In this new interactive quiz, we present a case of a 15-year-old girl who developed bilateral lower extremity weakness and paresthesia after having undergone partial parathyroidectomy with removal of an...
Children with Fabry disease who are diagnosed via symptoms should be assessed for organ involvement immediately. When should organ involvement be assessed in asymptomatic children with FD?
In this interactive quiz, we describe a case of a 2-year-old boy who presents with a persistent cough with production of green purulent sputum. Can you make a diagnosis and treat this patient?
The girl had had rhinorrhea, frontal headache, and watery eyes for 1 week prior to the vomiting, for which she had been treated with loratadine, 5 mg/d.
In order to promote the importance of immunizations, we have compiled a succinct immunization schedule for infants and children by age, based on the CDC’s recommendations.
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz, John W. Harrington, MD, asks you how far apart the COVID-19 vaccines should be separated from other vaccines in children and adolescents. Take our quiz to find out!
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Melissa V. Cabellon, MD, PhD, asks you about electronic cigarette use among children and adolescents in middle school and high school.
The 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic was responsible for the deaths of 3% to 5% of the world population. Which strain of the influenza virus, which was also responsible for an influenza pandemic in the...
In this interactive quiz, we present a case of a 9-year-old girl who had had a chronic cough interspersed with periods of relief for more than 2 years. Can you make a diagnosis and treat this patient?
