Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an acute lung infection that results most commonly in children from viral or bacterial pathogens. CAP remains the most important cause of death in children worldwide….
PEDIATRICS
Croup (Laryngitis, Laryngotracheitis, Spasmodic Croup, Laryngotracheobronchitis, Bacterial Tracheitis and Laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis) and Epiglottitis (Supraglottitis)
Keywords Croup, laryngitis, laryngotracheitis, spasmodic croup, laryngotracheobronchitis, bacterial tracheitis, laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis, epiglottitis, supraglottitis, stridor, cough, hoarseness, fever, sore throat, headaches, muscle aches, coryza, stuffiness, H. influenzae type b, Adenoviruses, Parainfluenza viruses…
Bronchiolitis and Infectious Asthma
Bronchiolitis and infectious asthma, which also is called asthmatic bronchitis, wheezy bronchitis, or virus-induced asthma, are common illnesses of children, characterized by symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection and signs…
Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis is a serious and costly health problem in adults. The World Health Organization estimates 23.6 million adults have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, representing more than 15% of the…
Acute Bronchitis
Keywords Bronchitis, acute inflammatory disease, upper respiratory tract viral infection, tracheal infection, bronchial infection, tracheobronchial symptoms, rhinitis, diffuse pharyngeal erythema, rhonchi, referred breath sounds, adenoviruses, enterovirus, coxsackieviruses b, echoviruses, polioviruses,…
Otitis Media
Otitis media is a broad term that includes acute otitis media (AOM), otitis media with effusion (OME), chronic otitis media with effusion (COME), and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM). This…
Mastoiditis
Keywords Mastoiditis, suppurative infection, ear pain (otalgia), draining ear (otorrhea), postauricular swelling, postauricular tenderness, postauricular fluctuance, acute otitis media, Streptococcus pneumoniae , Streptococcus pyogenes , Staphylococcus aureus , aerobic gram-positive…
Infections of the Oral Cavity
Although most infections of the oral cavity in children are odontogenic and may be treated simply with local measures, the occasional spread of these infections to adjacent or distant fascial…
Otitis Externa
Otitis externa is an inflammation of the external ear canal commonly caused by infection. It constitutes one of the most common otolaryngologic encounters in the emergency department. This condition is…
Cervical Lymphadenitis
Cervical lymphadenopathy is enlargement of the lymph nodes in the neck. Cervical lymphadenitis implies one or more nodes are inflamed. The inflammatory response by the host is triggered by some…
