A girl was born at term with an uneventful prenatal and perinatal course. Her physical examination findings were normal except for the presence of 2 mandibular central incisor teeth.
A 2-month-old boy had been doing well after birth until about 7 or 8 weeks of life. His parents felt that he was not smiling, and was only looking to the right.
A 23-month-old Korean boy with no significant medical history presented to the pediatric emergency department (ED) after 5 of his bottom teeth fell out.
Extensive media reports about January’s measles outbreak that began at California’s Disneyland further underscore the need to urge parents to vaccinate their children to protect everyone against the...
The authors describe the case of a newborn who was completely asymptomatic, with normal results on CHD screening tests, normal femoral pulses, and normal perfusion, but with a significant systolic murmur. ...
Sarah Zader; Jamie Librizzi, MD; Kavita Parikh, MD
A 4-year-old, unimmunized African American girl presented with crampy abdominal pain, intermittent bloody diarrhea, occasional nighttime fever, decreased appetite, and a 4.5-kg weight loss over a 4-month...
A 14-year-old girl presented to her pediatrician with a 1-day history of severe bilateral wrist pain. The patient, a runner and former gymnast, reported that on the day before, she had been weightlifting in...
Laundry detergent pods entered the U.S. consumer market in 2012, although they have been available in Europe since 2001. Their bright colors and small size make them attractive to toddlers, who may ingest...
Alexander K. C. Leung, MD; Benjamin Barankin, MD; and Kam-Lun Ellis Hon, MD
Alexander K. C. Leung, MD; Benjamin B...
Understanding the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and complications of acne vulgaris helps guide appropriate treatment to offer the best cosmesis and minimize scarring.
