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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Related to Covid (MIS-C) is a serious health condition in children and adolescents that develops from COVID-19 infection and affects many body
By Santa J. Bartholomew M.D. FAAP, FCCM See Corresponding Case Study: Group A Strep Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) is an aerobic gram-positive coccus that
The recreational use of drugs, including alcohol, is an underrecognized cause of mortality and morbidity in children and adolescents. It is, in fact, a public
ARDS is an acute lung injury that can be triggered by direct injury to the lung, such as pneumonia, aspiration, near-drowning or burn/smoke injury, trauma
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is clinically defined as a triad including hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. This condition causes abnormal vessel wall and
Ataxia is a word that derives from the Greek – ἁ (without), taktos (order). It means lack of order and encompasses disorders that involve uncoordinated
Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEMs), or metabolic disorders, represent a group of inherited diseases caused by the absence or deficiency of a substance critical to
Anemia is a widespread health concern that results from hemoglobin concentration being lower
than the normal expected range, taking into consideration age and sex.
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) is a brain injury that occurs from impaired oxygen delivery to the brain (hypoxia) or poor blood flow to the brain