Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease
Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease is very rare, but a condition that warrants our suspicion when dealing with fever and lymphadenopathy.
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Congenital Syphilis
Cases of Syphilis have been increasing in number, which means the risk of Congenital Syphilis is also increasing. Let's review what Congenital Syphilis may present like in our Emergency Departments.
Lymphatic Malformations
Let’s be honest, the lymphatic system gets no respect. While the blood vessels and nerves are carefully considered and protected, the lymphatic vessels are not even at the forefront of our contemplations. That is until they cause problems! We have…
Cat Scratch Disease
We have discussed lymphadenopathy previously and last week we spoke of a specific condition that is associated with enlarged lymph nodes: Kawasaki Disease and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease. While Kawasaki Disease is fun to think about, there is another condition that…
Lymphadenopathy
Pediatric Lymphadenopathy As has been highlighted in prior Morsels, our job in the Ped ED is to use our expert skills to pick out the needles of significant disease from amongst the large haystack of benign conditions. Lymphadenopathy occurring in…