Type 2 diabetes is a disease that develops quietly over many years without producing any obvious symptoms. Fortunately, with type 1 diabetes, the symptoms usually appear quite quickly and are so...
Diabetes is one of the most dangerous diseases of civilisation. The number of people diagnosed with the disease is increasing every year. This is particularly dangerous given the havoc that...
The van der Woude syndrome is an extremely rare genetic defect that, according to statistics, affects two babies per hundred thousand live births. The disease is extremely rare, but its clinical...
According to WHO data, more than 500 measles cases were reported in Europe in January 2017, with more than 470 cases in 7 countries. The highest percentage in Romania and Italy, but a high incidence...
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....
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 (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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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 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,...
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...
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...
The lungs (Latin pulmo) have been developed in humans as a result of the increased need for oxygen. The embryonic cotyledon from which they arise is the endoderm. Like other organs in the human body,...
Blood clotting disorders are disorders of the homeostatic process that can affect almost any component of the blood. Haemorrhagic diathesis can be related to both blood element abundance and...
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...
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...