Case: A preteen with headache and seizures
You've enjoyed the first week on your general pediatrics rotation. While discussing the finer learning points of the week's cases with your team of medical students and fellow residents, your attending receives a page from a local emergency department (ED) physician. She is troubled by a previously healthy 11-year-old boy who has been under her care for the past several hours.
Publish date: December 1, 2008
Katharina M. Weber, MD , Alexander M. Djuricich, MD
Katharina M. Weber, MD , Alexander M. Djuricich, MD
A healthy 11-year-old presents with a constellation of symptoms, including rash, fever, mental status changes, and seizures.