The Rare Presentation of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Pediatric Patient.

Children presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with upper respiratory infection (URI) symptoms of unresolved cough are not uncommon. Differentiation of the child's symptoms with thorough history and physical and when appropriate, further evaluation with blood work and imaging is the responsibility of the ED physician. In a clinical environment with increasing ED visits due to nonspecific URIs in children, it is also important not to overutilize an emergent workup with unnecessary testing.

Charles Bonnet Syndrome as Another Cause of Visual Hallucinations.

Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) presents as gradual vision loss and associated visual hallucinations in a patient who is otherwise neurologically and psychiatrically intact. This syndrome presents primarily as ophthalmologic disease, however, may be secondary to an ischemic stroke or tumor in the occipital lobe. Patients present with a complaint of vivid visual hallucinations ranging from spots and geometric shapes to seeing people, distorted figures and landscapes.