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Volume 15 - Issue 6 - June 2016

Consultant for Pediatricians

Urticaria pigmentosa
Urticaria pigmentosa
What Is Causing This Skin Eruption?
10/23/2016

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD
A 7-month-old girl presented with an eruption on her trunk.
10/23/2016
Urticaria pigmentosa
Urticaria pigmentosa
What Is Causing This Skin Eruption?
10/23/2016

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD
A 7-month-old girl presented with an eruption on her trunk.
10/23/2016
Urticaria pigmentosa
Urticaria pigmentosa
What Is Causing This Skin Eruption?
10/23/2016

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD

Alexander K. C. Leung, MD—Series Editor, and Benjamin Barankin, MD
A 7-month-old girl presented with an eruption on her trunk.
10/23/2016
hepatic cirrhosis
hepatic cirrhosis
What Is Causing This Teenager’s Nail Dystrophy, Leukoplakia, and Hepatic Cirrhosis?
05/23/2016

Ahmad Alsafadi, MB, BCh; Imad Absah, MD; and Mounif El-Youssef, MD

Ahmad Alsafadi, MB, BCh; Imad Absah, MD; and Mounif El-Youssef, MD
A 15-year-old girl presented with diarrhea, abdominal pain, and hematochezia.
05/23/2016
fecaloma
fecaloma
Fecaloma in a Young Boy
05/23/2016

Nisha Polavarapu, MD, and Noah Kondamudi, MD, MBA

Nisha Polavarapu, MD, and Noah Kondamudi, MD, MBA
A 4-year-old boy with chronic constipation presented to the pediatric emergency department with abdominal pain and no bowel movement for 4 days.
05/23/2016
Rosai-Dorfman disease
Rosai-Dorfman disease
Rosai-Dorfman Disease
05/23/2016

Lynnette Mazur, MD, MPH; Nourhan Ismaeel, BS; and Susan Pacheco, MD 

Lynnette Mazur, MD, MPH; Nourhan Ismaeel, BS; and Susan Pacheco, MD 
A 33-month-old boy who recently emigrated from Zambia to the United States presented for his first well-child visit.
05/23/2016
Abdominal Mass and Distention
Abdominal Mass and Distention
Abdominal Mass in an Adolescent Girl
05/23/2016

Matthew Allison, Anuj Patel, and Cathleen Cook, MD, FAAP

Matthew Allison, Anuj Patel, and Cathleen Cook, MD, FAAP
A 15-year-old girl presented with a 2-year history of vague abdominal discomfort.
05/23/2016
appendicitis
appendicitis
An Unusual Etiology of Appendicitis: A Girl With Appendicitis and Pinworms
05/23/2016

Caleb Choe, MD; Guenette Degaffe, MD; Misti Ellsworth, DO; and Mona Eissa, MD, PhD

Caleb Choe, MD; Guenette Degaffe, MD; Misti Ellsworth, DO; and Mona Eissa, MD, PhD ...
A 4-year-old girl had presented to her pediatrician with complaints of fever, abdominal pain, and right leg pain, and she had been diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis with myositis.
05/23/2016
Cutaneous disorders
Cutaneous disorders
A Boy With a Facial Pruritic Eruption From Cutaneous Larva Migrans
05/23/2016

Dimitre Luz F. Silva; Juliana DE Carvalho Vasconcelos, MD; and Ben Lockshin, MD, FAAD

Dimitre Luz F. Silva; Juliana DE Carvalho Vasconcelos, MD; and Ben Lockshin, MD, FAAD ...
A 5-year-old boy presented with a 5-week history of a pruritic red eruption on his face.
05/23/2016
bone
bone
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Bone Injury: A Boy With a Distal Fibula Fracture
05/23/2016

Marsha Elkhunovich, MD; Dina Seif, MD, MBA, RDMS; Mikaela Chilstrom, MD, RDMS; Tarina Kang, MD, RDMS; and Thomas Mailhot, MD, RDMS 

Marsha Elkhunovich, MD; Dina Seif, MD, MBA, RDMS; Mikaela Chilstrom, MD, RDMS; Tarina K...
An 11-year-old boy presented to the emergency department 24 hours after a fall down several stairs.
05/23/2016
Lead toxicity
Lead toxicity
Lead Poisoning: Perinatal Lead Toxicity From a Lead-containing Teapot
05/23/2016

Tarik Zahouani, MD; Arkar Hlaing, MD; and Benamanahalli Rajegowda, MD

Tarik Zahouani, MD; Arkar Hlaing, MD; and Benamanahalli Rajegowda, MD
A newborn girl was born to a 24-year-old African mother whose prenatal course was significant for elevated maternal blood lead levels.
05/23/2016
cleidocranial dysplasia
cleidocranial dysplasia
A Child With Bone and Craniofacial Abnormalities
05/23/2016

Muhammad Ubaidulhaq, MD; Alyssa Bottrell, MS; and Safwan Riaz, MD 

Muhammad Ubaidulhaq, MD; Alyssa Bottrell, MS; and Safwan Riaz, MD 
A 1-day-old girl born to a 24-year-old gravida 2, para 1 mother at almost 37 weeks’ gestation was referred to our facility with concern regarding a soft skull.
05/23/2016
transgender
transgender
The Power of Social Transition
05/23/2016

Jessica Tomaszewski, MD

Jessica Tomaszewski, MD
Research states that stronger social support is linked to better mental health outcomes among transgender individuals.
05/23/2016
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
Is There a Doctor in the Stands? A Brief Guide for When That Doctor Is You
05/19/2016

Kacie M. Kidd, MD; Janani Narumanchi, MD; and Linda S. Nield, MD—Series Editor

Kacie M. Kidd, MD; Janani Narumanchi, MD; and Linda S. Nield, MD—Series Editor
The innate desire of the parent who is also a pediatrician to attend to an injured child at a sporting event is often muted by the concern for liability, lack of sports medicine training, and the discomfort...
05/19/2016
lupus
lupus
A Neonate With Skin Lesions: What’s the Cause?
05/19/2016

Paul Redmond, MD; Benjamin Dillard, MD; and Melissa Nan Frascogna, MD

Paul Redmond, MD; Benjamin Dillard, MD; and Melissa Nan Frascogna, MD
A 4-week-old girl presented to the pediatric emergency department with a rash.
05/19/2016
Lead toxicity
Lead toxicity
Editor's Commentary: Protecting Children From Lead
05/19/2016
Last month, I attended the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, where I had the privilege of meeting our readers and witnessing their passion for high-quality science that begets...
05/19/2016