Oral thrush is a yeast infection that affects the mouth. It causes creamy white patches to form on the tongue or inner cheeks. These patches can be painful, but in many cases, the only signs are the white spots on Read More …
Category: Chickenpox symptoms
Fever in Children
Fever is a symptom and not a diagnosis or a medical condition. The most common cause of a fever in children is an infection, mostly viral but in some cases bacterial. One of the challenges in evaluating children with fever Read More …
Chickenpox in Children
Chickenpox (also known as varicella) is a very contagious, easy-to-spread infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox is a very common childhood infection. Most children by the age of nine will have had chickenpox. This virus is spread from one Read More …
Infant Regurgitation (“Spitting Up”)
“Spitting up”, or regurgitation is very common during a baby’s first few months of life. About 40% of normal, healthy babies spit up, usually right after feeding. The liquid your baby regurgitates may look very similar to the milk she Read More …
Handling Baby’s Head
Fontanelles, also known as “soft spots”, are openings in the skull where the bones haven’t grown together yet. There are two fontanelles on your baby’s head. The anterior fontanel – on the top of the head – may be as Read More …