Pediatric conditions

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Tinea

Tinea pedis is a dermatophyte infection of the feet, sometimes with concurrent bacterial infection. This very common, often chronic condition is frequently acquired where bathing facilities are shared, and infection is favoured by maceration. It is much c

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Tonsilitis

The client with tonsilitis will complain of throat pain, difficulty in swallowing, otalgia (referred pain to the ear), and generlized malaise. Examination will disclose an acutely inflamed mucous membrane around the tonsillar the presence of purulent exud

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Toxoplasmosis

A generalised or CNS disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Asymptomatic infections are common; serologic surveys show that 7 to 80% of various populations are infected. The infection occurs worldwide; those at risk for severe disease are the developing fet

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Warts

Warts arise because of hypertrophy of the prickle cell layer of the skin (or adjacent mucous membrances) induced by human papilloma virus. Warts are transmissiblre, innoculation being favoured by mild trauma. They are commoner in children and young adults

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What is autism?

Autism is not a disease, but a developmental disorder of brain function. People with classical autism show three types of symptoms: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and imagination, and unusual or severely limi

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Yellow Fever

The virus of urban yellow fever is transmitted by the bit of a mosquito infected 2 wk previously by feeding on a viremic patient. Yellow fever is endemic in central Africa and areas of South and Central America

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