It won't come as a great surprise to pediatricians that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isn't the only viral cause of winter respiratory tract infection in infants. There have always been patients with upper airway congestion, wheezing, and even apparent viral pneumonia who appear in the midst of, or on the edges of, RSV season, but whose rapid antigen test doesn't support a diagnosis of RSV.
Nikta Forghani, MD, explains when irregular menstrual cycles warrant evaluation and how pediatricians can identify PCOS and relative energy deficiency.
A Contemporary Pediatrics Peer Exchange panel reviews RSV risk, testing, maternal vaccination, and long-acting monoclonal antibodies, and where infants still slip through the cracks.