Infantile myofibromatosis with extensive CNS involvement in an 8 year old boy presenting with seizures

A 2-year-old Boy with Seizures

non-bloody, projectile vomiting. Caregivers also reported unusual drowsiness and tactile fever. He had trouble finding the right words and had been using incorrect words in sentences. Anita Gupta, MD; and Surabhi Batra, MD, are pediatric residents at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago. Rosibell Del C. Arcia Diaz, MD; and Norman Jacobs, MD, are attending physicians, John H. Str...

8-year-old boy with progressive headache.

An 8-year-old boy with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department following 2 weeks of progressive headaches, fatigue, and vomiting. On physical examination, the patient had no fever, or focal motor or sensory neurological deficits. Initially diagnosed with an H1N1 viral upper respiratory and gastrointestinal infection, he was discharged home with conservative man...

Two year-old boy with ischemic stroke

Arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) in adults is considered a serious health threat and requires urgent medical treatment. Prompt diagnosis allows the therapeutic option of thrombolysis within the time window of 3 to 6 hours after first symptoms. Alternatively, early anti-platelet therapy is effective in improving the outcome after stroke. The incidence of pediatric AIS range from 2 to 5 per 100 000...

An 8-year-old boy with intermittent pain.

An 8-Year-Old Boy Presenting with Eruptive, Pruritic Rash and Cough.

An 8-year-old overweight boy with a history of hydronephrosis, asthma, hearing loss, and speech and language delay presented to his primary care physician (PCP) with complaints of cough and a new pruritic rash that started in his groin and buttock and spread to his lower limbs. Physical examination revealed scattered, generalized, erythematous papules in various stages with vesicular eruptions....