A 14-year-old girl presented to the emergency department (ED) with pain and swelling in her right foot after a sledding accident. There was no history of head trauma, headaches, nausea, vomiting, vision changes, chest pain or palpitations, abdominal pain, peripheral edema, or sweating. Her initial examination revealed a blood pressure of 204/140 mm Hg, and several repeat blood pressure measurem...

A case of idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip in an adolescent Indian girl is reported. The association between idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip and primary protrusio acetabuli (Otto's pelvis) is discussed.

This article describes the management of class III subdivision malocclusion with unilateral left side posterior crossbite in an adolescent girl, using rapid palatal expansion followed by extraction of four premolars with comprehensive fixed appliance mechanotherapy.

Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) is a rare entity in children. We report a case of an adolescent girl with AIHA, which was precipitated by chicken pox. Clinical course over 3 years, till remission is described.

IMPORTANCE The impact of adolescent pregnancy on offspring birth outcomes has been widely studied, but less is known about its impact on the growth of the young mother herself. OBJECTIVE To determine the association between adolescent pregnancy and attained height. DESIGN Prospective birth cohort study. SETTING Cohort members followed from birth to age 20 y in Soweto, South Africa. PART...

Adolescence has been defined by the World Health Organization as the period of life spanning the ages between 10 to 19 years. Most Important physical, psychological, and behavioural changes take place in this period making this a vulnerable period in the growth and development cycle. Girls are more likely to be affected due to various social and economic reasons. In an Indian family with limite...

We describe a case of renal cell carcinoma in the right kidney together with an angiomyolipoma in the left kidney, encountered in an adolescent girl at Potchefstroom Provincial Hospital, North West Province, South Africa.

Large solid ovarian lesions are considered malignant in nature in pediatric and adolescent age group. We present an adolescent girl who had large solid ovarian lesion, with negative tumor markers. She underwent laparotomy and right oopherectomy. Histopathology revealed that the lesion was massive ovarian edema. This is an extremely rare lesion of ovary and is benign in nature. Very few case rep...

A 17-year-old previously healthy high school student who lived in a dormitory was referred to our office by her private physician for evaluation of abnormal liver function tests. She was sexually active with one partner but denied any current or past substance abuse. The patient was not taking any medications or nutritional supplements. Family history was unremarkable. Physical examination reve...