Lisa E. Herrmann, MD; Wendy Hoffner, MD; Aaron Shedlock, MD; Padma Pavuluri, MD; Julia Emanuel, MS
An 8-year-old previously healthy girl presented initially to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset of nonbloody, nonbilious emesis and loose, nonbloody, nonmucoid stools, along with a 2-day history...
Sharda Udassi, MD; Mori Stern, MD; Sanjeev Y. Tuli, MD; Riley Kendall, MD
A 4-year-old girl presented to a primary care clinic with a chief concern of abnormal gait. Her parents noted that the girl has been walking on her toes for the past several years, and that her gait is not...
Child welfare services referred a 9-month-old girl to the Child Protection Team because of concerns about the presence of burns on the infant’s chest, back, and buttocks.
Benjamin Barankin, MD, FRCPC; Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP
A 7-year-old boy presented with an asymptomatic light patch on his back that had been first noted in the neonatal period. The patch had been stable in shape, distribution, texture, and relative size since...
We received this note from a health communications specialist at the CDC's Office on Smoking Prevention and Health in response to the August 2013 “Parent Coach” column, in which advice is offered about...
We at Consultant for Pediatricians endured a particularly cold, snowy, and icy winter here in the Northeast. In keeping with the sweet sense of renewal that spring’s long-awaited arrival brings, we’ve...
A previously healthy 18-year-old young adult presented with a 3-day history of pain in his right shoulder and upper chest, which had progressed after 24 hours to swelling and pain in the left knee and leg....
