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Microfoci of avascular necrosis in sickle cell anemia: pathophysiology of the dot dash pattern.

OBJECTIVE: Definition of the nature of calcaneal "erosions" in sickle cell anemia. METHODS: Skeletons of individuals demonstrated to have had sickle cell anemia were examined for the presence of calcaneal surface discontinuity. RESULTS: Calcaneal and…

Tags: 1997, Anemia, Bone Diseases/diagnostic imaging/etiology/*pathology, Calcaneus/*blood supply/diagnostic imaging/*pathology, Child, Clinical and experimental rheumatology, Hershkovitz I, Humans, Infarction/etiology/*pathology, Male, Necrosis, Rothschild B M, Sebes J I, Sickle Cell/complications/*pathology, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Tinea versicolor of the face in black children in a temperate region.

Tinea versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection that typically affects young adults in warm, humid climates. We describe two young black children in the temperate northeastern Ohio area with tinea versicolor limited to the face. The…

Tags: *African Continental Ancestry Group, *Weather, 1989, Brodell R T, Child, Clotrimazole/therapeutic use, Cutis, Diagnosis, Differential, Facial Dermatoses/drug therapy/etiology/*pathology, Humans, Ketoconazole/therapeutic use, Kyanko M E, Male, Ohio, Pontasch M J, Sebum/analysis, Tinea Versicolor/drug therapy/etiology/*pathology

Evaluation of neck masses in children.

Neck masses in children may be inflammatory, neoplastic or congenital. Although most of these masses are benign inflammatory nodes, an asymptomatic neck mass is the most common presentation of head and neck malignancies in children. Cystic lesions…

Botulin therapy in pediatric ophthalmology.

Tags: 1989, Adult, Botulinum Toxins/administration & dosage/*therapeutic use, Child, Cooperative Behavior, Eye Movements, Humans, Infant, Informed Consent, International ophthalmology clinics, Ketamine, Magoon E H, Preanesthetic Medication, Preschool, Strabismus/*therapy

Unintentional injuries. Risk factors in preschool children.

Successful strategies for preventing childhood injuries require better understanding of injury epidemiology. A case-control study was designed to identify risk factors for injury among preschool patients of a university-affiliated, community-based…

The consultation and referral process. A report from NEON. Northeastern Ohio Network Research Group.

BACKGROUND: Consultation and referral are essential components of the practice of primary care. Despite this, little is known about the factors that contribute to the success of a referral. We examined the short-term outcomes of communication between…

Hot tub folliculitis'. Test the waters–and the patient–for Pseudomonas.

A healthy 10-year-old boy presented with a widespread, nonpruritic, pustular rash of 3 days' duration. He reported having no fever, chills, or other systemic symptoms. Physical examination revealed perifollicular pustules concentrated in the swimsuit…

Tags: *Baths, 1999, Bhatia A, Brodell R T, Child, Folliculitis/*microbiology, Humans, Male, Postgraduate medicine, Pseudomonas Infections/diagnosis/*transmission, Water Microbiology

Caffeine Awareness in Children: Insights from a Pilot Study.

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Caffeine, a commonly consumed psychoactive substance, can have significant effects on sleep. Caffeine intake among children is increasing, mainly in the form of sodas. However, adolescent caffeine consumers may lack knowledge about…

Adherence to Endotracheal Tube Depth Guidelines and Incidence of Malposition in Infants and Children.

BACKGROUND: Adherence to guidelines for endotracheal tube (ETT) insertion depth may not be sufficient to prevent malposition or harm to the patient. To obtain an estimate of ETT malpositioning, we evaluated initial postintubation chest radiographs…

Tags: 2018, Bigham Michael T, Chi Square Test, Chi-Square Distribution, Child, Confidence Intervals, Data Analysis Software, Descriptive Statistics, Female, Guideline Adherence, Guideline Adherence/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Inpatients, Intensive Care Units, Intratracheal – Standards – United States, Intratracheal/adverse effects/standards/*statistics & numerical data, Intubation, Male, McNinch Neil L, Medical Errors/*statistics & numerical data, NRP, Odds Ratio, Ohio, P-Value, PALS, Pediatric – Ohio, Pediatrics, Practice Guidelines, Preschool, Prough Donald S, Radiography, Radiography/*statistics & numerical data, Random Allocation, Respiratory care, Retrospective Design, ROC Curve, Thoracic, Trachea/diagnostic imaging, tracheal tube malposition, United States, Volsko Teresa A

Duplicated pelvic floor musculature and diastematomyelia in a cloacal exstrophy patient.

Cloacal exstrophy is the most severe and rare form of the exstrophy-epispadias complex, presenting with exposed bladder halves extruding through an abdominal wall defect and variable genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and neurological…

Childhood shingles. Herpes zoster can occur in healthy children too.

