• Read on for more information from the American Academy of Pediatrics about croup, including types, causes, symptoms, and treatments. (pediatricweb.com)
  • After epinephrine is given, your child should be observed for 3 to 4 hours to confirm that croup symptoms do not return. (pediatricweb.com)
  • Erythromycin may improve voice disturbances after a week and cough after 2 weeks, but any modest subjective benefit is not greater than the adverse effects, cost, and the risk of bacteria developing resistance to the antibiotics. (wikipedia.org)
  • In children with epiglottitis, sore throat, odynophagia, and dysphagia develop abruptly, often with no visible oropharyngeal inflammation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Epiglottitis is suspected in patients with severe sore throat and no pharyngitis and also in patients with sore throat and inspiratory stridor. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In uncomplicated colds, coughing and nasal discharge may persist for 14 days or more even after other symptoms have resolved. (wikipedia.org)
  • In older children and adults, symptoms (eg, pain, pressure) tend to localize to the affected sinus. (medscape.com)
  • Epiglottitis used to primarily affect children and usually was caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B. Now, because of widespread vaccination, it has been almost eradicated in children (more cases occur in adults). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Epiglottitis is a rapidly progressive bacterial infection of the epiglottis and surrounding tissues that may lead to sudden respiratory obstruction and death. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The main symptom of dermatomyositis include skin rash and symmetric proximal muscle weakness (in over 90% of patients) which may be accompanied by pain and tenderness. (passmed.uk)
  • Symptoms of rhinovirus in children usually begin 1-3 days after exposure. (wikipedia.org)
  • He has an identical twin brother and she is concerned about his risk of developing diabetes. (passmed.uk)
  • The frequency of type-1 diabetes is higher in siblings of diabetic parents (e.g., in the UK 6% by age 30) than in the general population (in the U.K. 0.4% by age 30), while disease concordance in monozygotic (identical) twins is about 40% i.e. the risk that the unaffected twin will develop diabetes. (passmed.uk)
  • Steroids may decrease the intensity of symptoms, the need for other medications, and time spent in the hospital and emergency department. (pediatricweb.com)
  • They include common cold, sinusitis, ear infections, acute pharyngitis or tonsillopharyngitis, epiglottitis, and laryngitis-the last two causing the most serious sequelae (deafness and acute rheumatic fever, respectively). (icloudhospital.com)
  • Epiglottitis is suspected in patients with severe sore throat and no pharyngitis and also in patients with sore throat and inspiratory stridor. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In children with epiglottitis, sore throat, odynophagia, and dysphagia develop abruptly, often with no visible oropharyngeal inflammation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • C3368 Gastrointestinal System Signs and Symptoms C118464 Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology C113482 Abdominal Migraine Abdominal Migraine Paroxysmal episodes of intense, acute periumbilical pain that lasts for one or more hours with intervening periods of usual health lasting weeks to months, with no evidence of an inflammatory, anatomic, metabolic, or neoplastic process that explains the symptoms. (nih.gov)
  • C3368 Gastrointestinal System Signs and Symptoms C118464 Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology C26682 Abdominal Pain Abdominal Pain Painful sensation in the abdominal region. (nih.gov)
  • C3858 Mental and Behavioral Signs and Symptoms C118464 Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology C122516 Abnormal Liver Function Test Abnormal Liver Function Test Atypical results found on serum liver enzyme testing, which may indicate significant disease and/or disease progression. (nih.gov)
  • However, the percentage of mild to severe disease differs between high- and low-income nations, and the severity of lower respiratory tract infections in children under five is worse in developing countries due to differences in specific etiologies and risk factors, resulting in a higher case-fatality rate. (icloudhospital.com)
  • All patients are familiar with the symptom complex that includes rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, and a raw or itchy throat. (icloudhospital.com)
  • Epiglottitis is a rapidly progressive bacterial infection of the epiglottis and surrounding tissues that may lead to sudden respiratory obstruction and death. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Children are particularly vulnerable since they have not yet developed protection to many viral infections, have poor personal hygiene, and have regular close contact with other children who are expelling viruses. (icloudhospital.com)
  • Epiglottitis used to primarily affect children and usually was caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B. Now, because of widespread vaccination, it has been almost eradicated in children (more cases occur in adults). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Because the common cold is a self-limited disease with primarily subjective symptoms, a considerable placebo effect can suggest that different therapies are effective. (icloudhospital.com)
  • The pain interferes with normal activities and is associated with at least two of the following symptoms: anorexia, nausea, vomiting, headache, photophobia, and/or pallor. (nih.gov)
  • It is common in patients with COPD and HIV disease and exacerbates COPD, symptoms of which include low-grade fever, increased cough and sputum production, and dyspnea. (medscape.com)
  • The Academy and Foundation have developed a robust program with support staff, new committees, and volunteer structures, and increased focus on evidence-based practice designed to "put our money where our mouth is. (entnet.org)
  • NTHi is a major cause of pneumonia in infants in developing countries. (medscape.com)