Mastoiditis
Mastoiditis Mark W. Kline Inflammation of the mucoperiosteal lining of the mastoid air cells usually accompanies otitis media. Clinically evident suppurative infection, or mastoiditis, develops when inflammation causes progressive swelling…
Otitis Media
Otitis Media Heidi Schwarzwald Mark W. Kline Otitis media is a general term denoting inflammation of the middle ear. Acute otitis media refers to suppurative middle-ear infection of relatively sudden…
Otitis Externa
Otitis Externa Mark W. Kline Under normal circumstances, the external auditory canal is protected from infection by a physical barrier of squamous epithelium and a chemical barrier provided by the…
Orofacial Infections
Orofacial Infections Thomas R. Flynn Joseph F. Piecuch Richard G. Topazian Most infections of the oral cavity and face in children are odontogenic in origin and often are responsive to…
Deep Neck Abscesses
Deep Neck Abscesses Nira A. Goldstein Margaret R. Hammerschlag A deep neck abscess is a collection of pus in a potential space bounded by fascia. These potential spaces are areas…
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis Margaret R. Hammerschlag Children and young adults visit physicians for sore throats more often than for any other problem or symptom. Technically, pharyngitis is an inflammatory illness of the…
Paranasal Sinusitis
Paranasal Sinusitis Ellen R. Wald Acute infection of the paranasal sinuses is a common complication of allergic or infectious inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. Approximately 5% of upper respiratory…
The Common Cold
The Common Cold Sarah S. Long Respiratory tract illness annually accounts for more than one-half of all acute disabling conditions in U.S. adults and for an equal percentage of child…
Recurrent or Persistent Lower Respiratory Tract Symptoms
Recurrent or Persistent Lower Respiratory Tract Symptoms Peter W. Hiatt Cough and wheeze are common symptoms in children. When they persist or recur, they raise parental and physician concerns that…
