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Pediatric meningitis
Pediatric meningitis refers to an acute inflammatory disease of the meninges in children, caused by various infectious agents such as viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms (e.g., fungi, mycoplasma, spirochetes). The more common types of meningitis are viral meningitis and bacterial meningitis. Main symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, and seizures.
View detailsChorea minor
Sydenham chorea, also known as rheumatic chorea, is an autoimmune disease induced by Group A β-hemolytic streptococcal infection. It commonly affects children aged 5-15, with a higher incidence in girls, and is primarily characterized by choreiform movements, emotional lability, and psychiatric disturbances.
View detailsPediatric viral encephalitis
Pediatric viral encephalitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the meninges caused by a virus. Children often present with fever, headache, and nausea and vomiting. This disease has a short course and is self-limiting. Most children have a good prognosis with symptomatic and supportive treatment from a doctor.
Childhood encephalitis
Pediatric encephalitis is an inflammatory condition of the brain parenchyma caused by pathogen invasion. It can be caused by viral, bacterial, or other pathogenic microbial infections, with viral infections being the most common. With timely treatment and identification of the cause, most cases can be cured. However, severe cases can be life-threatening and may result in sequelae. Therefore, early diagnosis and early treatment are particularly important.
View detailsPemi disease
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), also known as familial centrolobar sclerosis, is a group of rare congenital leukodystrophies. Clinical manifestations mainly include nystagmus, hypotonia, ataxia, and progressive motor dysfunction.
View detailsPachygyria
Megalencephaly is a disorder of early neuronal development during fetal brain development in utero, leading to cerebral cortex dysplasia. It is classified as a neuronal migration disorder.
View detailsVitamin A deficiency
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be obtained from food or converted from carotene in the human body. It has a wide range of important physiological functions, such as maintaining dark vision, maintaining the integrity of skin and mucous membranes, and promoting growth and development. Vitamin A deficiency is a nutritional disorder caused by a lack of vitamin A in the body, which can lead to dry and flaky skin, dry eyes, night blindness, and poor growth and development. This disease is common in infants and young children, and its incidence decreases with age.
View detailsVitamin B2 deficiency
Vitamin B2, also known as riboflavin, is an essential vitamin that the human body cannot synthesize on its own. Vitamin B2 deficiency is a disease caused by a lack of vitamin B2 in the human body, characterized primarily by damage to the skin and mucous membranes. It is a common nutritional deficiency disease in China. According to surveys, over 90% of adults in China have low levels of vitamin B2 in their urine. The symptoms of this disease are not distinctly specific. In cases of severe deficiency, it can easily lead to mucosal lesions, such as thinning of the mucous membranes, damage to the mucosal layer, and rupture of microvessels, subsequently causing angular cheilitis, blepharitis, conjunctivitis, cheilitis, glossitis, oral ulcers, dryness of the ear and nasal mucous membranes, and dry, flaky skin.
View detailsVitamin nutritional disorders
Vitamin deficiency disorder is a type of vitamin malnutrition caused by vitamin deficiency or metabolic disorders. The clinical symptoms vary depending on the specific vitamin involved.
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