Rapid-growing juvenile xanthogranuloma on the nose of a 16-year-old boy

CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS IN A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD BOY

This is the first documented case of esophageal carcinoma in a 14 year old boy which has been reported to date. Carcinoma of the esophagus is rare before the third decade. The present case highlights the fact that the condition should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of progressive dysphagia even in children and teenagers

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a 13-year-old boy with provisional hypomyopathic juvenile Dermatomyositis

Provisional hypomyopathic juvenile dermatomyositis is a subgroup of clinically amyopathic juvenile dermatomyositis provisional. The diagnostic criteria include: Classic dermatomyositis skin lesions – which have to be confirmed by biopsy –, no involvement of proximal muscles, subclinical involvement of these muscles and normal level of muscle enzymes. These criteria should be present for a minim...

A 16-year-old boy with altered mental status.

and colleagues discuss hard-to-diagnose cases. A 16-year-old boy was transferred from an outside hospital for evaluation of altered mental status. Earlier in the month, he had begun having feelings of nervousness and anxiety. He reported hearing voices and having visual hallucinations. According to his parents, these symptoms had begun after the patient had been out clubbing with his friends; h...

Acquired stuttering in a 16-year-old boy

This case study describes a 16-year-old boy who started to stutter after a rotavirus infection followed by signs suggestive of a cerebellar encephalitis. It illustrates the fact that acquired stuttering can be observed in younger children and that it may be difficult to distinguish neurogenic from psychogenic forms of acquired stuttering in some cases. This is especially true following a diseas...

Cholecystitis and cholelithiasis in a 16-year-old boy.

A 16-year-old boy with multifocal, painless osseous lesions.

A 16-year-old boy presented with left wrist pain of 8 months’ duration. There was a remote history of a hyperextension injury to the wrist while weight lifting. He denied all constitutional symptoms. He had taken NSAIDs intermittently with no resolution of symptoms. He was an otherwise healthy adolescent with no significant medical history. His family history was noncontributory. The patient ha...