Acute Rheumatic Fever – Don’t Forget about it!
We’ve discussed Strep Pharyngitis (12/3/2010) and how in treating it we are primarily focusing on preventing Rheumatic Heart Disease. It is certainly safe to say that we’ve done a great job of reducing…
We’ve discussed Strep Pharyngitis (12/3/2010) and how in treating it we are primarily focusing on preventing Rheumatic Heart Disease. It is certainly safe to say that we’ve done a great job of reducing…
The Chief Complaint of “rash” is such a misleading complaint. It seems so innocuous…“I’ll just run in this room real quick and diagnose non-specific viral rash in a well appearing kid and be done.” But, we all know…
I think that we all believe we are adept at diagnosing tinea capitis in the pediatric emergency department. We certainly see it enough… but, remember: The diagnosis can be unclear: Tinea Capitis (caused by a dematophyte fungal infection in the…
Now that it is “Summer Time”, and everyone is out of school (driving their respective parents crazy (or at least in my home)), there will be more frequent trips to the Zoo and to Pools. This effort to save some…
Measles? Seriously, don’t we only need to talk about Measles in medical school during virology… RNA virus, funny spots in the mouth, blah, blah… next question… how can a Morsel on Measles be useful? We have eradicated Measles in the…
Naturally, we are all accustomed to evaluating children for rashes. Most often I am simply attempting to define the lack of characteristics that are concerning for more significant medical conditions (petechiae, purpura, vesicles, bull, target lesions, urticaria, desquamation). Then I consider…
Your patient has a sore throat. You have entertained a variety of conditions, including strep pharyngitis and even gone so far as considering Lemierre’s Syndrome, but now really believe that this is Infectious Mononucleosis (IM). What should you know? Mono Basics…