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Otitis media
BBC — Inflammation of the middle ear is a common cause of earache in children. Acute otitis media is infection and inflammation of the middle ear. Otitis media with effusion (also know as glue ear) is when fluid (often sticky and thick) builds up ...More…
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Dehydration
BBC — Most people get dehydrated from time to time, and usually it's easily corrected. But occasionally, when a lack of fluids puts the body under additional strain, it can have tragic consequences. Water makes up around 70 per cent of the human body. ...More…
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Rotavirus gastroenteritis
BBC — This viral infection is the most common cause of diarrhoea in children under the age of five. Rotavirus gastroenteritis is caused by a virus, called rotavirus, which lives in the gut of those with the infection. Gastroenteritis is the medical ...More…
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Juvenile macular degeneration
BBC — Juvenile macular degeneration causes damage at the centre of the retina in teenagers, children and infants. Most people think macular degeneration is a condition that affects older people, but it can also affect young people. Other types of ...More…
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Pyloric stenosis
BBC — Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the outlet of the stomach, called the pylorus, as it empties into the small intestines. One of the main symptoms is vomiting. This may be mild at first but progressively becomes more forceful until it is ...More…
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Edwards syndrome
BBC — Facts about Edwards syndrome, the symptoms and where to go for support. This rare genetic chromosomal disorder occurs when a child is born with three copies of chromosome 18, rather than the usual two. It's also known as trisomy 18. The features ...More…
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Plagiocephaly
BBC — An introduction to plagiocephaly; its symptoms and treatment Babies often have a flattened area of the head from sleeping on their backs, but sometimes there are more complications. The skull isn't perfectly smooth - it's covered with lumps, dips ...More…
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura
BBC — The body attacks its own blood vessels causing inflammation, rash and arthritis in this autoimmune reaction primarily affecting children. There are many health problems that arise from the fact that the body's immune system can turn on itself ...More…
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Mitochondrial cytopathy
BBC — Explanation about the condition mitochondrial cytopathy Mitochondrial cytopathy There are many different ways that problems with the building blocks of cells can have an effect on the body. The mitochondria are energy-producing structures found ...More…
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Sudden adult death syndrome
BBC — Sudden adult death syndrome encompasses a range of conditions. Cardiac arrhythmias are a common cause and one in particular, long QT syndrome, may be genetic in origin. Sometimes there are no warning signs, but in other cases people can ...More…
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Tiredness in children
BBC — Children get tired through natural liveliness, but sometimes there are other causes. Children get tired just as adults do and that can lead to its own set of problems, but it's usually alleviated by a couple of early nights. Children under five ...More…