Volume 6 - Issue 6 - June 2007

Consultant for Pediatricians

television watching in children
television watching in children
Brown Band on Teenager's Thumb: What Cause?
04/29/2011
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; C. Pion Kao, MD
A brown band runs along the longitudinal axis of this teenager’s thumb.
04/29/2011
television watching in children
television watching in children
Glued to the Tube
04/29/2011
Charles A. Pohl, MD; Larissa Hirsch, MD
<DIV id=article-content-body> <P>According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the average child watches 4 hours of television per day.<SUP>1</SUP> By the time a child...
04/29/2011
Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction
Metallic Corneal Foreign Body With Rust Ring
04/29/2011
Craig J. Huang, MD
Two days after "heading" a soccer ball, a 17-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with progressive pain and a foreign-body sensation in his left eye.
04/29/2011
Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction

Consultations & Comments
04/29/2011
June 1, 2007
June 1, 2007
I believe the classification scheme and the biochemical pathways proposed for oligosaccharidoses outlined in a recen
04/29/2011
Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction
Cerebral Palsy: A Multisystem Review
04/29/2011
Jean Someshwar, MD; Florence C. Dalcanto, MD; John Collins, MD; Shiv Someshwar, MD; Linda S. Nield, MD; Sharmila Nanda, MD
<DIV id=article-content-body> <P>Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of nonprogressive neurological conditions defined by specific motor deficits or movement disorders. It is often associated...
04/29/2011
Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction
A Photo Quiz to Hone Dermatologic Skills
04/29/2011
David L. Kaplan, MD
For several weeks, this 21/2-year-old boy has had erythematous annular lesions on the lower trunk and proximal lower extremities.
04/29/2011
Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction
Complications of Body Art
04/29/2011
Barry Moriarty
Tattooing and body piercing are popular among adolescents, many of whom may not be aware of possible medical complications.
04/29/2011
Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction
Trichobezoar in a Young Girl With Abdominal Pain and Alopecia
04/29/2011
Michelle Nguyen, MD
A 4-year-old Hispanic girl presented with abdominal pain of 2 months' duration that had been increasing in intensity for the past 2 days.
04/29/2011
stool discoloration
stool discoloration
Caterpillar Sting
04/29/2011
John P. White, MD, DPM, MS
While playing on a brick walkway in her backyard, a 4-year-old girl stepped on a puss caterpillar and was stung.
04/29/2011
stool discoloration
stool discoloration
Red-Colored Stool
04/29/2011
Roy Benaroch, MD
The parents of a 9-month-old boy were concerned about the bright red color of their son's feces. Over the course of an hour, the infant had 3 bowel movements that appeared to the family to be...
04/29/2011
Fever and Rash
Fever and Rash
Child With "Burns" on the Tongue
04/29/2011
Sushma Nuthakki, MD; Randall Schlievert, MD
A healthy 4-year-old girl presented to the emergency department (ED) with suspected inflicted burns on the tongue.
04/29/2011
Fever and Rash
Fever and Rash

Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
04/29/2011
Bhagwan Das Bang, MD
For about a week, a 4-year-old girl had a nonpruritic rash that initially appeared on her legs and arms.
04/29/2011