HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Atopic dermatitis affects 10% to 20% of children, and 60% to 70% of cases remit by 15 years of age. Typical patterns of eczematous rash…

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Most childhood exanthems are benign, self-limited, and require no treatment; however, they can be associated with myocarditis, encephalitis, or pneumonia. Worldwide, rubeola is still a…

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen A history of exposure to power tools or metal striking metal should raise the suspicion of an intraocular foreign body. Children with sickle cell disease…

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic hemolytic anemia that is most common among African Americans, but may occur in children of any ethnic background….

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen The pain of dysmenorrhea may be experienced in the pelvis, abdomen and lower back, or anterior thighs. NSAIDs are the first-line treatment for dysmenorrhea. In…

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Normal visual acuity is 20/40 in a 3-year-old, 20/30 in a 4-year-old, and 20/20 in a 5- to 6-year-old child. Steroids should not be used…

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen In a child with a limp that occurs after trauma, localized radiographs or radiographs of the tibia on the affected side are most likely to…

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Many benign bone tumors are painless and are incidental findings on radiographs. Osteoid osteoma is a relatively common benign tumor. It frequently causes pain that…

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Acute leukemia is the most common malignancy in childhood and may present with a variety of symptoms including fever, fatigue, bleeding, adenopathy, or bone pain….

HIGH-YIELD FACTS Print Section Listen Erythema nodosum (EN) is an acute panniculitis consisting of deep, painful, bilateral erythematous nodules, usually on the lower extremities, resulting from an underlying systemic illness….