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Evaluating Frequency and Yield of Echocardiography in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Open

Shafee Salloum, Andrew J. Lautz, Christopher Statile · 2025

TTE frequently is used in the noncardiac PICU, but its diagnostic yield varies widely on the basis of clinical indications. This study emphasizes the need for careful use of TTE in the PICU, with consideration of pretest probability and cl…

Rickets and gross motor delay in a child with atopic dermatitis Open

Shafee Salloum, Vishaka R Hatcher · 2021

We report a case of a 14-month-old boy with atopic dermatitis (AD) who presented to our hospital with hypocalcemic tetany and gross motor delay. Further laboratory and imaging confirmed the diagnosis of vitamin D deficiency and rickets. He…

Altered mental status in a 5‐month‐old boy Open

Shafee Salloum · 2020

Intussusception in infants can present early as lethargy or altered mental status alone without apparent gastrointestinal manifestations. Awareness of this condition can result in early diagnosis and prevention of further complications.

Vertebral osteomyelitis in an adolescent girl Open

Shafee Salloum · 2020

We present a case of a 13-year-old girl with vertebral osteomyelitis. She had been experiencing lower back pain for 5 weeks, initially thought to be due to muscular causes. The blood culture showed no bacterial growth, and she was treated …

Septic cavernous sinus thrombosis in a paediatric patient with undiagnosed thrombophilia Open

Shafee Salloum, Joseph Bowens, Jordan M. Wright, Elizabeth H. Ey · 2019

A previously healthy 8-year-old girl presented to the hospital with right periorbital and forehead swelling in the setting of a 1-week history of upper respiratory symptoms. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed pansinusitis with orbital and front…

Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Associated Transverse Myelitis Presenting as Asymmetric Flaccid Paralysis Open

Shafee Salloum, Ajay Goenka, Elizabeth H. Ey · 2019

Acute transverse myelitis is a rare spinal cord inflammatory disorder that manifests as sudden onset of motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunctions. Here, we report a case of acute transverse myelitis in a 13-year-old boy secondary to Mycop…

An adolescent boy with a mononucleosis-like syndrome and proteinuria Open

Shafee Salloum, Peri Loftis, M.S. Montoro Romero, Eric Whitney · 2019

Journal Article An adolescent boy with a mononucleosis-like syndrome and proteinuria Get access Shafee Salloum, MD, Shafee Salloum, MD Pediatric Hospital Medicine Department, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, USAWright-Patterson AF…

Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis as a complication of otitis media Open

Shafee Salloum, Kira Belzer · 2018

Key Clinical Message Otogenic cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) is a rare complication of otitis media and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Classic clinical signs of mastoiditis (pain, swelling, and erythema posteri…

Beriberi disease in an 11-year-old girl with total colectomy Open

Shafee Salloum, Ajay Goenka, Adam Mezoff · 2018

Beriberi or vitamin B1 deficiency is a rare disease in the developed world and more common in developing countries due to poverty and malnutrition. It usually presents with neurological manifestations (dry beriberi) or cardiovascular signs…

A Case Report of Infective Endocarditis in a 10-Year-Old Girl Open

Shafee Salloum, Christopher Bugnitz · 2018

Infective endocarditis is a rare disease in children, and it can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The epidemiology of infective endocarditis in children has shifted in recent years with less rheumatic heart disease, more cong…

A 4-month-old girl with hematemesis, pallor, and lethargy Open

Shafee Salloum · 2018

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