Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2011
Children presenting with acute pericarditis to the emergency department.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the clinical features and the outcome of children who presented to the emergency department and were ultimately diagnosed with pericarditis. ⋯ Children presenting with chest pain require further investigation if electrocardiographs show any abnormalities. Children presenting with pericarditis require follow-up and caution about recurrence.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2011
Case ReportsEctopic atrial tachycardia in an infant with transient erythroblastopenia of childhood.
Transient erythroblastopenia of childhood is a self-limited anemia occurring in previously healthy children, secondary to temporary cessation of erythrocyte production. Although the precise etiology is unclear, most cases are associated with a viral illness. The anemia may be severe, with associated pallor, tachypnea, and tachycardia; treatment is supportive. We present an unusual case of a child with viral-induced transient erythroblastopenia of childhood and associated ectopic atrial tachycardia, requiring therapy with antiarrhythmics.