Health Library - Pediatric Symptoms & Illnesses

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A

• abdominal masses
• abdominal pain, chronic
• acetaminophen
• achilles' tendon strain
• acyclovir (oral & topical)
• adrenocorticoids (topical)
• alcoholism
• alcopecia aereata
• allopurinol
• altitude sickness
• amebiasis(amebic dysentery; entamebiasis)
• amenorrhea, primary
• amenorrhea, secondary
• amiloride & hydrochlorothiazide
• amoxicillin
• amphetamine
• anal fissure
• anaphylaxis(allergic shock)
• anemia, aplastic
• anemia, folic-acid deficiency(megaloblastic anemia
• anemia, hemolytic
• anemia, iron-deficiency
• anemia related to exercise
• angiotensin-converting enzyme (ace) inhibitors
• ankle sprain
• ankylosing spondylitis(marie-strrumpell disease)
• anorexia nervosa
• anticoagulants, oral
• anticonvulsant, hydantoin
• antidiabetics, oral
• antihistamines
• anti-inflammatory analgesics, non-steroidal (nsaids)
• anxiety
• apc disease(pharyngoconjunctival fever)
• appendicitis
• appendix 1: immunizations
• appendix 2: medical history form
• appendix 3: health record
• appendix 4: parent questionnaire
• appendix 5: blood count
• appendix 6: urinalysis
• appendix 7: evaluation of your child's pain
• appendix 8: testicular pain without a specific diagnosis
• appendix 9: childhood headache
• appendix 10: back care instructions for your child
• appendix 11: how to treat diarrhea with clear liquids
• appendix 12: care of the sick child at home
• appendix 13: when your child is ill
• appendix 14: vaporizers for cool mist
• appendix 15: baby with a cold: how to clean the nose
• appendix 16: how to give nose drops
• appendix 17: how to reduce your child's fever
• appendix 18: safe use of medicine for your child
• appendix 19: how to help your child cope with stress
• appendix 20: infants of mothers with diabetes mellitus
• appendix 21: diabetes: hypoglycemia differentiated from oncoming diabetic coma
• appendix 22: delayed and faulty speech
• appendix 23: hypospadias
• appendix 24: well-balanced diet
• appendix 25: nutrition for athletes
• appendix 26: allergy diet
• appendix 27: cholesterol and triglyceride problems
• appendix 28: low-fat diet
• appendix 29: low-salt diet
• appendix 30: milk-restricted diet
• appendix 31: obesity: guidelines for losing weight
• appendix 32: pregnancy and breast-feeding diet
• appendix 33: disqualifying medical conditions for sports participation
• appendix 34: drugs in sports
• appendix 35: mental retardation, sports and exercise
• appendix 36: benefits of exercise and physical fitness
• appendix 37: safe use of crutches
• appendix 38: common types of bone fractures
• appendix 39: R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression, elevation)
• appendix 40: physical therapy methods and techniques
• appendix 41: care of casts
• appendix 42: drugs of abuse
• appendix 43: child abuse
• appendix 44: diseases caused by pets
• appendix 45: dizziness questionnaire
• appendix 46: visits to the doctor
• appendix 47: traveling
• appendix 48: suggestions to help your child live longer
• appetite suppressants
• arm contusion, forearm
• arm fracture, forearm
• arthritis, infectious(septic arthritis)
• arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid
• aspirin
• aspirin poisoning
• asthma
• asthma and exercise-induced bronchospasm (eib)
• atelectasis
• athletes's foot(tinea pedis; ringworm of the feet)

B

• back sprain, lumbo-dorsal region
• barbiturates
• beclomethasone
• belladonna alkaloids & barbiturates
• benzodiazepines
• benztropine
• beta-adrenergic blocking agents
• beta-adrenergic blocking agents & thiazide diuretics
• blood-transfusion reaction
• boils(Furuncles)
• bone fracture
• botulism
• bowed legs and blount's disease
• brain or epidural abscess
• brain tumor
• breast abscess
• breast contusion
• bronchiectasis
• bronchiolitis
• bronchitis, acute
• bronchitis, chronic
• brucellosis(undulant fever; bang's disease)
• bruises and hematomas
• bulimia (binge-eating syndrome;binge-purge syndrome; bulimarexia)
• bunion (hallux valgus)
• burns
• butalbital & aspirin (also contains caffeine)

