Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis Kelly Keogh Andrew Mason Osteomyelitis Osteomyelitis results from hematogenous dissemination of an organism into the metaphysis of a long bone Occasionally direct inoculation into bone from…

Limp Leah Harrington Introduction Common presentation to emergency department May be difficult to localize source of pain (e.g., hip pain may be referred to knee) Young children often not able…

Kawasaki Disease Susa Benseler Introduction Kawasaki disease (KD) is an inflammatory syndrome that causes a systemic vasculitis with predilection of the coronary arteries Etiology unclear; however, a wide variety of…

Rheumatologic Emergencies Susa Benseler Introduction Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) Vasculitis Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Arthritis (inflammation of the…

Hematologic Emergencies Amina Lalani Rahim Valani Introduction Immune thrombocytopenic purpura Hemolytic uremic syndrome Henoch-Schonlein purpura Anemia Hemophilia Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Most common platelet disorder in children ages 1-4 yrs…

Oncologic Emergencies Zaid Al-Harbash Introduction Incidence of childhood malignancy 1:100,000 Most common: leukemia, followed by solid tumors of the brain and spinal cord Fever and Neutropenia Infections remain the major…

Sickle Cell Disease Anna D. Jarvis Melanie Kirby Introduction A group of genetic disorders in which a single point mutation results in substitution of valine for glutamic acid at the…

Fever and Tropical Infections Amina Lalani Introduction Immigrant children most likely to visit country of origin Unaware of travel risks, lack of parental knowledge of immunity May not seek travel…

Meningitis and Encephalitis Suzan Schneeweiss Introduction Important and serious infection of childhood Marked decline in incidence of bacterial meningitis since introduction of Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine Clinical presentation of meningitis…