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Dear Editor, I am an avid reader of “What's your diagnosis?” and commend you for this
excellent teaching tool. Additionally, I would like to thank you for your inspiring support of the …

You are called to the emergency department (ED) to evaluate a 4-year-old boy with a fever
consistently over 38 C and headache that began 7 days ago. On the third day of the illness …

A 17-month-old female with a history of congenital deformity of the right hand and wrist,
gross motor delay and hypotonia presented to the clinic for acute bilateral wrist and ankle …

This child turned out to have a superficial abscess with surrounding cellulitis that grew
methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). It was unclear how this happened or …

Maja, 13 years old, had been experiencing sore throat, fever, a skin rash, and pain in her
wrists and ankles for 2 weeks. She was admitted to an external children's hospital for further …

An 8-year-old male child was seen with a rash and left knee pain. Th e rash started 2 days
ago in the lower legs bilaterally as small red spots that progressed to raised maculopapular …

Case history A healthy 15-month-old girl presented to the emergency department with a 24-
hour history of fever and rash. The initial blanching rash developed into non-blanching …

A previously healthy 5 1/2-year-old male presented to his primary's office with a 1-day
history of fever to 102.1 F, chills, headache and decreased appetite. His examination …

A5-year-old male was referred to the Riley Hospital for Chil-dren for evaluation of limping
and refusal to use his right hand. Prior to presentation, he had been intermittently ill for 3 …