Case 2: A nine-year-old girl with prolonged fever and headache

Glioblastoma Multiforme in a nine-year-old girl: a case report

Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in childhood. Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is the second most common primary brain tumor in adults. It usually affects the cerebral hemispheres of adults at the 6th or 7th decade of life. In comparison to adult population, GBM is rare in pediatrics and accounts for approximately 3% of all pediatric brain tumors. Pediatric glioblastoma was defined as...

A nine-week-old girl with fever and seizures

CASE PRESENTATION A nine-week-old girl presented to the emergency department with a 12 h history of fever and a 1 min generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Review of systems was otherwise negative. Her two-year-old sister experienced a fever and oropharyngeal ulcers two weeks before. On physical examination, she was febrile to 39.2°C rectal, but with otherwise normal vital signs. She was well-appea...

A 15-year-old girl with fever and abdominal pain.

We present a case of a previously healthy 15-year-old girl with fever, right lower quadrant pain, and hip pain. Her history was notable for a recent laparoscopic appendectomy that was complicated by the development of intraabdominal abscesses. She reported normal bowel movements and good appetite on a regular diet, although she did endorse a recent 5-kg weight loss. Further investigation and ex...

An 8-year-old girl with headache and syncope.

An 8-year-old black female with hypertension and insulin resistance presents to the emergency department with a severe headache and fainting episode. She reports that she has had headaches over the past few days that have been treated with ibuprofen, but had sudden onset of a severe headache while standing up giving an oral presentation at school today. Her teacher allowed the patient to sit do...

A 4-year-old girl with abdominal pain and fever.