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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentConnecticutDiagnosis, DifferentialDrug Therapy, CombinationFacial ParalysisHumansLyme DiseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleConceptsBilateral 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
2009
Utility of Hepatic Transaminases to Recognize Abuse in Children
Lindberg D, Makoroff K, Harper N, Laskey A, Bechtel K, Deye K, Shapiro R. Utility of Hepatic Transaminases to Recognize Abuse in Children. Pediatrics 2009, 124: 509-516. PMID: 19620197, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal InjuriesAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesChild AbuseChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLiver Function TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMass ScreeningPhysical ExaminationPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesReference ValuesReferral and ConsultationROC CurveTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsIU/LAbdominal injuriesAbdominal bruisingHepatic transaminasesPhysical abuseElevated transaminase levelsClinical examination findingsStandard of careChild abuse teamPopulation of childrenPossible physical abuseSubspecialty evaluationALT levelsTransaminase levelsClinical findingsExamination findingsObservational studyRoutine screeningAbdominal imagingImportant causeInjuryUniversal imagingTransaminaseChild physical abusePatients