Kawasaki Disease in Adolescents
Kawasaki Disease is most often seen in patients 6 months to 5 years, but that does not exclude other ages. Let us look at presentation of Kawasaki Disease in Adolescents.
Category Gastrointestinal
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
The skin findings may just be the "tip of the iceberg" and that is true with Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) in children.
Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome and Cystic Fibrosis
Constipation is a chronic complication of cystic fibrosis, but we need to also consider Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome (DIOS) in these patients.
Apt-Test for Neonatal Hematemesis
We all are well aware that there are many perils and pitfalls awaiting those who choose to trust a neonate. It is not that the neonate is innately malicious or malingering. She or he is clearly not determined to be…
Slipping Rib Syndrome
Evaluating patients and developing a differential diagnosis list can be a slippery slope. Multiple cognitive errors (ex, premature closure, confirmation bias) are potentially just waiting to push you down that slope in the wrong direction. One region that can be…
Vitamin C Deficiency and Scurvy in Children
We are always on the lookout for the big, bad, and ugly causes of our patients’ complaints in the Emergency Department. Someone has epistaxis and we think about bleeding disorders. If a patient is limping, we know it may be…
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Children
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Children? I know, you are shaking your head right now. “Come on, Fox! I’ve never seen that before in a kid. That is an adult problem.” Well, while it may not be common, it may occur…