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Cough
Coughing is an important part of the body’s defense system. It forcefully propels unwanted invaders up and out of the body.
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Congenital Heart Disease
There are many types of congenital heart disease. They can be very mild, or they can be quite serious. Some require surgical treatment.
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Muscular Dystrophy
The muscular dystrophies are a group of illnesses that share several things in common. They are all, first and foremost, muscle diseases as opposed...
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Zoster (chickenpox)
Chickenpox is one of the most contagious childhood illnesses. The disease is usually mild, although serious complications sometimes occur.
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Wheezing
Wheezing is the noise made by air moving through tight airways in the chest. Classically, wheezing is heard when children are breathing out, and...
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Warts
Warts are infections caused by viruses that are present everywhere, making them among the most common of all childhood skin conditions. The culprit...
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Vomiting
Vomiting is a complex, coordinated, automatic reflex. An increase in saliva production may occur just before vomiting. Retching signals the beginning...
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Vesicoureteral Reflux
When parents hear that long-term, daily antibiotics might be recommended for their children with reflux just to prevent urinary tract infections,...
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Urinary Tract Infection – Cystitis
Infections of the urinary tract are common in young children. Bacteria may enter the urinary tract from the opening and travel upward. Less commonly...
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Undescended Testicle
Undescended testicles can occur in any boy, but they are far more common among those who are born early. Sometimes they occur as a complication of...
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Umbilical Hernia
Umbilical hernias are quite common. They are found in about 10 percent of all babies, and as many as 90 percent in some ethnic groups.
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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It can infect any part of the body, but classically attacks...
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Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasma gondii is a one-celled parasite that sometimes causes devastating effects on unborn children if their mothers become infected for the...
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Toxic Synovitis
Toxic synovitis of the hip is the most common form of arthritis in children. It appears suddenly, disappears suddenly, and causes no lasting problems...
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Tourette Syndrome
Tourette syndrome is named for Georges Gilles de la Tourette who first described the condition in 1885. Tics (involuntary, non-rhythmic movements)...
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Torticollis
The Latin word tortus means ‘twisted.’ Collum (collar) means ‘neck.’Torticollis simply means twisted neck.
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Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is the name given to swollen, red, and tender tonsils. This is usually caused by an infection of the tonsils. The most common causes of...
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Ticks
Ticks are a family of bloodsucking arachnids. They are related to mites, such as those that cause scabies, but are larger. They are related to...
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Tibial Torsion
Generally, internal tibial torsion is a result of normal positioning of the baby in the tight space of the uterus. Some degree of tibial torsion is...
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Thumb-sucking
Children who suck their thumbs are able to begin at an early age to meet their own need for sucking. These children fall asleep more easily, are able...
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Thrush
Thrush, or oral pseudomembranous candidiasis, is a superficial yeast infection that is found in about 5 percent of healthy newborns.
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Tetanus
Tetanus, also called lockjaw, is caused by a toxin created by a bacterium found in the soil. When this germ gets into an open cut or wound, an...
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Teething
Teething is the process of primary teeth cutting through the gums and appearing in a baby’s mouth.
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Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disease. A fatty substance called GM2 ganglioside gradually accumulates in the brain. As the brain cells become...
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Tantrums
Temper tantrums are expressions of intense, immediate frustration. They occur most frequently at an age when children’s verbal skills are inadequate...
