Pseudostrabismus (Pseudoesotropia)
November 1st 2008The parents of this 5-month-old boy were concerned that his eyes were turned in toward the nose. The infant was otherwise healthy. Physical examination findings were normal. In particular, when a light source was projected onto the eyes, the light reflex was centered in both eyes.
Photoclinic: Peroneal Ganglion
May 1st 2006A 7-year-old boy presented with an asymptomatic cystic lesion on the lateral aspect of the left ankle of 4 months' duration. There was no history of trauma. The mass fluctuated in size: it was smaller when the child was recumbent and larger when the child was upright.
Photoclinic: Common Wart (Verruca Vulgaris)
August 1st 2005This 14-year-old girl had first noticed the well-circumscribed, roughened, irregular growth on her right middle finger 6 months earlier. The lesion had progressively enlarged. The girl's mother had a similar, but smaller, lesion on the left elbow. Alexander K. C. Leung, MD, and Justine H. S. Fong, MD, of Calgary, Alberta, diagnosed verruca vulgaris. This proliferative, hyperkeratotic, exophytic lesion is most commonly caused by human papillomavirus types 2 and 4.
Neonatal Acne on the Cheeks of an Infant
April 1st 2005For the past 10 days, a 3-week-old infant had a rash on the face. He was born at term to a healthy, 22-year-old primigravida, following an uncomplicated pregnancy and normal spontaneous vaginal delivery (birth weight, 3.1 kg; length, 49.5 cm). Numerous comedones and papules were noted on the infant's cheeks.