Infectious Diseases

Fast Facts: Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2023-02-16T10:35:50-05:00February 16th, 2023|Fast Facts, Infectious Diseases|

SSSS is seen in infants and children and is secondary to exfoliate toxin strains of Staph aureus. Learn about the diagnosis and treatment in this brief review.

Infected kidney stones in children and adolescents

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2023-01-03T09:54:49-05:00January 3rd, 2023|Fast Facts, Infectious Diseases, Urology|

Infected stones are urologic emergencies and need prompt antibiotic therapy and decompression by Urology.

A bronchiolitis podcast resource you can share with patients and families

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-11-11T15:00:21-05:00November 11th, 2022|Infectious Diseases, PEMBlog Updates, Podcasts|

Here is a podcast episode that I recorded for Cincinnati Children's show "Young & Healthy" entitled "Parents, We Need Your Attention: Babies and Kids are Sick, Children’s Hospitals are Full, Wait Times are Long." It addresses why our EDs, Urgent Cares, and Hospitals are so busy, and offers caregiver focused advice on Bronchiolitis management.

Amoxicillin suspension is on shortage… seriously

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-11-02T10:34:01-04:00November 2nd, 2022|Infectious Diseases, PEMBlog Updates, Pharmacology|

There's an amoxicillin shortage right now... seriously. This post includes guideline resources and alternative option recommendations like tablets and capsules.

You read the post, now listen to the podcast on periorbital cellulitis

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-10-26T22:16:16-04:00October 27th, 2022|Briefs, Infectious Diseases, Ophthalmology, Podcasts|

Perioribital cellulitis (AKA Preseptal cellulitis)is a soft tissue infection of the eyelids and skin anterior to the orbit. It must be differentiated from the more invasive and dangerous orbital cellulitis. Treatment varies depending on the original source (sinusitis, local trauma, stye etc,.). Learn all about periorbital cellulitis in this brief episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast.

Briefs: Periorbital / Preseptal Cellulitis

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-10-20T10:25:51-04:00October 20th, 2022|Briefs, Infectious Diseases|

Perioribital / Preseptal cellulitis is a common complaint in children and must be differentiated from more dangerous orbital infections. Learn all about it in this post.

Podcast Briefs: Neutropenic Enterocolitis

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-09-28T09:49:25-04:00September 28th, 2022|Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Podcasts, Surgery|

Bad things happen when you don't have enough neutrophils. After getting cytotoxic chemotherapy you tend to have even fewer neutrophils. This can put you at risk for neutropenic enterocolitis which should be suspected in an immunocompromised child with fever and abdominal symptoms. Treatment is broad spectrum antibiotics and the imaging test of choice is CT with contrast. Learn all about this potentially catastrophic condition in this brief podcast episode.

What’s the deal with Enterovirus D68?

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-09-21T13:05:04-04:00September 21st, 2022|Infectious Diseases|

Enterovirus D68 is currently causing upper and lower respiratory tract symptoms in a vast number of children in North America. It can also cause acute flaccid myelitis - learn a bit more about it in this blog post.

Chicken pox-cast

By Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd|2022-08-11T11:06:23-04:00August 11th, 2022|Briefs, Infectious Diseases, Podcasts|

Dewdrops on a rose petal. You've all heard the description, right? But how many of you have actually seen chicken pox in the wild. And what about monkey pox - does it look the same? How can I tell them apart? I wish there was a brief podcast episode focused on varicella that would help answer some of these questions...