Reach Out and Read is a national program whose mission is preparing the United States’ youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with health care providers to prescribe books and encourage...
Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Benjamin Barankin, MD
Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Benjamin Barankin, MD
A 17-year-old boy presented with a 2-year history of numerous asymptomatic nodules on the scrotal skin. The nodules had begun as papules and had gradually increased in size and number over time.
Bhagwan Das Bang, MDOpp, AlabamaPavan BangKasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
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This young patient presented with a lipodermoid, a benign subconjunctival lesion. These fatty, yellow-white choristomas usually are located near the temporal fornix.
A 12-year-old girl with no significant past medical history presented with a 1-week history of chest pain, which she described as tightening with hyperventilation.
Cynthia H. Ho, MD; Erin G. Newman, MD; and Cynthia L. Stotts, DO
Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine
Cynthia H. Ho, MD; Erin G. Newman, MD; and Cynthia L. Stotts, DOLos Angeles County + U...
A 12-year-old girl was emergently transported emergently by helicopter to the emergency department 1 hour after having sustained a rattlesnake bite to her left foot while she had been camping in Southern...
Hitesh Agrawal, MD; Gunjan Dokania, MD; and Arcia Rosibell, MD
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
Hitesh Agrawal, MD; Gunjan Dokania, MD; and Arcia Rosibell, MDJohn H. Stroger Jr. Hosp...
A 10-month-old boy presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 2-week history of painful right-sided swelling of the neck along with fever as high as 40.5°C.
A 17-year-old girl presented to her pediatrician with a request for reevaluation of her numerous symptoms that she believed had been misdiagnosed as anxiety disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor; Benjamin Barankin, MD; and Kam-Lun Ellis Hon, MD
Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor; Benjamin Barankin, MD; and Kam-Lun Ellis Hon, ...
A 10-year-old girl presented with a 3-day history of fever, sore throat, pain on swallowing, and headache. There was no associated cough, runny nose, or hoarseness. She had been exposed to a child with sore...
Pediatric allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) has become an increasingly recognized condition in the last decade, with recent U.S. prevalence estimates ranging from 41% to 77% based on confirmed positive...
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