C

• calcium channel blocking agents
• calcium imbalance
• candidiasis of intertriginous skin (moniliasis)
• canker sores(aphthous ulcers)
• captopril & hydrochlorothiazide
• carbamazepine
• cardiomyopathy (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; nutritional cardiomyopathy)
• cat-scratch fever
• cataract
• celiac disease(gluten enteropathy; non-tropical sprue)
• cellulitis(erysipelas)
• cephalosporins
• cerebral palsy (CP)
• cervical erosion
• chickenpox(varicella)
• chlamydia infection
• chlorzoxazone
• cholecystitis or cholangitis, acute
• cimetidine
• cimetidine
• circumcision
• clonidine
• clubfoot(talipes)
• cold, common
• cold sores(fever blisters; herpes simplex)
• colic in infants
• colitis, ulcerative
• collarbone (clavicle) fracture
• congestive heart failure
• conjunctivitis(pinkeye)
• constipation
• convulsion, febrile
• cor pulmonale(pulmonary hypertension)
• corn or callus
• corneal ulcer
• cradle cap
• croup(laryngo-tracheo-bronchitis)
• cushing's syndrome
• cystic fibrosis (CF)

D

• decompression sickness (caisson disease; "the bends")
• dehydration
• depression
• dermatitis, atopic
• dermatitis, contact
• dermatitis herpetiformis
• dermatitis, intertriginous
• dermatitis, seborrheic
• des (diethylstilbestrol) exposure
• diabetes insipidus
• diabetes mellitus, insulin-dependent
• diaper rash
• diarrhea, acute
• diarrhea, chronic, non-specific,of childhood
• dic (disseminated intravascular coagulation; defibrinogenation syndrome; coagulopathy)
• dicyclomine
• digitalis preparations
• diphenidol
• diphenoxylate & atropine
• diphtheria
• dipyridamole
• dislocation or subluxation
• disopyramide
• diuretics, loop
• diuretics, thiazide
• down syndrome (trisomy 21)
• drowning, near-
• drug abuse & addiction
• drug hypersensitivity
• dysentery, bacillary
• dyshidrosis
• dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps)

E

• ear infection, middle- (otitis media)
• ear infection, outer- (otitis externa; swimmer's ear)
• ear injury
• eardrum, ruptured (tympanic-membrane perforation)
• earwax blockage (cerumen impaction)
• ectopic pregnancy
• eczema (atopic dermatitis; infantile eczema; neurodermatitis)
• elbow contusion, ulnar nerve("crazybone" or "crazy nerve" contusion)
• elbow tendinitis or epicondylitis(tennis elbow)
• electric shock
• emergency first aid
• empyema
• enalapril & hydrochlorothiazide
• encephalitis, viral or aseptic (acute viral encephalitis; aseptic encephalitis)
• encopresis
• endocarditis (bacterial endocarditis; infective endocarditis)
• epididymitis
• epiglottitis, acute
• epilepsy
• erythema nodosum
• erythromycins
• esophageal stricture or corrosive esophagitis
• estrogen
• exophthalmos (proptosis)
• extradural hemorrhage (epidural hemorrhage)
• eye contusion or laceration
• eye, foreign body in
• eye injury
• eye tumor
• eye tumor

F

• facial bones, fracture of
• failure to thrive
• fainting(blackout; syncope)
• fecal impaction
• fever of undetermined origin (FUO)
• finger dislocation
• fluid & electrolyte disorders (fluid & electrolyte imbalance)
• folic acid (vitamin b-9)
• folliculitis, bacterial
• folliculitis, fungal
• food allergy
• foot stress-fracture(march fracture; fatigue fracture)
• frostbite

G

• gallstones (cholelithiasis)
• gangrene
• gastric erosion
• gastritis
• gastroenteritis
• giardiasis
• gilbert's syndrome (hyperbilirubinemia)
• gingivitis
• glaucoma, acute infantile
• glomerulonephritis (post-infectious, acute or chronic glomerulonephritis)
• glossary of pediatric medical terms
• gonorrhea
• granuloma annulare
• granuloma, pyogenic
• groin strain
• guillain-barrqe syndrome (infectious polyneuritis; acute idiopathic polyneuritis)
• gynecomastia

H

• haloperidol
• hand, foot & mouth disease
• hand or wrist ganglion (synovial hernia; synovial cyst)
• hay fever(allergic rhinitis)
• head injury
• head injury, skull fracture
• headache, migraine
• headache, tension or vascular
• hearing impairment or loss
• heart block (atrioventricular block)
• heart-rhythm irregularity (Arrhythmia)
• heart-valve disease (valvular heart disease)
• heartbeat, rapid(tachycardia; paroxysmal tachycardia)
• heartburn (esophageal reflux)
• heatstroke; heat exhaustion; heat cramps (sunstroke or heat prostration)
• heel pain (heel spur; calcaneal bursitis or neuritis)
• hematuria
• hemiplegia
• hemophilia
• hepatitis, acute viral
• hernia
• herpangina
• herpes, genital
• herpetic whitlow
• hiatal hernia
• hiccup(hiccough; singultus)
• hidradenitis suppurativa
• hip dislocation, congenital
• histoplasmosis
• hives(urticaria; giant urticaria; angioneurotic edema)
• hodgkin's disease
• hydroxyzine
• hyperaldosteronism
• hyperhidrosis
• hyperlipidemia, types I, II, III, IV, V (Hyperlipoproteinemia)
• hyperparathyroidism
• hypertension (high blood pressure)
• hyperventilation syndrome (panic attack)
• hypochondriasis
• hypoglycemia, functional
• hypoglycemia of diabetes
• hypoparathyroidism
• hypothermia

