A 7-day-old Boy with a Congenital Vascular Nodule

A 7-day-old boy infant presented for evaluation of a lesion on the trunk that was present at birth. The mother noted that the mass was warm but not pa... more

A 14-year-old Girl with a Patch of Hair Loss

A 14-year-old healthy girl presented for evaluation of a patch of hair loss that was present for several years. The patch seemed to suddenly a... more

A 16-year-old Boy with Hepatosplenomegaly

A 16-year-old boy, a new immigrant from Ethiopia, was referred for investigation of hepatosplenomegaly. Past medical history was unremarkable ex... more

A 3-day-old Boy with Acute Flaccid Paralysis

A 3-day-old male newborn presented to the emergency room with poor sucking, constipation, decreased urination, weak cry, decreased activity, and labor... more

A 5-year-old Girl with Scarring

A 5-year-old black girl was brought to our pediatric dermatology clinic by her foster mother after referral from the emergency room for the evaluat... more

A 6-week-old Boy with Apnea and Abdominal Distention

A 6-week-old boy in respiratory distress presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance. Earlier that day, he woke from his nap screaming and ... more

A 14-year-old Boy with Pain in Hands and Feet

A 14-year-old boy was referred for evaluation of pain in his hands and feet. The pain was intermittent, described as an intense “burning” sensat... more

An 11-year-old Boy with Ankle Trauma

An 11-year-old boy first presented to his physician following ankle trauma. At that time, radiographs of the ankle revealed no acute osseous inj... more

A 2-month-old Girl with an Enlarging Lesion of the Nasal Root

A 2-month-old, otherwise healthy white girl presented with an enlarging lesion of the nasal root, slightly to the right of midline. The lesion was fir... more

A 10-year-old Girl with Abdominal Pain

A 10-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of intermittent abdominal pain. The pain was initially described as “dul... more

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Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium

Medical Education Pediatric Annals, February 2010Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Pediatric Annals, January 2010Focus on Influenza Pediatric Annals, December 2009
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Familiarity with susceptibility patterns a must when choosing antibiotics for common infections

Sarah S. Long, MD

Although antibiotics have yielded huge benefits for patients since their introduction into medical practice, inappropriate use of these agents has led to antimicrobial resistance among many bacteria. It is a vicious cycle in which antibiotics are prescribed to eradicate the bacteria, but some bacteria remain and transfer their mutations in the community, which complicates diagnosis and treatment options.

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