Two-Year-Old With a Limp and Suspected Nonaccidental Injury

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...

A 24-year-old man with suspected sacroiliitis.

Early Puberty in a Two-year-old Boy

Precocious Puberty in a 2-year-old boy  A 2-year-old boy with precocious isosexual matura- (3) Lion is reported.  The pubertal values of serum LH, FSH and Testoste- (4) on and lack of any other pathologic finding were in favour of diagnosis of idiopathic sexual precocity.  The L.R.F. response test was of the adult pattern. The serum LH, FSH and Testosterone decreased following (5) treatment ...

A 50 Year Old Man with Fever and Abdominal Pain

The patient is a 50-year-old man who has been diagnosed with abdominal pain, fever, shivering and constipation with nausea and vomiting with a possible diagnosis of typhoid. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis was performed by injection of contrast agent for the patient. What is your diagnosis?

A 15-year-old rugby player with a head injury.

200 CMAJ, February 17, 2015, 187(3) ©2015 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors During a rugby tournament, a 15-year-old girl was tackled and her head struck her op ponent’s knee. She was slow to get up, and appeared unsteady and dazed. After using the Pocket Concussion Recognition Tool1 to assess the player’s condition, her coach suspected that she had a concussion and removed her from the game...