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The Wheezing Infant: An Exercise in Differential Diagnosis
03/09/2012
La Donna J. Johnson, MD
The most important diagnostic tool in the evaluation of the wheezing infant is the history. After the initial assessment, further investigation is necessary to determine the underlying cause of wheeze. ...
03/09/2012
Feature
Feature
The Wheezing Infant: An Exercise in Differential Diagnosis
03/09/2012
La Donna J. Johnson, MD
The most important diagnostic tool in the evaluation of the wheezing infant is the history. After the initial assessment, further investigation is necessary to determine the underlying cause of wheeze. ...
03/09/2012
Feature
Feature
The Wheezing Infant: An Exercise in Differential Diagnosis
03/09/2012
La Donna J. Johnson, MD
The most important diagnostic tool in the evaluation of the wheezing infant is the history. After the initial assessment, further investigation is necessary to determine the underlying cause of wheeze. ...
03/09/2012
What's Your Diagnosis?
ROSEOLA INFANTUM
What's Your Diagnosis?
Infant With High Fever and Rose-Pink Macular Rash at Defervescence
11/04/2011

By ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD—Series Editor
Dr Leung is clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary.

By ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD—Series E...
A 10-month-old girl had a fever for 3 days. She was treated with acetaminophen and had not been given any other medication. On the fourth day, the fever subsided and a rash appeared. The baby had begun...
11/04/2011
pruritus
pruritus
Pruritus in Children: What’s Itching?
05/05/2011

ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD
University of Calgary
WM. LANE M. ROBSON, MD
Childrens Clinic

ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD University ...
In children, most causes of itching are the result of skin disease, not underlying systemic illness.
05/05/2011
Adolescent Behavior Disorders
Adolescent Behavior Disorders
A Photo Quiz to Hone Dermatologic Skills: February 2008
04/29/2011
Kirk Barber, MD, FRCPC
The photos presented this month reveal disease entities I have seen that did not respond to conventional therapy and that became resistant "diaper rashes."
04/29/2011
Diabetes Q&A
Diabetes Q&A
Dermclinic: A Photo Quiz to Hone Dermatologic Skills: February 2006
04/29/2011
Kirk Barber, MD, FRCPC
A white ring recently developed around this lesion on the upper back of a 15-year-old boy.
04/29/2011
What's Your Diagnosis?
A Child With a Red Rash
What's Your Diagnosis?
A Child With a Red Rash
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
Child Abuse-or Mimic? Two-Year-Old Boy With Ataxic Gait and Markedly Elevated Liver Enzyme Levels
04/29/2011
Howard Fischer, MD; Abha Sharma, MD
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
Schizencephaly
Pediatrics
Photoclinic: Schizencephaly
04/29/2011
Atiya Khan, MD, MRCP; Suzy Mascaro-Walter, MSN, CFNP
Schizencephaly can be unilateral or bilateral and may present as an isolated malformation or be associated with other brain abnormalities.
04/29/2011