Pisespong Patamasucon, MD

A 16-year-old boy who recently had returned from a visit to Mexico presented to the emergency department complaining of fever, headache, vomiting, and neck pain for the past 2 days.

<p>A 4-year-old boy of Nicaraguan descent was hospitalized because of worsening perium<span>bilical abdominal pain. The pain began 6 days </span>earlier and was...

Pott puffy tumor (osteomyelitis of the frontal bone with subperiosteal abscess) is a serious complication of recurrent sinus infections among adults.

<p>A 4-year-old boy of Nicaraguan descent was hospitalized because of worsening periumbilical abdominal pain. The pain began 6 days earlier and was accompanied by decreased appetite, nausea,...

A 10-year-old and previously healthy Caucasian male presented with a 2-week history of fever, cough, and pruritic rash.

A 15-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of a mass on the left side of her neck.

A 2½-year-old boy with no significant medical history presented to the emergency department with a 1-month history of generalized abdominal pain.

A previously healthy 11-year-old girl presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 3-day history of headaches, intermittent fever, nausea, vomiting, and photophobia.

Desquamation of the palms and soles, such as that seen in the two infants’ cases described here, is a known but uncommon presentation of congenital syphilis.