Leishmaniasis Gone Viral: Social Media and an Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.

This report details how social media communication was used in a group of teens to diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis that they acquired during a trip to Israel. Their posts quickly brought the cluster to the attention of the teens and their parents, leading to prompt recognition of the true etiology of their lesions and appropriate treatment.

Wheezing in children with pertussis associated with delayed pertussis diagnosis.

Background: The classic clinical features of paroxysmal pertussis are often absent in older children and adults and after vaccination. The California pertussis epidemic of 2010 occurred in a highly vaccinated population.

Methods: All pediatric patients (0-18 years) with positive pertussis polymerase chain reaction from July to December 2010 were identified retrospectively from the Kaiser SCAL database.