Things are not always what they seem: two cases of child maltreatment presenting with common pediatric chief complaints - Vukovic AA, Poole MD, Hoehn EF, Caldwell AK, Schondelmeyer AC.
We describe 2 cases of child maltreatment who presented as common pediatric conditions: preseptal cellulitis and gastroenteritis. The first case is an 8-year-old girl who presented with progressive right eye pain, swelling, and discharge. She was initially... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
InFocus: Distinguishing Peritonsillar Abscess from Cellulitis
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - November 1, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: InFocus Source Type: news
Alternative Antibiotics After C-Section Linked to More Infections Alternative Antibiotics After C-Section Linked to More Infections
Women given alternatives to first-line cephalosporins showed a higher risk of surgical site infections, abscess, cellulitis, and other adverse outcomes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
6-day antibiotic cellulitis therapy results in faster, greater relapse than 12-day course
(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) Cellulitis treated with a six-day course of intravenous antibiotic flucloxacillin resulted in greater rates of relapse at 90 days post treatment despite having similar short-term results to that of the 12-day course, according to research presented at the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 21, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Effusion and Cancer; Wealth and Death: It's PodMed Double T! (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week ' s topics include diagnosing cellulitis, managing pleural effusion, antibiotics and antacids in children linked to allergy, and loss of wealth and mortality (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - April 7, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Early dermatologist consultation for cellulitis saves costs
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Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - March 1, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Anticoagulation Post-Surgery; ARDS Tx: It's PodMed Double T (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- Also: dermatology consults for cellulitis in the hospital, and avoiding delirium in the ICU (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 24, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Preventing the misdiagnosis of cellulitis
This study finds early dermatology consultation for presumptive cellulitis can improve patient outcomes, reduce costs& reduce hospitalization. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Prepared for the unexpected: How Henri beat C. diff
Henri and his sister, Lucienne
From the time he was born, Henri has been very reactive — to everything.
As a baby, he was allergic to milk and soy, which led to weeping eczema all over his body. His allergies meant frequent ear infections and sinus infections.
As a toddler, he was anemic and underweight. He had two urinary tract infections (UTIs) with fevers.
At age 3, he had a circumcision because of the repeated UTIs.
At age 4, a sinus infection spread to his eye orbit. Every sunscreen on the market gave him (and still gives him) a rash.
At age 5, a bug bite on his ear led to a cartilage infection that required antibio...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 29, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Marie Vedder Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories C-diff fecal transplant gastroenterology Lori Zimmerman Sonia Ballal Source Type: news
More Laboratory Tests Performed at Major Teaching Hospitals
More tests per day for bacterial pneumonia, cellulitis at major teaching versus nonteaching hospitals (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - November 14, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pathology, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Cellulitis
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - September 21, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Clayton woman almost lost sight after scratching her nose
Anita Clark, 50, from Clayton, Manchester, was terrified when her face doubled in size and a huge blister developed across both cheeks. She had cellulitis - a deadly infection that can cause sepsis (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman almost lost her sight after SCRATCHING HER NOSE
Anita Clark, 50, from Clayton, Manchester, was terrified when her face doubled in size and a huge blister developed across both cheeks. She had cellulitis - a deadly infection that can cause sepsis (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Interventions for the prevention of recurrent erysipelas and cellulitis
This Cochrane Review has led to a Practice Changing Update on DynaMed Plus. It found that prophylactic antibiotics reduce risk of recurrent cellulitis during treatment but may not reduce risk after completion of treatment prophylactic antibiotics reduce risk of recurrent cellulitis during treatment but may not reduce risk after completion of treatment (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - August 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ongoing Antibiotic Prophylaxis Helps Prevent Cellulitis Recurrence Ongoing Antibiotic Prophylaxis Helps Prevent Cellulitis Recurrence
Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
