By Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Wm. Lane M. Robson, MD
By Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Wm. Lane M. Robson, MD
A 13-year-old boy presented with an explosive eruption of numerous, small, round, erythematous, itchy plaques on his lower back and lower limbs of 2 weeks' duration (A).
LINDA S. NIELD, MD West Virginia University LISA MARKMAN, MD and DEEPAK M. KAMAT, MD, PhD Wayne State University Dr Nield is associate professor of pediatrics at West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown. Dr Markman is associate program director of the pediatric residency program at Wayne State University/Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Dr Kamat is professor of pediatrics at Wayne State University; he is also vice chair of education, and director of the Institute of Medical Education, Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
LINDA S. NIELD, MD
West Virginia University
LISA MARKMAN, MD and DEEPAK M. KAMAT, MD, P...
A chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, asthma is one of the most common reasons why children are brought to a physician. In this article, we outline a treatment strategy for the acute asthma flare....
ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD University of Calgary Dr Leung is clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary and pediatric consultant at the Alberta Children's Hospital.
ALEXANDER K. C. LEUNG, MD
University of Calgary
Dr Leung is clinical associate professo...
Dr Leung describes 6 patients with different types of childhood alopecia, including pathysiologic shedding of newborn hair, ophiasis, seborrheic dermatitis, alopecia areata, trichotillomania, and frictional...
This review of MDMA, also known as “Ecstasy,” ketamine, GHB, and methamphetamine, provides a basic introduction to help practitioners get “up to speed.”
