Rheumatic Disorders Philip J. Hashkes JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND OTHER CHRONIC ARTHRITIDES OF CHILDHOOD Epidemiology and Etiology The term juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) describes the condition of chronic arthritis of…
Infectious Diseases, Part III Lara Danziger-Isakov Camille Sabella This chapter includes discussions of selected tick-borne, zoonotic, and parasitic infections. TICK-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIONS Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Rocky Mountain spotted…
Infectious Diseases, Part I Camille Sabella Johanna Goldfarb This chapter addresses the following pediatric infections: Gastrointestinal infections Skin, soft-tissue, bone, and joint infections Central nervous system (CNS) infections Pneumonia GASTROINTESTINAL…
Infectious Diseases, Part II Camille Sabella Johanna Goldfarb This chapter includes discussions of selected viral, fungal, and mycobacterial infections. VIRAL INFECTIONS Human Parvovirus Infection Human parvovirus (HPV) is a small…
Inherited Immunodeficiency Disorders Alton L. Melton Jr. Inherited immunodeficiency disorders represent defects in normal immune function that usually result in an increased susceptibility to infection. Many of the disorders have…
Amenorrhea Karen S. Vargo The evaluation of amenorrhea in the adolescent requires a basic understanding of pubertal development, including the role of the hypothalamic-pituatary-ovarian (HPO) axis and its effect on…
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Ellen S. Rome Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain common in adolescents, with one in every four sexually active teens between the ages of 13 and 19 years…
Adolescent Development and Tanner Staging Ajuah Davis NORMAL PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT Puberty is the period of transition from sexual immaturity to potential fertility, during which secondary sexual characteristics develop. It begins…
Dysmorphic Syndromes George E. Tiller Dysmorphology is the art and science of abnormal physical development. It is often subjective, and distinguishing between familial traits and true dysmorphic features is sometimes…
Inborn Errors of Metabolism George E. Tiller Inborn errors of metabolism are last on everyone’s list of differential diagnoses because of their individual rarity. They must always be considered in…
