIRSCH, MD and CHARLES A. POHL, MD--Series Editor Dr Hirsch is an instructor of pediatrics at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. She is also a medical editor for KidsHealth.org. Dr Pohl is professor of pediatrics and associate dean of student affairs and career counseling at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.
By Top Papers Of The Month LARISSA ...
Do the risks of using bumper pads in infant cribs outweigh the benefits?
04/29/2011
Lice infestation
Lice infestation
Focus on Head Lice
04/29/2011

KIRK BARBER, MD, FRCPC--Series Editor
Alberta Children's Hospital
Dr Barber is a consultant dermatologist at Alberta Children’s Hospital and clinical associate professor of medicine and community health sciences at the University of Calgary in Alberta.

KIRK BARBER, MD, FRCPC--Series Editor...
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04/29/2011
headache
headache
Pediatric Migraine: Diagnosis—Early Intervention at School
04/29/2011

JACK GLADSTEIN, MD
University of Maryland
Dr Gladstein is associate professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is also director of the pediatric headache clinic at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr Gladstein has written extensively on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric migrane. Parts of this article were adapted from his earlier article, which appeared in US Neurological
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JACK GLADSTEIN, MD University of Mary...
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04/29/2011
Dental disorders
Dental disorders
Acute Balanoposthitis
04/29/2011

By NIRAV SHASTRI, MD

By NIRAV SHASTRI, MD
The child had mild purulent discharge at the external urethral meatus; erythema of the glans penis; and minimal swelling of the prepuce, which could not be retracted.
04/29/2011
Dental disorders
Dental disorders
Postaxial Polydactyly
04/29/2011

By JULIENNE M. PALBUSA, BS and JOHN HARRINGTON, MD

By JULIENNE M. PALBUSA, BS and JOHN H...
This baby was born with an ulnar supernumerary digit on the left hand. This common congenital anomaly can be an isolated malformation or associated with other syndromes at birth.
04/29/2011