Volume 10 - Issue 1 - January 2011

Consultant for Pediatricians

Flank Pain
Flank Pain
Flank Pain, Decreased Urine Output in Young Boy
06/23/2011
David Effron, MD; Maya C. Myslenski, MD
A 10-year-old boy presents to your office with sharp right-sided flank pain.
06/23/2011
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
06/23/2011
Germaine L. Defendi, MD, MS
For 2 weeks, this 13-year-old girl felt tired and achy.
06/23/2011
Spider bite
Spider bite
MRSA Abscess Attributed to Spider Bite
06/23/2011
Rajan Arora, MD; Saleem Raza, MD; Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD
The family of a 3-year-old girl was concerned about a painful lump in her right palm that they suspected was the result of a spider bite.
06/23/2011
X-Linked Ichthyosis
X-Linked Ichthyosis
X-Linked Ichthyosis
04/21/2011
Barbara B. Wilson, MD; Bridget M. Bryer Groff, MD; Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD; Jonathan Hemler
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/rash.png" style="border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; float: left;" height="113" width="150">A...
04/21/2011
hydrocephalus
hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus Secondary to GBS Meningitis
04/21/2011
Echezona Maduekwe, MD; Brighita Weinberg, MD; Richard Adam, MD; Saran Valdez-Johnson, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/Hydrocephalus_Secondary_to_GBS_Meningitis3.jpg" style="border: 1px solid black; display: block; float: left; margin-left: 8px;...
04/21/2011
Positional Plagiocephaly
Positional Plagiocephaly
Positional Plagiocephaly, Part 2: Prevention and Treatment
04/20/2011
Paul Pierce, MD; Peter J. Taub, MD, FACS, FAAP
<p><strong><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/transfer/cranial_molding_helmet_teaser_picture.jpg" style="border-color:black; border-style:solid; border-width:1px;...
04/20/2011
pityriasis rosea
pityriasis rosea
Pityriasis Rosea in Dark-Skinned Children
04/20/2011
Howard Fischer, MD; Ahdi Amer, MD; Kirk Barber, MD, FRCPC
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/pityriasis_rosea_teaser_pic.jpg" width="150" height="110" style="float: left; border: 1px solid black; margin-left:...
04/20/2011
Assigning Blame in Medicine
Assigning Blame in Medicine
Assigning Blame in Medicine: Where Are We Headed?
04/20/2011
Howard Fischer, MD
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Warning:</strong> this is a column about political correctness. If you find it impossible to be judgmental in any situation, or are incapable...
04/20/2011
Chest Radiograph
Chest Radiograph
Toddler With Chest Pain, Trouble Breathing, Cough After Heart Surgery
01/21/2011
John W. Harrington, MD; Alexander K.C. Leung, MD, MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP; Sarah R. Boggs, MD
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/transfer/chest_xray.png" style="float: left; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px; border: black 1px solid;" height="169"...
01/21/2011