Adolescent Medicine
- Pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Successful transition of care
Many more children with liver disease are surviving into adulthood and transitioning to adult care.
- Human papillomavirus March 2019
Readers comment on aleukemic leukemia cutis (February 2019) and on human papillomavirus vaccination (March 2019).
- Human papillomavirus in 2019: An update on cervical cancer prevention and screening guidelines
Recommendations on counseling, vaccination, screening, and follow-up for abnormal screening results.
- Breast augmentation surgery: Clinical considerations
The evolution of breast implants, their complications, and key considerations with regard to aesthetic breast surgery.
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
Most people who carry its mutations are never affected, but, rarely, some patients die suddenly at a young age.
- The female athlete triad: It takes a team
An energy deficit from increased exercise, decreased intake, or both can suppress the menstrual cycle and lead to bone loss.
- Make no bones about it!
It is important to diagnose and treat the female athlete triad to maintain optimal bone health.
- Vulvovaginitis: Find the cause to treat it
The cause is usually infectious, but noninfectious causes should also be considered, and differentiating them can be challenging.
- Swelling of both arms and chest after push-ups
Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis: myalgia, muscle weakness, dark urine, and, in some, muscle swelling.