I

• id reaction(autoeczematization; autosensitization)
• idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS)
• immunodeficiency disease, including aids (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
• impetigo (pyoderma)
• incontinence, stress
• indigestion (dyspepsia)
• influenza (flu; grippe)
• inner ear disorders(including meniere's disease and labyrinthitis)
• insect bites & stings
• insomnia
• intestinal obstruction
• intussusception
• irritable colon (spastic colitis; mucous colitis; irritable bowel syndrome)
• isoetharine

J

• jaw dislocation(temporo-mandibular joint dislocation)
• jaw (mandible) fracture
• jock itch (tinea cruris)

K

• keratitis
• keratosis pilaris
• kidney failure, acute
• kidney failure, chronic (uremia)
• kidney infection, acute (acute pyelonephritis)
• kidney infection, chronic (chronic pyelonephritis)
• kidney or ureter injury
• kidney, polycystic
• knee-cartilage injury(meniscus injury)
• knee sprain and torn knee ligaments
• knee synovitis with effusion("water on the knee")

L

• lacerations (cuts) of the skin
• lactose intolerance(milk intolerance; lactase deficiency)
• larva migrans, cutaneous (creeping eruption)
• laryngitis
• lead poisoning
• leg fracture, fibula
• leg fracture, tibia
• legg-perthes disease (slipped femoral epiphysis; coxa plana)
• leukemia, acute
• lice (pediculosis; head lice; body lice; "crabs")
• lichen planus
• lipomas
• liver cancer
• loperamide
• lung abscess
• lupus erythematosus, discoid
• lupus erythematosus, systemic
• lyme disease (LD; lyme arthritis)
• lymphoma, non-hodgkin's(lymphosarcoma; reticulum cell sarcoma)

M

• malabsorption(malabsorptive syndrome)
• malaria
• measles (red measles; rubeola)
• measles, german (rubella)
• meningitis, aseptic (non-bacterial meningitis)
• meningitis, bacterial(spinal meningitis)
• methyldopa & thiazide diuretics
• methylphenidate
• metoclopramide
• miscellaneous resources
• molluscum contagiosum
• mononucleosis, infectious (mono; "kissing disease")
• motion sickness
• mumps
• muscle cramps
• muscle, pulled or torn
• muscle weakness
• muscular dystrophy
• myasthenia gravis
• myocarditis

N

• nail splitting
• nails, ringworm infection of (onychomycosis; tinea unguium)
• narcolepsy
• narcotic & acetaminophen
• narcotic analgesics
• narcotic analgesics & aspirin
• nasal polyps
• nephrosis(nephrotic syndrome)
• nitrates
• nitrofurantoin
• nose fracture
• nose injury
• nosebleed (epistaxis)

O

• obesity
• oral cancer
• osgood-schlatter disease(osteochondrosis)
• osteomyelitis
• otitis, serous (serous otitis media)
• otosclerosis
• ovarian cancer
• ovarian cyst
• ovarian tumor, benign

P

• pantothenic acid (vitamin b-5)
• paraplegia or quadriplegia
• paronychia
• pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
• penicillins
• pentoxifylline
• pericarditis, acute
• perineal contusion
• peritonitis
• perphenazine & amitriptyline
• pharyngitis
• pica
• pilonidal cyst
• pinworms(enterobiasis; seatworm; threadworm; oxyuriasis)
• pituitary gland, underactive (hypopituitarism)
• pituitary tumor
• pityriasis alba
• pityriasis rosea
• pityriasis versicolor(tinea versicolor)
• pleurisy
• pneumonia, bacterial
• pneumonia, mycoplasma (primary atypical pneumonia; eaton-agent pneumonia)
• pneumonia, viral
• pneumothorax
• polyarteritis (polyarteritis nodosa;periarteritis nodosa; necrotizing angiitis)
• polymyositis & dermatomyositis
• porphyria
• potassium imbalance
• potassium supplements
• prazosin
• premature infants
• premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual tension; PMS)
• prickly heat(heat rash; miliaria rubra; sweat retention)
• probenecid
• procainamide
• proctitis
• progestins
• pruritis ani
• pruritus vulvae (female genital itching)
• pseudomembranous enterocolitis
• psittacosis(parrot fever; ornithosis)
• psoralens
• psoriasis
• ptosis
• pulmonary-valve stenosis
• puncture wounds
• purpura, allergic (anaphylactoid purpura; henoch-schronlein purpura)
• pyloric stenosis, congenital(hypertrophic pyloric stenosis)
• pyridoxine (vitamin b-6)

