Four controversies in pediatric asthma care
Asthma management has come a long way in recent years, but many dilemmas remain: When is the right time to make the diagnosis and start anti-inflammatory therapy? What about growth suppression from steroids? Is an inhaler or nebulizer best for acute attacks?
Recognize & Refer: Hemangiomas in pediatrics
July 17th 2019Contemporary Pediatrics sits down exclusively with Sheila Fallon Friedlander, MD, a professor dermatology and pediatrics, to discuss the one key condition for which she believes community pediatricians should be especially aware-hemangiomas.
Girl, 8 months, presents with red, painful cheeks
July 1st 2024A healthy 8-month-old girl awoke with painful indurated red plaques on both cheeks, with the left worse than the right. Her mother said the girl had been sucking on a popsicle for 10 minutes the previous evening before bed. What's the diagnosis?
