Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter articles from January 1991

Pediatric Report's Child Health Newsletter archives from January 1991

Child abuse and fractures.
January 1, 1991... CHILD ABUSE AND FRACTURES You have just been informed that a 3-year-old child enrolled in your school or day-care is admitted to the hospital with a fractured femur. This is a large bone, usually requiring some force, often with twisting,...

Congenital syphilis makes a comeback. (includes diagnostic signs to look for)
January 1, 1991... CONGENITAL SYPHILIS MAKES A COMEBACK If your day-care accepts young infants, and you think an article on syphilis doesn't apply to you, think again. Not only are we in the midst of the greatest resurgence of this disease since 1949, but...

"Wow! This kid really stinks!" (diagnosing when children have inserted foreign objects into the nose or ear canal)
January 1, 1991... "WOW! THIS KID REALLY STINKS!" Childhood is certainly a magical time of life. It occurs when the basic laws of the universe do not yet apply. When else could a Homo sapiens with normal intelligence consider poking small objects into...

Media ignore historic medical event. (Hemophilus influenzae infection vaccine) (column)
January 1, 1991... MEDIA IGNORE HISTORIC MEDICAL EVENT Those of us who grew up in the 50's will always remember the excitement when it was announced that Dr. Jonas Salk had discovered a vaccine to protect against polio. Somehow we knew this was important. Our...

Scabies. (Questions and Answers)
January 1, 1991... QUESTIONS ANSWERS SCABIES It's truly amazing. Tell a mother her child has pneumonia and she might say, "Wow, I'm glad I brought him in." or, "I'm not surprised; that cough is awful." or, "When can he go back to school?" Tell her...