ABSTRACT

This book includes 200 clinical cases which present as emergencies. Congenital and acquired conditions affecting all body systems in infants and children are covered, including allergy, abuse, burns, fractures and other trauma, feeding problems, foreign bodies, genetic disorders, infections, poisoning, haematology, oncology, and much more. Cases appear in random order, reflecting actual practice in emergency medicine, and reinforcing skills in investigation, diagnosis, and treatment. It is superbly illustrated with high-quality radiographic images and photographs and is indispensable for all health professionals dealing with emergencies involving children.

chapter Case 1|2 pages

Normal epiglottis

chapter Case 2|2 pages

Neonatal Gynecomastia

chapter Case 3|2 pages

Neonatal mastitis

chapter Case 4|2 pages

Delta wave

chapter Case 5|2 pages

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

chapter Case 6|2 pages

Bloody stool

chapter Case 7|2 pages

Bloody urine in diaper

chapter Case 8|2 pages

Bell's palsy

chapter Case 9|2 pages

Rickets

chapter Case 10|2 pages

Paraphimosis

chapter Case 11|2 pages

Penile hair tourniquet

chapter Case 12|2 pages

Inguinal hernia girl

chapter Case 13|2 pages

Tension pneumothorax (GSW)

chapter Case 14|2 pages

Angiodema

chapter Case 15|2 pages

Oral commissure burn

chapter Case 16|2 pages

Scaphoid fracture

chapter Case 17|2 pages

Abscess neck

chapter Case 18|2 pages

Midline neck abscess

chapter Case 19|2 pages

Ascariasis

chapter Case 20|2 pages

Patella fracture

chapter Case 21|2 pages

Eczema herpeticum case

chapter Case 22|2 pages

Hidradenitis suppurativa

chapter Case 23|2 pages

Scarlet fever

chapter Case 24|2 pages

Urethral prolapse

chapter Case 25|4 pages

Ovarian cyst

chapter Case 26|2 pages

Guttate psoriasis case

chapter Case 27|2 pages

Gianotti-Crosti syndrome

chapter Case 28|2 pages

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)

