Volume 7 - Issue 11 - November 2008

Consultant for Pediatricians

Ticks
Ticks
Generalized Lentiginosis
04/29/2011
Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD; Robert P. Blereau, MD
Congenital lentigines are dark brown to black, 1- to 2-mm macules; they can be widespread over multiple cutaneous areas as well as on mucous membranes.
04/29/2011
milk-induced pulmonary disease
milk-induced pulmonary disease
Happy 4-Year-Old Girl With Developmental Delays, Hand Flapping
04/29/2011
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; C. Pion Kao, MD; James S. Leung, BSc
Figure – This 4-year-old girl has a
04/29/2011
milk-induced pulmonary disease
milk-induced pulmonary disease
Pseudostrabismus (Pseudoesotropia)
04/29/2011
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Justine H.S. Fong, MD
The parents of this 5-month-old boy were concerned that his eyes were turned in toward the nose. The infant was otherwise healthy. Physical examination findings were normal.
04/29/2011
Hegde-Leung Syndrome
Hegde-Leung Syndrome
Vaccines, the Public Trust, and the Importance of the Medical Home
04/29/2011
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04/29/2011
Medication Prescribing
Medication Prescribing
Simple Interventions Can Reduce Medication Errors
04/29/2011
Larissa Hirsch, MD; Charles A. Pohl, MD
<P>As parents prepare to leave hospitals and physicians' offices with their children, clinicians explain how medications should be administered. Studies have shown that, despite these...
04/29/2011
cystic hygroma
cystic hygroma
Cystic Hygroma in a Young Girl
04/29/2011
Tobe Momah, MD, MBBS; Francesca Velcek, MD; Karen A. Stanford, MD; Philip Q. Xiao, MD; Oliver Chang, MS
An 11-year-old girl presented with a swelling on the left side of the chin of 1 month's duration; in the past 24 hours, following a bite by an unidentified insect, the swelling had rapidly enlarged and...
04/29/2011
Psoriasis
Psoriasis
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
04/29/2011
Megan J. Troischt, MD; Tracey R. Mehlman, MD; Linda S. Nield, MD
A 13-year-old girl presented to her primary care pediatrician for continuing evaluation of intermittent right lower quadrant and right hip pain of 7 months' duration.
04/29/2011
Psoriasis
Psoriasis
Differentiating Epileptic Seizures From Nonepileptic Spells
04/29/2011
Donald M. Olson, MD
It can be difficult to determine whether unusual, paroxysmal behavior represents a seizure or a nonepileptic event.
04/29/2011
Psoriasis
Psoriasis
A Photo Quiz to Hone Dermatologic Skills
04/29/2011
David L. Kaplan, MD
04/29/2011