Volume 13 - Issue 11 - November 2014

A healthy 4-month-old boy was seen at the pediatric clinic with a concern of bloody discharge from his umbilicus.

A 17-year-old male with Crohn disease presented with a history of abdominal pain for 2 days and a diffuse, scaly rash for 2 weeks.

An 18-month-old, healthy, white boy presented for evaluation of a raised, hairy growth on his left lower back.

A 7-year-old boy presented with an itchy rash of approximately 3 weeks in duration involving his extremities and lower abdomen.

At birth, the infant was noted to have hyperextension of the knees to 65° bilaterally, with passive extension to 0°.

Two patients presenting with two very different symptoms both received a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease.

An 8-year-old boy was admitted for evaluation of severe intermittent headache, ataxia, confusion, and slurring of speech.

Not only are EMRs seen as a reliable record of data, but also they are being explored as another resource for communication with patients.

A 3-day-old newborn was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit because of respiratory distress and temperature instability.

An adolescent boy presented for evaluation of the development of hives and vomiting after the exertion associated with playing basketball.

A 7-year-old girl presented to the emergency department for evaluation of right lower quadrant abdominal pain.

A 4-year-old boy with a history of intermittent asthma presented to the emergency department with persistent high fevers following a dog bite to the face and scalp sustained 6 days previously.

A 17-year-old male presented with a smooth surfaced, bluish nodule on the dorsal aspect of the left wrist.

This article, the second of a 2-part series on iron imbalance in pediatric patients, focuses on iron poisoning due to an acute overingestion of elemental iron.

A 4-day-old girl presented with an erythematous, blanchable, maculopapular rash over her face, trunk, and extremities.