Black-dot tinea capitis. Patchy hair loss is common in pediatric patients.

Tags: 2002, Alopecia – Etiology, Alopecia/*etiology, Antifungal Agents/administration & dosage, Brodell Robert T, Child, Griseofulvin/administration & dosage, Humans, Ketoconazole/administration & dosage, Male, Postgraduate medicine, Preschool, Tinea – Diagnosis, Tinea – Drug Therapy, Tinea Capitis/*complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy, Vescera Giorgio

Topical corticosteroid-induced acne. Three treatment strategies to break the 'addiction' cycle.

A fixed-dose combination of adapalene 0.1%-BPO 2.5% allows an early and sustained improvement in quality of life and patient treatment satisfaction in severe acne.

INTRODUCTION: Acne has a significant negative impact on quality of life (QoL): lack of self-confidence, depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts. The objective was to assess the impact of an initial and continued therapy in severe acne patients…

Outcomes in pharyngoplasty: a 10-year experience.

OBJECTIVE: The outcomes of 61 patients who underwent a pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency were reviewed to determine potential risk factors for reoperation. DESIGN: This was a retrospective chart review of 61 consecutive patients over…

Consultation with the specialist: respiratory failure in children.

Tags: 2004, Acute Disease, Adolescent, Child, Chronic Disease, Humans, Male, McBride John, Muscular Dystrophies/complications, Oximetry, Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, Pediatrics in review, Pope John, Respiratory Function Tests, Respiratory Insufficiency/*diagnosis/etiology/physiopathology/therapy

Review of the sulfonamides and trimethoprim.

Tags: 2000, Anti-Infective Agents/adverse effects/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Bacterial Infections/*drug therapy, Child, Drug Interactions, Humans, Pediatrics in review, Powell K R, Smith C L, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination/*therapeutic use, Sulfonamides/adverse effects/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Trimethoprim, Urinary Tract Infections/drug therapy

Buprenorphine Exposures Among Children and Adolescents Reported to US Poison Control Centers.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate buprenorphine exposures among children and adolescents

Developing competencies for pediatric hospice and palliative medicine.

In 2006, hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) became an officially recognized subspecialty. This designation helped initiate the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education Outcomes Project in HPM. As part of this process, a group of expert…

Heparin free dialysis in critically sick children using sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLEDD-f): A new hybrid therapy for dialysis in developing world.

BACKGROUND: In critically sick adults, sustained low efficiency dialysis [SLED] appears to be better tolerated hemodynamically and outcomes seem to be comparable to CRRT. However, there is paucity of data in critically sick children. In children, two…

Treatment of AKI in developing and developed countries: An international survey of pediatric dialysis modalities.

HYPOTHESIS: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a pediatric incidence ranging from 19.3% to 24.1%. Treatment of pediatric AKI is a source of debate in varying geographical regions. Currently CRRT is…

Human quadrupeds, primate quadrupedalism, and Uner Tan Syndrome.

Since 2005, an extensive literature documents individuals from several families afflicted with "Uner Tan Syndrome (UTS)," a condition that in its most extreme form is characterized by cerebellar hypoplasia, loss of balance and coordination, impaired…

Analyzing the most frequent disease loci in targeted patient categories optimizes disease gene identification and test accuracy worldwide.

BACKGROUND: Our genomewide studies support targeted testing the most frequent genetic diseases by patient category: (1) pregnant patients, (2) at-risk conceptuses, (3) affected children, and (4) abnormal adults. This approach not only identifies most…

Screen Exposure During Daily Routines and a Young Child's Risk for Having Social-Emotional Delay.

This cross-sectional study assessed associations between social-emotional development in young children and their number of daily routines involving an electronic screen. We hypothesized children with poor social-emotional development have a…

Bra-band wound in an adolescent.

Tags: 2007, Babade Mosunmola, Brodell Robert T, Child, Clinical pediatrics, Clothing/*adverse effects, Dewar Stephanie, Elackattu Alphi, Female, Humans, Morbid/*complications/psychology, Necrosis/etiology, Obesity, Pressure Ulcer/*etiology/therapy, Vacuum

Ethyl vinyl chloride vapocoolant spray fails to decrease pain associated with intravenous cannulation in children.

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of ethyl vinyl chloride vapocoolant spray on pain reported by children undergoing intravenous cannulation. A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted on eligible children…

Temporal artery temperature measurements in healthy infants, children, and adolescents.

A noninvasive temporal artery thermometer that uses arterial heat balance technology has been compared to rectal and ear thermometry and is available in the marketplace. This study was undertaken to establish mean temperatures and temperatures 2…

Reliability and Validity of Gaze-Dependent Functional Vision Space: A Novel Metric Quantifying Visual Function in Infantile Nystagmus Syndrome.

