Volume 12 - Issue 4 - April 2013

Consultant for Pediatricians

Sun Exposure
Sun Exposure
Did going on vacation cause this intensely pruritic rash?
05/01/2013
Kirk Barber, MD, FRCPC
CASE: This rash developed on the forearms and upper chest of a 13-year-old girl on the second day of a winter vacation in Hawaii. The patient lived in Canada, and this was her first tropical vacation.
05/01/2013
erythema
erythema
Erythema Infectiosum
05/01/2013
William B. Wadlington, MD
This freckle-nosed child displays the facial erythema, or slapped-cheek appearance, typical of erythema infectiosum.
05/01/2013
hemangiomas
hemangiomas
Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber Syndrome
05/01/2013
Sairah Chachad, MD; Atiya Khan, MD, MRCP
The parents of this 2-year-old boy brought their son for evaluation of swelling of the right leg and excoriation and serosanguineous discharge from the ankle region of 3 days’ duration. The child had had a...
05/01/2013
Sacroiliitis
Sacroiliitis
Sacroiliitis
04/30/2013
Natasha Sidhu, MD; Amaziah Coleman, MD
A 23-month-old girl was admitted to the hospital with a history of refusing to bear weight on her right leg. She presented with a 1-day history of pain in the right hip, limping, fever, decreased appetite,...
04/30/2013
eye disorders
eye disorders
Capillary Hemangioma
04/30/2013
Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD; Bhagwan Das Bang, MD
<p class="p3">The parents of a 2-month-old infant were concerned about a gradually enlarging reddish mass in the inner canthus of their daughter’s left eye. The 3-cm mass had been present...
04/30/2013
trauma
trauma
Acutely Traumatized Children: Identifying and Managing Posttraumatic Stress
04/30/2013
Julian Ford, PhD
<p class="p3">Every day, in every community, children are exposed to traumatic threats to their safety, health, and relationships.<sup>1</sup> Public and professional...
04/30/2013
Infectious diseases
Infectious diseases
Viral Infections in Children and Adolescents
04/30/2013
Eczema HerpeticumJOE R. MONROE, PA-C, MPASWarren Clinic, Tulsa, Oklahoma
04/30/2013
urinary dysfunction
urinary dysfunction
Rectovesical Fistula in a 7-Year-Old Boy
04/30/2013
Elita Gose-Balakrishnan, MD; Mauricio Romero Olvera, MD; Luis Garcia, MD; Consolacion Tanedo-Pimentel, MD
<p>A 7-year-old boy with a past history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) presented to the emergency department with gross hematuria, dysuria, and UTI resistant to treatment with oral...
04/30/2013
Dermatitis
Dermatitis
Boy With Rash on Forefeet
04/30/2013
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC
<p class="p2">A 7-year-old boy presented with a 1-year history of a rash on his forefeet. The rash was not pruritic, but there was an occasional burning sensation in the affected area. The...
04/30/2013
Neck Masses
Neck Masses
Rapidly Enlarging Neck Mass in an Infant
04/30/2013
Sarah Tatum Ritchie, MD; Charles Ritchie, MD; Shelley Wells Collins, MD
<p class="p1">A 6-week-old, full-term, white girl presented with a rapidly enlarging right-sided neck/parotid gland mass. Her parents had noticed a small, nontender bump at 3 weeks of age...
04/30/2013
Swelling
Swelling
Are These Lumps and Bumps a Cause for Concern?
04/30/2013
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/Screen_Shot_2013-04-30_at_11.07.50_AM.png" alt="Cephalohematoma" title="Cephalohematoma" width="110"...
04/30/2013
sleep
sleep
Screen Time and the Sandman
04/30/2013
Charles A. Pohl, MD; Chalanda Jones, MD
<p class="p1"><strong><strong><em><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/Screen_Shot_2013-04-30_at_10.24.54_AM.png" alt="screen time"...
04/30/2013
fever
fever
Is Fever Good or Bad? Helping Parents Understand the Difference
04/30/2013
Kimberly E. Barker, MD; Jon Woltmann, MD; Heidi Flatin, MD
<p><strong><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/1304CFP_Cover_3.jpg" alt="cover" title="cover" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right:...
04/30/2013