Infections Complicating Chronic Diseases

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Infections Complicating Chronic Diseases Certain chronic diseases of children are associated with a higher than expected frequency of infectious complications. Some of these patients are immunocompromised hosts (ICH) and their…

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Exposure Problems

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Exposure Problems In the patient who presents with symptoms consistent with an infectious process, an exposure history is one of the most important pieces of information to elicit. Many infectious…

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HIV Infection and AIDS

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HIV Infection and AIDS Introduction This chapter will discuss several aspects of HIV infection and AIDS, including maternal-infant transmission, diagnostic tests, treatments, and prognosis. Detailed information about management of these…

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Perinatal Syndromes

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Perinatal Syndromes This chapter is divided into the following sections: Prenatal infections (alphabetized by disease) Exposures during pregnancy Chronic congenital infection (“TORCH syndrome”) Neonatal sepsis and meningitis Miscellaneous neonatal infections…

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Cardiovascular Syndromes

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Cardiovascular Syndromes Inflammatory processes involving the heart are usually classified as pericarditis, myocarditis, or endocarditis, including valvulitis. When all three of these processes are present, the inflammation is called “pancarditis.”…

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Skin and Soft-Tissue Syndromes

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Skin and Soft-Tissue Syndromes Skin infections should be distinguished from exanthems, which are rashes associated with a generalized febrile disease and are discussed in Chapter 11. A primary skin infection…

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Orthopedic Syndromes

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Orthopedic Syndromes Orthopedic (bone and joint) infections can be classified into syndromes according to the anatomic area involved and the rate of onset. Acute arthritis can be defined as a…

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Genital Syndromes

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Genital Syndromes Definitions A genital infection can be defined as any infection involving the reproductive organs. “Venereal disease” is an older phrase for a disease usually spread by sexual contact,…

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Urinary Syndromes

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Urinary Syndromes Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections in children, affecting approximately 8% of girls and 2% of boys in the first 6 years…

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