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Child diagnosed with spring syringohydromyelia and teethered spine
A 42-year-old member asked:
what to do if i have a child who has had surgery for a pilonidal dimple that extends to their spine?

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
Educate yourself: This can be very serious, and you need to know exactly what is going on. Insist that the physicians explain the entire situation to you, so that you a ... Read More

Dr. Tanya Russo answered
25 years experience Pediatrics
Follow post op: wound care instructions to the letter, and keep your appointments with the surgeon.
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
Muscular or not...: A woman weighs around 100 pounds at 5 feet, with 5 added pounds for each inch above 5 feet. Thus, at 5 feet 2 inches, she would be around 110 pounds. ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Edward Hellman answered
29 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Varies: The prognosis for a person with type three spinal muscular atrophy varies tremendously and so you should probably have a good conversation with your t ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Birth defect: This occurs in the womb as the primitive vertebrae are forming.It is not injury related. In most it is asymptomatic and never requires any treatment.I ... Read More
A female asked:

Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
To vague for dx: There are far too many conditions or agents that could be linked to this set of symptoms. Rashes usually require eityher great detail in their descrip ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
Radiation dose: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/safety/index.cfm?pg=sfty_xray
i would not worry to much .They tend to be careful and conservative with radiation expo ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:

Dr. Estylan Arellano answered
14 years experience Emergency Medicine
No: Back pain during pregnancy is related to postural and hormonal changes from the pregnancy. Basically, as you progress throughout the pregnancy, the u ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Keegan Duchicela answered
14 years experience Family Medicine
Back pain: With chronic lower back pain, we usually try conservative methods first - with a focus on anti-inflammatories, abdominal core strengthening, physical ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:

Dr. Cindy Juster answered
36 years experience Pediatrics
Difficult to say.: It's hard to say without examining him. It could be anything from keloid to infection; please have his doctor see him this week.
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gerald Mandell answered
52 years experience Nuclear Medicine
Posssibly arthritis: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (jia), also known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (jra), is most common form of arthritis in children and adolescents. ... Read More
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