Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
MBBS, MD, DCH, AFRACMA, FRACP, Head of Paediatric Department, Nepean Hospital, NSW; Conjoint Lecturer, Sydney Medical School Nepean, Discipline of Paediatrics, The University of Sydney, NSW
A boy aged 3.5 years presented to the paediatric clinic of a metropolitan teaching hospital with a 14-month history of pica and behavioural problems.
This article presents an approach to the infant presenting with neck swelling, and an overview of the diagnosis and management of fibromatosis colli.
A boy aged five years presented to the paediatric outpatient clinic with a six-month history of snoring and noisy breathing during sleep.
A boy aged eight weeks presented to a regional emergency department with 24 hours of worsening non-bilious vomiting after feeds and recurrent loose stools with mucus.
This case highlights the prevalence and potential consequences of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents, as well as options for managing hypertension in the paediatric population.