Why Was This 3-Year-Old So Irritable, and What Was Wrong With Her Eye?

Featured in today's New York Times, Lisa Sanders tells the story of Amber Bard, a medical student at Michigan State who used VisualDx to diagnose her niece with a serious eye disease.

A Dangerous Kiss?

"That also seemed unlikely, the doctor replied. The mother asked if she could test the girl anyway. Bard had been so insistent that the child be tested that the mother was determined to push for it if she had to. But the doctor readily agreed to the test and quickly swabbed the center of each sore to send for a culture."

"(Bard) is thrilled with her first diagnostic success, though she credits the decision-support software she used."

Many thanks to Ms. Bard for sharing her story. Do you have a case you'd like to share with us on how you used VisualDx to accurately diagnose a patient? We want to hear from you!