Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune-mediated esophageal inflammatory disease that is becoming more widely recognized as a cause of feeding difficulties in infants and young children, as well as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)-like symptoms, dysphagia, and food impaction in children and adolescents. The diagnosis of EoE is clinicopathologic, based on endoscopic, histologic, and clinical findings. Patients with suspected eosinophilic esophagitis require an endoscopy with biopsies.

Pediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia.

Pediatric community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is frequently encountered by medical providers and is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission. CAP is known to cause significant morbidity and mortality, causing greater than 2 million deaths annually worldwide in children younger than five years old. The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) released guidelines in 2011 with recommendations regarding appropriate diagnosis and management of community acquired pneumonia for children greater than 3 months age, with the goal of assisting providers in clinical decision making.