2018
Pediatric Bilateral Facial Paralysis: An Unusual Presentation of Lyme Disease
Wong K, Sequeira S, Bechtel K. Pediatric Bilateral Facial Paralysis: An Unusual Presentation of Lyme Disease. Pediatric Emergency Care 2018, Publish Ahead of Print: 1. PMID: 30365410, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral facial nerve paralysisFacial nerve paralysisLyme diseaseUnusual presentationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionCommon infectious etiologiesBrain stem encephalitisComplaints of headacheGuillain-Barre syndromeImmunodeficiency virus infectionHistory of rashSerious systemic conditionsErythema chronicum migransRecent tick exposureLyme disease endemic areaDisease-endemic areasInfectious etiologyNerve paralysisPediatric populationEmergency departmentCase reportDiagnostic challengeRare conditionSystemic conditionsDifferential diagnosis
2010
Hepatosplenomegaly and Reticulocytopenia as Prominent Features of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Bechtel K, Iragorri S. Hepatosplenomegaly and Reticulocytopenia as Prominent Features of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Pediatric Emergency Care 2010, 26: 510-511. PMID: 20622633, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e3181e5bffb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemolytic uremic syndromeAtypical hemolytic uremic syndromeUremic syndromeDiagnosis of HUSIncorrect initial diagnosisInvasive pneumococcal diseaseProminent clinical featureClinical characteristicsPneumococcal diseaseRenal injuryClinical featuresInitial diagnosisAcute leukemiaHematologic malignanciesDifferential diagnosisAtypical casesDiagnosisHepatosplenomegalyReticulocytopeniaSyndromeMorbidityMalignancyInjuryLeukemiaProminent feature