Scarlet fever is an infection of the throat or tonsils caused by the streptococcus bacterium which is the same germ that causes Strep throat. However the scarlet fever bacterium also produces a toxin that causes the other symptoms not usually Read More …
Category: Childhood Illness and Conditions
Roseola
Roseola is a childhood viral infection also known as Exanthum Subitum or 6th disease. It is self-limiting in other words, it goes away on its own. The Roseola virus tends to cause infections in children less than 2 years of Read More …
Retracted Ear Drum
“My son keeps complaining that his ears hurt and that he hears loudly from time to time. His doctor says he has a retracted ear drum. What is this? “…This is a relatively common occurrence in children, especially during a Read More …
Pyloric Stenosis
Pyloric stenosis is a condition that usually occurs in firstborn baby boys, between the age of three to six weeks old. The main symptom of it is persistent and progressively worsening vomiting in an otherwise well baby. What is the Read More …
Pneumonia in Children
Pneumonia means an infection of the lungs. In the early 1900’s pneumonia was responsible for many deaths even in children. Fortunately, with the invention of antibiotics and certain vaccines, pneumonia occurs less commonly today and can be effectively treated in Read More …
Overweight Children and Adolescents -Screening and Prevention is The Best Approach
The rate of overweight and obese children and adolescents has doubled over the last 2 decades. Medical complications of obesity usually seen only in adults have now begun to appear in children and adolescents. Diabetes and cholesterol problems have reached Read More …
Nosebleeds In Children
Nosebleeds, medically known as “Epistaxis” are common in children and fortunately not usually associated with any serious underlying problem. Most of the time nosebleeds stop on their own without any specific treatment. With age the tendency for nosebleeds decreases. What Read More …
Nightmares and Night Terrors in Children
One of the most common concerns of parents is sleep disturbances, including nightmares and night terrors. About nightmares Nightmares occur quite commonly in young children. Typically, a child with a nightmare wakes up completely, is very anxious, and usually remembers Read More …
Nasal Congestion in Young Children
About nasal congestion in small children Babies and young children with colds and associated nasal congestion/secretions have a particularly hard time breathing as they are “obligate nose breathers.” In other words, they don’t really know how to breathe through their Read More …
Middle Ear Infections: An Overview of Otitis Media
Otitis Media is an infection in the space behind the eardrum, the “middle ear”. It’s one of the most common childhood problems that doctors see and treat. More than 70% of all children have at least one middle ear infection Read More …