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Is there a place for medical marijuana in pediatric oncology?
Pediatricians have had concerns about the known risks of marijuana use in children. What’s next for kids with cancer?
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Protuberant blister over newborn’s lumbar spine
A healthy full-term newborn presented with a prominent sacral dimple within an oval patch. Ultrasound showed no evidence of spinal anomalies, and the child was discharged home. Three days later, the patch became elevated, red, and moist appearing, and she was brought to the emergency department for further evaluation of the “growing blister.”
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Racial and ethnic disparities abound in eczema care
Eczema affects around 11% of children overall, but only about half of minority children with severe eczema are treated for the condition. A new study looks at why these children are overlooked.
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CALL FOR PUZZLERS
 
Have a puzzling pediatric case that you’d like to share with fellow readers? We’re looking for stories about intriguing diagnoses that have stumped the experts! Check out past Puzzlers.
 
Contact catherine.radwan@ubm.com requesting our guidelines, then send us your Puzzler and we’ll let you know if your submission for publication has been accepted.
 
CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO
 
Impact of rapid treatment for pediatric status epilepticus
image description here For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a multicenter observational study published in JAMA Neurology that looked at time to treatment in children with refractory convulsive status epilepticus and the impact on mortality.
 
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AZ - Children's Medical Center
 
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