Bacterial Pneumonia
Bacterial Pneumonia John F. Modlin In the United States, infection of the lower respiratory tract is recognized annually in 15 to 20 of 1,000 infants younger than 1 year of…
PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI Pneumonia
PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI Pneumonia Donald C. Anderson The disease generally known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (or PCP) is an opportunistic infection of increasing importance to pediatricians. A marked increase in the…
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis I. Celine Hanson William T. Shearer The term hypersensitivity pneumonitis defines a spectrum of pulmonary disorders that includes granulomatous, interstitial, and alveolar filling diseases. These respiratory disorders are…
Viral and Atypical Pneumonia
Viral and Atypical Pneumonia Kenneth M. Boyer Phillip A. Jacobson Viral and atypical (nonbacterial) pneumonias are the pulmonary infections encountered most commonly in pediatrics. The varied causes of these illnesses,…
Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis I. Celine Hanson William T. Shearer Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in children younger than 24 months of age is a common clinical occurrence and, during the past decade,…
Chronic Cough in Children
Chronic Cough in Children I. Celine Hanson William T. Shearer Chronic cough is a vexing and common problem for children, their caregivers, and health care providers. Effective treatment may be…
Arthropoda
Arthropoda Tara D. Miller Moise L. Levy Arthropods are a large and varied group of invertebrate animals with chitinous exoskeletons, jointed appendages, and segmented bodies. They are classified further as…
Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis Mark W. Kline Schistosomiasis is a disease of the circulatory system caused principally by three species of trematodes: Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, and S. japonicum. Some 200 to 300…
The Cestodes
The Cestodes Thomas Cherian Human cestode infections may be caused either by the adult tapeworms residing in the intestinal lumen or by the larval forms that infect the tissues. Intestinal…
Toxocara Infections
Toxocara Infections B. Keith English Human infection with the larval stage of the common dog roundworm, Toxocara canis, is the principal cause of two distinct clinical syndromes: visceral larva migrans…
