What is Di George syndrome?
Di George syndrome is classified as a disease that is caused by genetic mutations. Mutations are sudden and spontaneous changes in the structure of DNA that cause abnormalities to appear in the body....
Chickenpox - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is now the season of increased cases of chickenpox, a highly contagious disease that spreads by the droplet route. How does it manifest itself and why is it dangerous? Can it be prevented? What is...
Nail fungus in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Nail fungus (onychomycosis) is rare in children, but the incidence of the disease has been increasing in recent years. The basis of effective treatment is a thorough assessment of the changes...
What is Prader-Willi syndrome?
Prader-Willi syndrome is considered to be one of the extremely rare genetic diseases. The disease is characterised by the appearance of a number of characteristic clinical symptoms. According to...
What is Jacobsen Syndrome?
Jacobsen syndrome is classed as an extremely rare genetic condition. The disease is extremely rare, affecting less than one child in one hundred and twenty thousand births. Jacobsen syndrome is...
Attempts to treat cystic fibrosis using stem cells
Cystic fibrosis is a disease that is sometimes diagnosed in early childhood. At present, it is possible to extend the survival time of patients, although the ideal cystic fibrosis therapy has still...
What is Cri du Chat syndrome?
Cri du Chat syndrome is known in the literature as 'Cat Scream Syndrome'. It is an extremely rare genetic condition, occurring in one child in nearly 50,000 births. A genetic mutation within...
Streptococcal angina- how to diagnose? How to treat?
Streptococcal angina is a condition whose incidence is not as significant as viral infections of the throat and palatine tonsils. In order to undertake an appropriate therapy, an accurate...
Chronic constipation in children
Chronic constipation and faecal disorders have now become a very significant problem in childhood, as well as in older children and adolescents. In the context of nutrition, many mistakes are made,...
Diabetes mellitus in children - what symptoms may indicate its onset?
Diabetes mellitusis a metabolic disease characterised by a disorder of carbohydratemetabolism. Its intrinsic component is a state of hyperglycaemia, i.e. an elevated blood glucose concentration,...
Use of inhalation therapy in childhood diseases
Inhalation therapy has a wide range of applications in the treatment of many respiratory diseases, both in the context of conditions affecting the lungs, as well as those affecting the nasal cavity...
Probiotics and prebiotics and atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common allergic conditions in children. In theory, allergies are already well understood, in practice, not everything is really certain - this is why there is...
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemias, or can we destroy our own blood cells?
Autoimmune anaemias are a disease entity based on an abnormal functioning of the immune system. This abnormal response involves the destruction of the body's own cells as a result of misrecognition...
What is achondroplasia?
Achondroplasia is classified as a genetic disease, occurring once in every 28,000 live births. The disease manifests itself in infancy, producing symptoms such as changes in the appearance of the...
Irritable bowel syndrome in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Recent scientific studies, confirmed by the opinions of paediatricians, indicate that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS for short) is a very common condition in children. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of...
Throat problems in children
Among childhood illnesses, diseases of the throat also have their place. ENT diseases are of crucial importance for the proper development of the child, as well as posing a direct threat to the...
Chest pain in children
Chest pain in children is a common complaint. Based on my own experience, I can say that almost every time I was on duty in the Hospital Emergency Department, I had to deal with one or two patients...
Imaging methods for laryngeal lesions
The larynx is the organ in our body responsible for phonation, as well as taking an active part in the respiratory process and preventing food and drink from entering the lower respiratory tract. In...
Premature puberty of the mammary glands (thelarche praecox)
Parents often come to the paediatrician concerned about the enlargement of the mammary glands in girls of a few months or so. The condition is usually discovered accidentally, while nursing the baby....
Lung and bronchial diseases in children part II
The second part of this paper will discuss diseases with a chronic, or long-term, course. A child with a chronic disease requires careful care, systematic administration of medication. For all...
