What's Your Diagnosis?
What's Your Diagnosis?
04/29/2011

By ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD--Series Editor, and WM. LANE M. ROBSON, MD

By ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD--Series ...
Seven-year-old boy with red, nonpruritic rash that appeared first on the cheeks and then spread to the trunk, extremities, and buttocks.
04/29/2011
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
04/29/2011

By ABHA SHARMA, MD and HOWARD FISCHER, MD

By ABHA SHARMA, MD and HOWARD FISCHER...
A 27-month-old boy is brought by his mother to the emergency department with a 1-day history of sluggish behavior and unsteady gait.
04/29/2011
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
04/29/2011

By Suzy Mascaro-Walter, MSN, CFNP, and Atiya Khan, MD,

By Suzy Mascaro-Walter, MSN, CFNP, an...
Schizencephaly can be unilateral or bilateral and may present as an isolated malformation or be associated with other brain abnormalities.
04/29/2011
Review Article
Review Article
04/29/2011
Musculoskeletal infections in children encompass a broad spectrum of entities that vary greatly in severity and complexity.
04/29/2011
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
04/29/2011

By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD

By DAVID L. KAPLAN, MD
For several weeks, an 18-year-old man has been bothered by itchy ears.
04/29/2011
Photoclinic
Photoclinic
04/29/2011

STEPHEN MESSNER, MD

Dr Messner is a clinical assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. He is also a member of the divisions of child protection and forensic pediatrics and general pediatrics.

STEPHEN MESSNER, MDDr Messner is a cl...
A 7-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of suspected sexual abuse after a school nurse noticed marks on her neck suggesting "hickeys."
04/29/2011
Feature
Feature
04/29/2011
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD
 
Dr Gibson is acting program director of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency, a joint Air Force and Army program with 46 residents, at Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Army or the US Government and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
 
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD   Dr Gib...
Children who present with fever and petechiae or purpura might have serious illness that requires immediate intervention.
04/29/2011
Feature
Feature
04/29/2011
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD
 
Dr Gibson is acting program director of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency, a joint Air Force and Army program with 46 residents, at Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Army or the US Government and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
 
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD   Dr Gib...
Children who present with fever and petechiae or purpura might have serious illness that requires immediate intervention.
04/29/2011
Feature
Feature
04/29/2011
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD
 
Dr Gibson is acting program director of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Emergency Medicine Residency, a joint Air Force and Army program with 46 residents, at Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the US Army or the US Government and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
 
WILLIAM A. GIBSON, MD   Dr Gib...
Children who present with fever and petechiae or purpura might have serious illness that requires immediate intervention.
04/29/2011
DermClinic
DermClinic
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