A previously healthy and fully vaccinated 3-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department with a 7-day history of daily fever (up to 40 °C, axillary), a rash on her face and extremities, peeling of...
Lexi Crawford, MD; Manju Korattiyil, MD; Gabrina Dixon, MD, MEd
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile vasculitis that affects medium-sized arteries and occurs predominantly in children. In many patients, the clinical manifestations of Kawasaki disease are atypical or...
A 6-year-old girl with a history of mild eczema presented to the dermatology clinic because of a 2-year history of a nonpruritic, nonpainful rash on her back.
This article is part of a series describing and differentiating dermatologic lumps and bumps. In Part 34, Leung and colleagues describe premature thelarche. To access previously published articles in the...
Chickajajur Vijay, MD; Felistia N. Crowder, MD; Maheen Rehman, MD; Seth J. Deskins, MD
A 13-year-old girl was admitted to our emergency department with a 4-day history of worsening conjunctivitis, stomatitis, and odynophagia, leading to decreased oral intake and dehydration.
Lynnette J. Mazur, MD, MPH; Miriam Matthews; Laura Rosas, BBA, MD
On a medical mission trip to Tumbes, Peru, a 13-year-old boy presented with enlargement of his left leg. The father stated that his son’s leg had been progressively enlarging since early infancy. He said...
For more than three years now, COVID-19 continues to appear as a variety of symptom sets in the pediatric population—from completely asymptomatic presentations to fulminant respiratory failure, and...
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD1,2, Benjamin Barankin, MD3, Joseph M. Lam, MD4, Kin Fon Leong, MD5
Alexander K.C. Leung, MD1,2, Benjamin...
This article is part of a series describing and differentiating dermatologic lumps and bumps. In Part 33, Leung and colleagues describe neonatal breast hypertrophy and gynecomastia. To access previously...
Obesity is a known risk factor for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults, whereas comorbidities affecting COVID-19 outcomes among children are less well defined.
A previously healthy 6-year-old boy presented with his parents to our emergency department with a dog bite to the genitals. The boy and his family were playing with their dog when the dog turned and nipped...
