Primary Psoas Abscess in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.

A psoas abscess is described as a collection of pus in the iliopsoas muscle compartment, which comprises the psoas and iliacus muscles located in the extraperitoneal space. It can be considered a primary abscess due to hematogenous or lymphatic seeding from a distant site, primarily occurring in children in tropical or developing countries. These primary infections are typically due to a single microorganism, most commonly, .

New Phenotypic Feature in a Patient With a Rare Triplication of the 22q11.2 Region Presenting With Peters Anomaly, Congenital Heart Disease, and Global Developmental Delay: A Case Report and Literature Review.

The vulnerability of chromosome 22q11.2 region to rearrangement is due to several low copy repeat (LCR) sequences. These rearrangements are involved in syndromes that share similar phenotypic features.

Methadone Toxicity in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report.

Pediatric morbidity and mortality associated with methadone poisoning have been rising over the years. In this report, we discuss a case of a four-year-old boy who presented with respiratory distress and a depressed level of consciousness. A urine drug testing was performed given the miosis along with the depressed level of consciousness; the test was found to be positive for methadone, and no other cause of drowsiness was identified.

Pancreatitis and Acute Liver Failure From Coricidin® HBP Intoxication.

The use of over-the-counter medications as recreational drugs of abuse in adolescents is increasing. We present the case of a patient who presented with abdominal pain after the ingestion of Coricidin®, an over-the-counter cold medication that contains acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine maleate, and dextromethorphan hydrobromide. The case was complicated by acute liver failure and concomitant pancreatitis that, in a few reported cases, has been associated with high doses of acetaminophen.

Isolated Chromosome 6q27 Terminal Deletion Syndrome.

Any change in either the short (p) or long (q) arm of chromosome six can result in a variety of disorders.  A two-year-old female child came to us with a history of sudden onset generalized tonic-clonic seizure. She had a syndromic face with frontal bossing and palpable thinning of the right lower lip and an apparent facial asymmetry while crying due to the hypoplasia of the right depressor angularis oris.

Can urinary nitrites or other urinalysis findings be a predictor of bacterial resistance of uncomplicated urinary tract infections?

Background And Objectives: To evaluate whether initial urinalysis (UA) and urinary nitrite results can be used as a proxy for choosing empiric antibiotic therapy.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in an urban inner city community hospital in New York City (NYU Woodhull Medical Center). We reviewed the charts of patients seen in the Emergency Department and Pediatric Clinic who had a diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) during a 3 year time period (January 2010-December 2012).

Delayed subaponeurotic (subgaleal) fluid collection.

A 14-week-old boy who is known to have a single right kidney presented to our emergency department with history of fever for 1 day. A sepsis work up was performed (complete blood count, blood culture, urine culture and lumbar puncture) in the emergency room. On the second day of admission he developed swelling in the parieto-occipital area.

Lancing of a boil leading to severe invasive methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infection in an adolescent.

A 10-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with chief symptoms of fever and right leg pain for 3 days. Also of note, he reported that he had a boil on his neck 2 weeks prior to admission. This lesion was lanced by his mother with a hot needle.

Febrile seizures: current role of the laboratory investigation and source of the fever in the diagnostic approach.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the value of performing laboratory tests, taking cultures, and imaging, a diagnostic approach for febrile seizures (FSs) still routinely performed despite the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations not to. Another aim of this study was to identify the most common sources of fever in patients with FSs and to determine whether the occurrence of FSs correlates with the seasons of the year.

Methods: This is a retrospective study that included all patients diagnosed with simple or complex FSs who were seen in the emergency room or inpatient unit from January 2004 to December 2009.