Month: September 2022

Eczema

Eczema can show up as crusty, flaky patches on your baby’s skin, often during their first few months. It’s common and treatable. Many infants outgrow it. Not sure if your baby’s itchy, irritated rash is eczema? Your doctor can tell you for sure. These questions and answers can help you understand what to look for. What Does Baby… Continue reading Eczema

Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a kind of arthritis that happens in kids. It’s a rare disease that causes inflammation and swelling of the muscles and blood vessels under the skin. It may also be called inflammatory myopathy. About 3,000 to 5,000 children in the United States have JDM. It most often affects kids ages 5 to 10. (In adults, it’s… Continue reading Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Childhood Schizophrenia

What Is Childhood Schizophrenia? Childhood schizophrenia is a severe mental health disorder in children younger than age 13 that affects the way they deal with reality. They might have unusual thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. It’s also called childhood-onset or very early onset schizophrenia. The disorder is rare — less than 1% of children are diagnosed with it… Continue reading Childhood Schizophrenia

Interstitial Lung Disease

Childhood interstitial lung disease, known as “chILD,” is a group of rare lung conditions that affect babies, kids, and teens. All forms of chILD cause damage to a child’s lungs, so they don’t work properly. Many types of chILD affect the interstitium, a thin tissue between tiny air sacs and blood vessels in the lungs. Some kinds of chILD involve… Continue reading Interstitial Lung Disease

Childhood Asthma

What Is Childhood Asthma? Childhood asthma is the same lung disease adults get, but kids often have different symptoms. Doctors also call this pediatric asthma. If your child has asthma, their lungs and airways can easily get inflamed when they have a cold or are around things like pollen. The symptoms may make it hard for your child to do everyday activities or sleep. Sometimes,… Continue reading Childhood Asthma

Oral Health Problems

There are a number of problems that affect the oral health of children, including tooth decay, thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, lip sucking, and early tooth loss. Even though baby teeth are eventually replaced with permanent teeth, keeping baby teeth healthy is important to a child’s overall health and well-being. Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Baby bottle tooth decay (also called early childhood caries, nursing caries, and nursing bottle syndrome) happens… Continue reading Oral Health Problems

Hearing Impairment

Most children with hearing loss are born to parents with normal hearing. That means the entire family may have a lot to learn about living with the condition. You may find out your child has hearing loss when they’re born, or might be diagnosed later in childhood. Either way, the most important thing to do is to… Continue reading Hearing Impairment

Dwarfism

What Is Dwarfism? Dwarfism is when a person is short in stature because of their genes or a medical reason. It’s defined by the advocacy groups Little People of the World Organization (LPOTW) and Little People of America (LPA) as an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches or under, as a result of a… Continue reading Dwarfism