Purpose: This study presents test-retest reliability of optotype visual acuity (OVA) across 60 degrees of horizontal gaze position in patients with infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS). Also, the validity of the metric gaze-dependent functional vision…

Cerebral venous thrombosis masquerading as pseudotumour cerebri in a paediatric patient.

Tags: *Magnetic Resonance Angiography, 2014, Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Complications, Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Diagnosis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome/complications/*diagnosis, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Erzurum Sergul A, Humans, Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis – Diagnosis, Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis – Etiology, Intracranial Hypertension – Diagnosis, Journal of paediatrics and child health, Lateral Sinus Thrombosis/*diagnosis/etiology, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Male, Pseudotumor Cerebri/*diagnosis, Ridha Faisal

Fatal passenger vehicle crashes with at least 1 driver younger than 15 years: a fatality analysis reporting system study.

CONTEXT: A small number of fatalities continue to occur due to motor vehicle crashes on highways in which at least 1 passenger vehicle (automobile, van, or small truck) is driven by a child younger than 15 years. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study…

Congenital syphilis: early- and late-stage findings of rhagades and dental anomalies.

Congenital syphilis occurs via vertical transmission when Treponema pallidum crosses the placenta after the 16th week of gestation. Manifestations of congenital syphilis vary from asymptomatic infection to stillbirth. We present a case of congenital…

Tags: 2011, Child, Cicatrix/microbiology, Congenital/*complications/diagnosis, Department of Internal Medicine, Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody-Absorption Test, Hearing Disorders/microbiology, Humans, Kempf Ellen, Khetarpal Shilpi, Male, Mostow Eliot, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pediatric dermatology, Preschool, Syphilis, Tooth Abnormalities/*microbiology

Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma in a six-year-old child.

We report a case of AFH presenting as an asymptomatic subcutaneous nodule on the arm of a 6-year-old boy. AFH is a fibrohistiocytic tumor of intermediate malignancy. Predominantly seen in children and young adults, AFH presents as a deep dermal or…

Tags: 2009, Biopsy, Cernik Christina, Channaiah Deepa, Child, Department of Internal Medicine, Hemangioma/*pathology/surgery, Histiocytoma, Humans, Male, Malignant Fibrous/*pathology/surgery, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pediatric dermatology, Skin Neoplasms/*pathology/surgery, Trevino Julian

An unusual dermatitis with annular lesions.

The treatment of palmar and plantar warts using natural alpha interferon and a needleless injector.

BACKGROUND: The treatment of palmar and plantar warts is difficult and often frustrating. The need for multiple destructive treatments and recurrences after apparent cure are common. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if…

Tags: 1995, Adolescent, Adult, Bredle D L, Brodell R T, Child, Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], Female, Foot Dermatoses/*therapy, Hand Dermatoses/*therapy, Humans, Injections, Interferon-alpha/*administration & dosage/therapeutic use, Intralesional, Jet, Male, Middle Aged, Warts/*therapy

Longitudinal assessment of bone growth and development in a facility-based population of young adults with cerebral palsy.

AIM: Osteoporosis is a significant clinical problem in persons with moderate to severe cerebral palsy (CP), causing fractures with minimal trauma. Over the past decade, most studies examining osteoporosis and CP have been cross-sectional in nature,…

Joint Hypermobility and Joint Range of Motion in Young Dancers.

BACKGROUND: Joint range of motion (ROM) refers to the extent of movement of the joint, recorded using standard goniometers. Joint hypermobility (JHM) is a condition in which most of the synovial joints move beyond the "normal" limits. Joint…

Disorders of the female breast in the pediatric age group.

SUMMARY: Disorders of the female breast in the pediatric age group are a relatively common finding; however, there is limited information in the current literature. The plastic surgeon treating these patients is faced with a wide range of…

Tags: 2009, Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology, Breast/*abnormalities/embryology/injuries/surgery, Burns/surgery, Child, Female, Fibroadenoma/epidemiology, Humans, Hyperplasia, Lehman James A Jr, Nipples/abnormalities, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Poland Syndrome/physiopathology, Pryor Landon S, Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, Tissue Expansion, Workman Meredith C

Cutaneous abscesses in children: epidemiology in the era of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric emergency department.

OBJECTIVE: Skin and soft tissue infections are a major public health issue. Previous literature suggests a recurrence rate of 4% in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiology, body location, and history of previous infections…

Calcium channel blocker toxicity.

Calcium channel blockers continue to be used for the management of a wide variety of adult and pediatric conditions including hypertension, angina pectoris, atrial arrhythmias, Raynaud phenomenon, and migraine headaches. With increased use comes…

Use of procalcitonin for the prediction and treatment of acute bacterial infection in children.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Procalcitonin (PCT) is increasingly utilized to determine the presence of infection or to guide antibiotic therapy. This review will highlight the diagnostic and prognostic utility of serum PCT in children. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent…

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