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Diseases of children (pediatrics)

Pneumococcal infection in children

Pneumococcal infections are a group of diseases of bacterial etiology, clinically manifested by purulent-inflammatory changes in various organs and systems, but especially often in the lungs as lobar pneumonia and in the central nervous system as purulent meningitis.

Mumps (mumps) infection in children

Mumps infection (epidemic parotitis, mumps, mumps) is an acute viral disease with predominant damage to the salivary glands, less often to other glandular organs (pancreas - testicles, ovaries, mammary glands, etc.), as well as the nervous system.

Anthrax in children

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease of animals and humans with severe intoxication, damage to the skin and lymphatic system.

Staphylococcal infection in children

Staphylococcal infection is a large group of purulent-inflammatory diseases of the skin (pyoderma), mucous membranes (rhinitis, tonsillitis, conjunctivitis, stomatitis), internal organs (pneumonia, gastroenteritis, enterocolitis, osteomyelitis, etc.), central nervous system (purulent meningitis).

Streptococcal infections in children

Streptococci are the causative agents of such diverse diseases as tonsillitis, scarlet fever, rheumatism, glomerulonephritis, erysipelas, pyoderma, etc. In addition, streptococci often cause generalized processes such as septicemia and often play a leading role in the development of complications of other diseases.

Scarlatina in children

Scarlet fever is an acute infectious disease with symptoms of general intoxication, sore throat and skin rashes.

Angina in children

Angina is one of the forms of streptococcal infection with localization of the inflammatory process in the lymphoid tissue of the oropharynx, mainly in the palatine tonsils. It is accompanied by intoxication, fever, sore throat and reaction of regional lymph nodes.

Paracoccus pertussis in children

Parakoklyush is an acute infectious disease similar in clinical presentation to mild whooping cough. The incidence of parakoklyush is lower than that of whooping cough. Parakoklyush is characterized by a periodicity that does not correlate with whooping cough.

Ornithosis (psittacosis) in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Ornithosis (psittacosis) is an infectious disease caused by chlamydia and transmitted to humans from birds. Psittacosis is accompanied by symptoms of intoxication and lung damage.

Herpes zoster in children

Shingles is a specific form of the disease caused by the chickenpox virus, accompanied by vesicular eruptions along the course of individual sensory nerves.