Problem
Children's diseases
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Childhood health disorders Nature:
The intensive physical growth and development of children create the special anatomic and physiological nature of the body, and thus the special nature of the pathology of children's diseases. Even diseases usually affecting adults run a distinct course in children.
The infants considerable food requirements strain its as yet imperfect digestive system, giving rise to: gastrointestinal diseases (dyspepsia); gastrointestinal bacterial infections (dysentery, enterocolitis); chronic nutritional disturbances (infant dystrophy). Improper feeding and insufficient air and sunlight may lead to rickets. The vulnerability of the mucous membranes gives rise to pneumonias.
In early childhood incidence of acute infectious diseases increases: measles; whooping cough; chicken pox; scarlet fever; diphtheria. Susceptibility to tuberculosis is also greater. Allergies are more frequent and are a factor in the development of: bronchial asthma; rheumatism: eczema; nephritis.
Children of school age suffer endocrine disturbances, rheumatism, cardiovascular diseases, and psychoneuroses.
Broader Problems:
Human disease and disability Narrower Problems:
AcneMumpsMeaslesRubellaImpetigoDystrophyCongenital iodine deficiency syndromeTonsillitisTuberculosisAppendicitisWhooping coughCoeliac diseaseInfected babiesInfectious diseases Diarrhoea in childrenSleep terror disorderDelayed cyclic vomitingInfestation by head louseGenetic defects and diseasesCongenital metabolic diseasesRumination disorder of infancyErythema infectiosumNeonatal diseasesAcute lymphoblastic leukaemiaGastrointestinal disordersJuvenile macular degeneration Related Problems:
Maladjusted children Aggravates:
InfanticideIntellectual disability Child malnutritionPhysical retardationMutilation and deformation of the human body Strategies:
Caring for children's healthPromoting infant healthTreating childhood diseasesStudying children's diseases References:
Koocher, Gerald P and O'Malley, John E: The Damocles Syndrome: psychological consequences of surviving childhood cancerMoll, H: Atlas of Pediatric DiseasesSteihm,: Immunology Disorders in Infants and ChildrenAltman, Arnold and Schwartz, Allen D: Malignant Diseases of Infancy, Childhood and AdolescenceJelliffe, D B and Stanfield, J P: Diseases of Children in the Subtropics and TropicsRendle-Short, et al: Synopsis of Children's DiseasesRosenstein, Nicholas R Von: The Diseases of Children and their Remedies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST