Volume 9 - Issue 2 - Febuary 2010

ABSTRACT: For decades, our country's health care system and its government have struggled with the challenge of providing immunization coverage

The imaging studies shown are from 2 children with cancer who underwent placement of 9.6 French left subclavian central venous catheters (CVCs) to facil

A 1-week-old boy was brought to an outpatient pediatric clinic by his mother because of concerns of enlarging, peeling lesions around the groin, buttock

This baby boy was born with bilateral medial colobomas of the upper eyelids without tarsal plates (A) and bilateral accessory tragi (

A MOTHER ASKS:

ABSTRACT: Although at present there is no cure for type 1 diabetes mellitus, good treatments are available that can enable affecte

Case: A 15-month-old boy is brought to his family practitioner’s office for evaluation of severe candidiasis in his diaper region t

Two recent rep

A 6-year-old boy presents with tall stature (97th percentile for age), motor delays (walking at 16 months), speech delays (expressive vocabulary of 30 to 40 words with recent use...

I appreciated Dr Kirk Barber's excellent illustration of a branchial cleft sinus ("Dermclinic," CONSULTANT FOR PEDIATRICIANS, November 2009, page 38

<P><STRONG>A MOTHER ASKS:</STRONG> <BR>“In the past month, I’ve used a pharmacist- recommended anti-lice shampoo 4 times and my daughter still has lice. Can you call in a...

<P>Dr Ho is assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and a pediatric endocrinologist at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. Mr Loh is a fourth-year student in the Faculty...

<P>Dr Ho is assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and a pediatric endocrinologist at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary. Mr Loh is a fourth-year student in the Faculty...

<P>A 6-year-old boy presents with tall stature (97th percentile for age), motor delays (walking at 16 months), speech delays (expressive vocabulary of 30 to 40 words with recent use of 2-word...

Branchial Cleft Sinus Should Prompt Workup for Potentially Serious Syndrome

Branchial Cleft Sinus Should Prompt Workup for Potentially Serious Syndrome

A 7-year-old girl presented with pain and discomfort in the left leg that was exacerbated by physical activity. She had been born with a port-wine stain on the left knee.

Dr Harrington is associate professor of pediatrics at Eastern

<P><IMG style="MARGIN: 5px; FLOAT: left" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/1002dermFIG1a_thumb.jpg" width=90 height=84>An 8-year-old girl presents with a 1-year history of...

<p>Images are shown from 2 children with cancer who underwent placement of 9.6 French left subclavian central venous catheters to facilitate treatment.</p>

Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Spectrum ROBERT P. BLEREAU, MD Morgan City, La

Reactive airway disease, whether transient or persistent, is one of the most common pediatric complaints.

Branchial Cleft Sinus Should Prompt Workup for Potentially Serious Syndrome

What to Make of the Latest Statistics? JOHN W. HARRINGTON, MD Eastern Virginia Medical School

<p><strong><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/1002dermFIG1a_thumb.jpg" alt="PLEVA" width="90" height="84" style="margin: 5px; float:...

<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/1002cdFIG1_thumb.jpg" style="height:90px; width:65px; float:left" />A 6-year-old boy presents with tall stature...