Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
A 10-year-old girl complained of slight fatigue and malaise. A 6-mm tense blister had developed on the dorsum of her right foot (A), lesions had arisen on the palms, and a pinpoint, whitish ulcer had...
View ArticleTrichotillomania
A 7-year-old boy is brought for evaluation of a noninflammatory, non-scarring area of alopecia of 3.5-cm diameter in the right occipital area, which had been present for 6 months. The patient has a...
View ArticleCongenital Giant Melanocytic Nevus
The skin lesions on this infant girl had been present since birth; she is shown here at approximately 2 weeks of age (A). Results of the physical examination were completely normal except for the...
View ArticleConjunctival and Iridic “Freckles”
The mother of a 5-year-old girl who was frightened by the appearance of a flat “freckle” in her daughter’s eye (A) was reassured by the diagnosis of a benign conjunctival nevus.read more
View ArticleOsgood What?
Many of you parents out there may be familiar with knee pain due to Osgood Schlatter’s disease because your child is experiencing it, or you experienced in the past as a child. It is definitely one of...
View ArticleTuberculosis in Haiti
As a young boy, the only things I recollect about TB were Christmas seals, which supported the care of individuals with the disease, and Sanatoriums, where those infected were isolated from the...
View ArticleMy Biggest Problems with the RVU System
One of my biggest problems is that the RVU system is decided by a secret society composed of specialist. Nobody seems to have a problem that a “secret society” decides how much work and how much cost...
View ArticleTo Prevent Ear Infections, You Have to Prevent Colds
“My toddler keeps getting ear infections. There’s got to be a way to help with this. What can we do to prevent them?”read more
View ArticleIs In-Toeing in Kids Normal?
In-toeing, commonly referred to as “pigeon-toed,” means that a child walks and runs with his or her feet pointed inward. This is usually noticeably soon after a child learns how to walk. In the...
View ArticleElephantiasis in Haiti
Lymphatic filariasis is a mosquito-spread worm infection that is present in 80% of the regions of the country, which really means in every region of the country.read more
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