chapter Case 30|2 pages

Mastoiditis

chapter Case 31|2 pages

Kawasaki disease

chapter Case 32|2 pages

Parotitis

chapter Case 33|2 pages

Pyogenic granuloma

chapter Case 34|2 pages

Osteochondroma

chapter Case 35|2 pages

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

chapter Case 36|2 pages

Pathologic fracture

chapter Case 37|2 pages

Tooth avulsion

chapter Case 38|2 pages

Uvula trauma

chapter Case 39|2 pages

Corneal abrasion

chapter Case 40|3 pages

Subdural hematoma

chapter Case 41|2 pages

Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture

chapter Case 42|2 pages

Dog bite on hand

chapter Case 43|2 pages

Fishhook

chapter Case 44|2 pages

EpiPen to finger

chapter Case 45|2 pages

EpiPen in leg

chapter Case 46|2 pages

Boxer's fracture

chapter Case 47|2 pages

Foreign body

chapter Case 48|2 pages

Finger dislocation

chapter Case 49|2 pages

Greenstick fracture

chapter Case 50|2 pages

Patellar dislocation

chapter Case 51|2 pages

Hip dislocation

chapter Case 52|2 pages

Frostbite

chapter Case 53|2 pages

Popsicle panniculitis

chapter Case 54|2 pages

Perineal laceration

chapter Case 55|2 pages

Stevens-Johnson syndrome

chapter Case 56|2 pages

Meningococcemia rash

chapter Case 57|2 pages

Early disseminated Lyme disease

chapter Case 58|2 pages

Hair weave dermatitis

chapter Case 59|2 pages

Malaria

chapter Case 60|2 pages

Spinal epidural abscess

chapter Case 61|2 pages

Patella fracture transverse

chapter Case 62|2 pages

C1 fracture

chapter Case 63|2 pages

Pneumoperitoneum

chapter Case 64|2 pages

Appendicitis

chapter Case 65|2 pages

Ovarian torsion

chapter Case 66|2 pages

Multiple sclerosis

chapter Case 67|2 pages

Ingested Pepto-Bismol

chapter Case 68|2 pages

Foreign body floor of mouth

chapter Case 69|2 pages

HSV blepharoconjunctivitis

chapter Case 70|2 pages

Liver laceration

chapter Case 71|2 pages

Anterior mediastinal mass

chapter Case 72|2 pages

Hematometrocolpos

chapter Case 74|2 pages

Spontaneous pneumothorax

chapter Case 75|2 pages

Incarcerated umbilical hernia case

chapter Case 76|2 pages

Monteggia fracture

chapter Case 77|2 pages

Testicular torsion

chapter Case 78|2 pages

Nail ingestion

chapter Case 79|2 pages

Lyme

chapter Case 80|2 pages

Shoulder dislocation

chapter Case 81|2 pages

Supracondylar fracture type III

chapter Case 82|2 pages

Ring on finger

chapter Case 83|2 pages

Cellulitis foot

chapter Case 84|2 pages

Scleral laceration

chapter Case 85|2 pages

Pseudomonas ear

chapter Case 86|2 pages

Drug eruption from amoxicillin

chapter Case 87|2 pages

Ex-Lax dermatitis

chapter Case 89|2 pages

Black tongue Pepto-Bismol

chapter Case 90|2 pages

Tillaux fracture

chapter Case 91|2 pages

Dental abscess

chapter Case 92|2 pages

Posterior elbow dislocation

chapter Case 93|2 pages

Glass in foot

chapter Case 94|2 pages

Natal tooth

chapter Case 95|2 pages

Hair tourniquet

chapter Case 96|2 pages

Ranula

chapter Case 98|2 pages

Intussusception

chapter Case 99|2 pages

Bullous impetigo

chapter Case 100|2 pages

Partial finger amputation

chapter Case 101|4 pages

Bladder stone

chapter Case 102|2 pages

Zoster

chapter Case 103|2 pages

Pericarditis

chapter Case 104|2 pages

Cellulitis

chapter Case 105|2 pages

Dilated cardiomyopathy

chapter Case 106|2 pages

Foreign body

chapter Case 107|2 pages

Limping child

chapter Case 108|2 pages

Pneumomediastinum

chapter Case 109|2 pages

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

chapter Case 110|2 pages

Buckle fracture

chapter Case 111|2 pages

Contrast extravasation

chapter Case 112|2 pages

Plastic bronchitis

chapter Case 113|2 pages

Pyloric stenosis

chapter Case 114|2 pages

Tendon laceration

chapter Case 115|2 pages

Perianal streptococcal dermatitis

chapter Case 116|2 pages

Supracondylar fracture

chapter Case 117|2 pages

Abscess

chapter Case 118|4 pages

Bronchogenic cyst

chapter Case 119|2 pages

Arachnoid cyst

chapter Case 120|2 pages

Epidural hematoma, parietal skull fracture

chapter Case 121|2 pages

Depressed skull fracture pneumocephalus

chapter Case 122|2 pages

Scalp laceration

chapter Case 123|2 pages

Congenital syphilis

chapter Case 124|2 pages

Ear laceration

chapter Case 125|2 pages

Contact burn

chapter Case 126|2 pages

Immersion pattern scald burn

chapter Case 127|2 pages

Transverse fracture

chapter Case 128|2 pages

Scald burn due to bathing in sink

chapter Case 129|2 pages

Scrotal bullet

chapter Case 130|2 pages

Bruising in infants

chapter Case 131|3 pages

Schwannoma

chapter Case 132|2 pages

Ecthyma

chapter Case 133|2 pages

Abdominal mass: Fibrous dysplasia

chapter Case 134|2 pages

Atlanto-occipital dislocation case

chapter Case 135|4 pages

Neuroblastoma

chapter Case 136|2 pages

Sternoclavicular dislocation

chapter Case 137|2 pages

Salter-Harris II femur fracture

chapter Case 138|3 pages

Rectal laceration

chapter Case 140|3 pages

Hip pain

chapter Case 141|2 pages

Rectal prolapse

chapter Case 142|2 pages

Herpetic whitlow

chapter Case 143|2 pages

Stevens-Johnson syndrome

chapter Case 144|2 pages

Ultrasound techniques

chapter Case 145|2 pages

Peritonsillar abscess

chapter Case 146|2 pages

Open Monteggia fracture

chapter Case 147|2 pages

Abdominal mass

chapter Case 148|2 pages

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

chapter Case 149|2 pages

Pilonidal cysts

chapter Case 150|2 pages

Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt

chapter Case 151|2 pages

Proptosis: Neuroblastoma

chapter Case 152|2 pages

Paronychia

chapter Case 153|2 pages

Felon Case

chapter Case 154|2 pages

Foreign body ingestion

chapter Case 155|2 pages

Chemical burn

chapter Case 156|2 pages

Tibial avulsion fracture

chapter Case 157|2 pages

Button battery versus coin ingestion

chapter Case 158|2 pages

Eroded coin foreign body in esophagus

chapter Case 159|2 pages

Screw in stomach

chapter Case 160|2 pages

Sticker in esophagus

chapter Case 161|2 pages

Radiolucent foreign body mainstem

chapter Case 162|2 pages

Nail in airway

chapter Case 163|2 pages

Hydrocephalus

chapter Case 164|2 pages

Window cord neck strangulation

chapter Case 165|2 pages

Tinea capitis

chapter Case 166|2 pages

Bedside ultrasound of knee

chapter Case 167|2 pages

Incontinentia pigmenti

chapter Case 169|2 pages

Scabies

chapter Case 170|2 pages

MRSA osteomyelitis

chapter Case 171|2 pages

Erupting tooth hemophilia

chapter Case 172|2 pages

Peeling hands after strep

chapter Case 173|2 pages

Branchial cleft cysts

chapter Case 174|2 pages

Retropharyngeal abscess

chapter Case 175|2 pages

Viral myositis

chapter Case 176|2 pages

Carotenemia

chapter Case 177|2 pages

Labial adhesions

chapter Case 178|2 pages

Big fishhook in scalp

chapter Case 179|2 pages

Pinworms

chapter Case 180|2 pages

Caustic ingestion

chapter Case 181|2 pages

Molluscum contagiosum

chapter Case 182|2 pages

Healing rib fracture

chapter Case 183|2 pages

Clavicle fracture

chapter Case 184|2 pages

Toddler's fracture

chapter Case 185|2 pages

Myocarditis

chapter Case 186|3 pages

Progression of acute chest

chapter Case 187|2 pages

Umbilical granuloma

chapter Case 191|2 pages

Adenovirus conjunctivitis

chapter Case 193|2 pages

Foreign body: Needle/”wart”

chapter Case 194|2 pages

Rhabdomyolysis

chapter Case 195|2 pages

Omphalitis

chapter Case 196|4 pages

Necrotizing pneumonia

chapter Case 197|2 pages

Multifocal pneumonia

chapter Case 198|2 pages

Pneumonia & parapneumonic effusion

chapter Case 199|2 pages

C1 fracture

chapter Case 200|4 pages

C3-4 injury