Pediatric GU Complaints: You Just Have to Look

Whether it's doom in the diaper, a three-nager with a UTI, a bashful preteen or a rare disease in a 14-year-old, the GU area can harbor serious pathology. While it's easy enough if the complaint is, "You need to take a look down there," we must consider how different symptoms or body bashfulness can hinder our ability to make a diagnosis. Luckily, for many of these diagnoses, you don't need labs or a CT; all you need is a pair of eyes and 30 seconds to take a look.