Q

• quinidine

R

• rabies(hydrophobia)
• radiation sickness
• ranitidine
• rape crisis syndrome
• raynaud's disease
• raynaud's phenomenon
• reiter's syndrome
• retinal detachment
• reye's syndrome
• rheumatic fever
• rib fracture
• riboflavin (vitamin b-2)
• ringworm
• roseola infantum (exanthem subitum; pseudorubella)
• roundworms(ascariasis)

S

• st. vitus' dance (sydenham's chorea; rheumatic chorea)
• salmonella infections
• scabies
• scarlet fever
• schizophrenia
• scleritis
• scoliosis(curvature of the spine)
• sebaceous cyst (epidermoid cyst; wen)
• serum sickness
• shin splints
• shock
• shoulder bursitis, subacromial (subdeltoid bursitis)
• shoulder dislocation
• shoulder, frozen (adhesive capsulitis)
• sickle-cell anemia
• sinus infection(sinusitis)
• skin abrasion
• skin cancer, malignant melanoma
• skin lesions, benign
• sleep apnea in infants
• small-intestine tumor
• snakebite
• sodium imbalance
• sores, pressure(bed sores; decubitus ulcers)
• spinal-cord tumor
• spleen rupture
• sprains & strains
• strabismus(crossed eyes)
• strep throat (streptococcal sore throat)
• sty (hordeolum)
• subarachnoid hemorrhage
• subconjunctival hemorrhage
• subdural hemorrhage & hematoma
• sucralfate
• sulfonamides
• suggested reading for additional information
• sun poisoning
• sunburn
• surgical-wound infection
• syphilis

T

• tapeworm (taenia saginata)
• tay-sachs disease
• tear duct, infection or blockage of (dacryocystitis or dacryostenosis)
• teething (cutting teeth; tooth eruption)
• telogen effluvium
• temporo-mandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) (myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome; MPD)
• tendinitis
• terbutaline
• terfenadine
• testes, undescended (cryptorchidism)
• testicle, cancer of (testicular cancer)
• testicle torsion
• tetanus (lockjaw)
• tetracyclines
• thalassemia (mediterranean anemia; hereditary leptocytosis)
• thiamine (vitamin b-1)
• thigh injury, hamstring
• thrombocytopenia
• thrombophlebitis, superficial (phlebitis; phlebothrombosis)
• thrombosis, deep-vein
• thrush (oral thrush)
• thumb-sucking
• thyroid tumor
• timolol
• toenail, ingrown
• toll free health hot lines
• tongue inflammation(glossitis)
• tonsillitis(pharyngitis)
• tooth abscess (periapical abscess; periodontal abscess)
• tooth decay (caries; dental decay; cavities)
• tooth-grinding (bruxism)
• tooth injury & loss (tooth avulsion)
• torticollis (wryneck)
• toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
• toxocara (toxocariasis, visceral larva migrans)
• trazodone
• trench mouth (necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis; vincent's disease; fusospirochetosis)
• tretinoin
• triamterene & hydrochlorothiazide
• tricyclic antidepressants
• trimethoprim
• trichinosis
• tuberculosis (TB)
• typhoid fever

U

• umbilical cord infections
• urethritis
• uterine bleeding, abnormal

V

• vagina, foreign body in
• vagina or vulva, cancer of
• vaginismus
• vaginitis, gardnerella or non-specific
• vaginitis in female athletes
• vaginitis, monilial (vaginal yeast infection; vaginal candidiasis)
• vaginitis, trichomonal (Trichomoniasis)
• valley fever (san joaquin valley fever; coccidioidomycosis; "cocci")
• vitamin a
• vitamin b deficiencies
• vitamin b-12 (cyanocobalamin)
• vitamin c (ascorbic acid)
• vitamin c deficiency
• vitamin d
• vitamin d deficiency
• vitamin e
• vitamin e deficiency
• vitamin k
• vitamin k deficiency
• vitiligo
• vulvovaginitis before puberty

W

• warts (verruca vulgaris)
• warts, flat
• warts, plantar
• warts, venereal (condylomata acuminata; genital warts; moist warts)
• whiplash (acceleration-deceleration cervical injury)
• whooping cough (pertussis)
• wilm's tumor (congenital nephroblastoma)
• winter itch (xerotic eczema)

X

• xanthine bronchodilators