Giridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP, FAPHM

Giridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP, FAPHM, Pediatric ER Physician at CHOP ( Children hospital of Philadelphia, KOP, PA); Pediatric Hospitalist, SANFORD Medical center, Bemidji, MN; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN.

Articles by Giridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP, FAPHM

Full case: Infant presents with an asymptomatic pearl-like nodule on the heel

ByGiridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP, FAPHM,Achuth Jayasankar Kondoor,Mr. Taylor Boske,Neelima P Theella, MD,Jayasree Vasudevan Nair, MD, FAAP

June 4th 2025

Infant is closely monitored at subsequent well visits and rechecked after 3 months, showed full resolution of the skin lesion over the heel area.

Diagnose this infant with an asymptomatic pearl-like nodule on the heel

ByGiridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP, FAPHM,Achuth Jayasankar Kondoor,Mr. Taylor Boske,Neelima P Theella, MD,Jayasree Vasudevan Nair, MD, FAAP

June 3rd 2025

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Newborn with midline neck lesion

ByGiridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP, FAPHM,Swayam P Nirujogi, MD, MBA,Neelima P Theella, MD,Jayasree Vasudevan Nair, MD, FAAP

December 21st 2023

A 4-day-old boy with a midline neck lesion was born at term by normal vaginal delivery. After birth, mid line lesion had the configuration of a linear cleft with a cephalocaudal orientation, extending from the level below the hyoid bone to the suprasternal notch with a length of 2.5 cm and a width of 0.5 cm. What's the diagnosis?

Toddler’s unusual oral trauma is troubling

ByGiridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP, FAPHM,Swayam P Nirujogi, MD, MBA,Linda M Bloom, MD, FAAP,Christopher F Valente, MD

April 16th 2020

A 17-month-old African American girl, with no significant past medical history, is brought to the Pediatric Emergency Department with acute onset of swelling in the floor of her mouth. What's the diagnosis?

Teenager with ankle pain and swelling

ByGiridhar Guntreddi, MD, FAAP, FAPHM,Swayam P Nirujogi, MD

March 1st 2019

A 15-year-old adolescent Caucasian male with no significant past medical history presented to the clinic with gradually worsening left ankle pain over the past 2 weeks, ever since he started his football practice. He complained of dull aching pain at the lower end of his left leg for the past 4 months, which was slightly relieved by over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). He twisted his left ankle and noticed further worsening pain, which prompted this doctor visit.