- CDC
- Heart Failure
- Cardiovascular Clinical Consult
- Adult Immunization
- Hepatic Disease
- Rare Disorders
- Pediatric Immunization
- Implementing The Topcon Ocular Telehealth Platform
- Weight Management
- Screening
- Monkeypox
- Guidelines
- Men's Health
- Psychiatry
- Allergy
- Nutrition
- Women's Health
- Cardiology
- Substance Use
- Pediatrics
- Kidney Disease
- Genetics
- Complimentary & Alternative Medicine
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Oral Medicine
- Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
- Pain
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Geriatrics
- Infection
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Obesity
- Rheumatology
- Technology
- Cancer
- Nephrology
- Anemia
- Neurology
- Pulmonology
Pursuit of the Pink Diaper: A Medical Mystery
What would cause a diaper to turn pink after sitting overnight in the diaper pail? Read this case closely for the clues.
A brief preface to the case from the author: Like many Navy physicians, even though I was a subspecialist in adolescent medicine, I had call or was asked to help out several times a month in the pediatric acute care clinic (PACC). I did not mind that much as I had been a general pediatrician for 13 years when I finally decided to do my subspecialty. I wavered between pediatric dermatology and adolescent medicine, but adolescent medicine finally won out.I trained at a time when we did much of our own lab work, including microbiology, and I had become quite adept in that field of study. I felt this provided me with a more holistic approach to solving medical mysteries.The case you'll follow above, I think, will prove my point. Resources are below, but read the case to the end, first.   Resources Mahlen SD. Serratia infections: from military experiments to current practice. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2011;24:755- 791.Yu VL. Serratia marcescens-historical perspective and clinical review. N Engl J Med. 1979; 300:887-893.For additional reading please see references cited in the case "A Tale of Two Urines."
