. Moraxella catarrhalis
Moraxella catarrhalis Basim I. Asmar Moraxella catarrhalis is a gram-negative aerobic diplococcus that belongs to the Neisseraceae family. It has been known as Micrococcus catarrhalis, Niesseria catarrhalis, and…
. Febrile Seizures
Febrile Seizures Masanori Takeoka EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES A febrile seizure is defined by ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy) as “a seizure in association with absence of an…
. Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Richard J. Noel Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding occurs rarely in children; severity varies from the insidious bleed, with only iron-deficiency anemia suggestive of occult…
. The Adolescent Visit
The Adolescent Visit Charles E. Irwin Jr. Establishing herself or himself as the primary care physician for an adolescent patient is a formidable task for a pediatrician. A…
. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
Constipation and Fecal Incontinence Manu R. Sood Constipation is a common problem in children and is often associated with maladaptive behavior triggered by a painful or otherwise unpleasant…
. Actinomycosis
Actinomycosis Nahed Abdel-Haq and Ashir Kumar Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive suppurative infection characterized by fistula formation. A number of gram-positive, non-spore-forming bacteria from the genus Actinomyces are…
. Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes
Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes Yukiko Kimura With a prevalence as high as 15%, chronic pain is increasingly being recognized as a common problem in children and adolescents,1 but one…
. Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis Martin B. Kleiman Histoplasmosis, the most common endemic fungal infection in the United States, is caused by a thermal dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum.1,2 The spore-bearing mold form…
. Heart Transplant
Heart Transplant Beth D. Kaufman EPIDEMIOLOGY From its inception in the early 1980s, heart transplantation had seen a steady rise in the numbers of operations performed. However, about…
. Drug, Toxin, and TPN Liver Disease
Drug, Toxin, and TPN Liver Disease DRUG- AND TOXIN-INDUCED LIVER INJURY Christopher D. Jolley and Regino P. González-Peralta DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY Adverse drug reactions in children are uncommon….
