Volume 7 - Issue 7 - July 2008

Consultant for Pediatricians

dermatophyte infections
dermatophyte infections
Tinea Capitis
05/04/2011
John W. Harrington, MD
<p><img alt="Tinea Capitis" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/0807cfpPCtineacapitis_thumb.jpg" style="height:90px; margin:5px; width:85px; float:left" />This...
05/04/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Botfly Infestation
05/04/2011
Kirsten B. Hawkins, MD, MPH; Tan D. Ngo, MD; Rachel St. John, MD, CMHC, NCC, NIC-A; Anisha Abraham, MD, MPH
Five weeks after returning from a school trip to the Amazon in Peru, a 16-year-old boy presented with 2 persistent “bug bites” on the lateral left calf.
05/04/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Emergent Laceration Closure
05/04/2011
Jonathan Stuart Crane, DO, MD; John D. Schoonmaker, PA-C
During a camping trip, a 7-year-old boy sustained a 1.5-cm laceration down to the bone above the left eyebrow.
05/04/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Curly Toes
05/04/2011
Robert P. Blereau, MD; Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD
<P>A 17-month-old boy was brought for evaluation of bilateral foot pain of 3 weeks’ duration. He had been born with curly toes—medial curving of the third, fourth, and fifth toes bilaterally. The...
05/04/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Conjoined Twins
05/04/2011
Pamela Britto-Williams, MD; Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD
These thoraco-omphalopagus twins were born at 33 weeks gestation via cesarean delivery.
05/04/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection
05/04/2011
Riva Kamat, MD; Muna Jama, BS
Community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) is currently the most common cause of skin and soft tissue infections in the United States.
05/04/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Two Girls With Short Stature
05/03/2011
Anitha Malaisamy, MD; Nedim Cakan, MD; Golder N. Wilson, MD, PhD; Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD
A 14-year-old white girl whose menstrual periods have not begun presents with concerns that many of her peers are already menstruating.
05/03/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Headache Secondary to Epidural Abscess
05/03/2011
Miltiadis Douvoyiannis, MD; Marguerite Mayers, MD; Nathan Litman, MD
A 14-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital with a headache of 3 weeks’ duration and forehead swelling.
05/03/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Risky Business: What the Numbers Suggest— and What They Mean
05/03/2011
Martha A. Hellems, MD; Gregory F. Hayden, MD
Practicing pediatricians make many clinical decisions each day in the course of patient care.
05/03/2011
testicular torsion
testicular torsion
Age, Social Class, and New Parents
05/03/2011
Howard Fischer, MD
I recently had the privilege of visiting a couple
05/03/2011
pediatric migraine
pediatric migraine
Repeated Episodes of Abdominal Pain Followed by Emesis in a 22-Month-Old
04/29/2011
Beena Patel, MD; Houchang D. Modanlou, MD; Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP
Twenty-two-month-old girl seen in the emergency department (ED) after several hours of abdominal pain associated with non-bloody, non-bilious emesis.
04/29/2011