Anne Whitehead MD, Inova Fairfax Medical Center Maybelle Kou, Inova Fairfax Medical Center The Case This is a case of an 8 year old male with lower abdominal and scrotal pain x 1 week who had an extensive work-up prior to presentation. The challenge of this case was how to address and work up his […]

Anne Whitehead MD, Inova Fairfax Medical Center Maybelle Kou, Inova Fairfax Medical Center The Case An 8 year old male presents with lower abdominal and scrotal pain that started 1 week ago while he was on vacation at the beach. Parents initially took him to a local ED where ultrasound of the testicles was unremarkable, […]

Astrid Sarvis MD, Children’s National Health System The Case 18 yo M HbSS, Protein S deficiency, Asthma and Chronic Headaches presenting with 2 days of worsening bilateral ankle pain who became confused, was randomly repeating phrases, and intermittently not oriented to place and idea. The patient was also found to have a total bili of […]

by Lenore Jarvis, Children’s National with Jennifer Chapman, Children’s National The Case 4mo FT previously healthy M presenting as a referral from PMD due to concerns for axillary abscess with need for I&D.  The challenge of this case was how to appropriately address and balance parental concerns with needed medical care of an infant. Here’s How You […]

by Lenore Jarvis, Children’s National with Jennifer Chapman, Children’s National The Case 4mo FT previously healthy M presenting as a referral from PMD due to concerns for axillary abscess with need for I&D. The patient was admitted one week ago to the hospital for axillary cellulitis/phlegmon and placed on IV clindamycin during hospital stay. Has […]