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Paediatric Infectious Diseases A practical guide and cases
Title
Paediatric Infectious Diseases [electronic resource] : A practical guide and cases / edited by Yhu-Chering Huang, Ping-Ing Lee, Po-Yen Chen.
ISBN
9789811972768
Edition
1st ed. 2023.
Publication
Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XII, 262 p.) 110 illus., 50 illus. in color.
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Summary
This book aims to provide readers updated information on diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in children, especially those prevailing in Asian countries. Each chapter presents with one to two typical clinical cases first and then introduces the epidemiology, and the pearls of clinical skills in diagnosis and treatment of most frequent infectious pediatric diseases occurred in respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system, bone/joint, skin and soft tissue. Infectious diseases in neonates, vaccine-associated adverse effects, and specific syndromes prevailing in Asian countries are also discussed with details. Written by experts in the field, this case-based book will be a useful reference for infectious disease researchers and paediatricians, as well as those who are interested in related field. .
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Language
English
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February 22, 2023
Contents
Part 1 Neonatal infection
1 A 6-day-old female newborn with fever and decreased appetite and activity - Enteroviral infection in neonates
2 A 17-day-old female baby with fever and decreased appetite and activity-Herpes simplex virus infection in neonates and children
3 A premature newborn with respiratory distress and poor activity-Bacterial meningitis in neonates
Part 2 Central nervous system infection
4 A 6-year-old boy with fever for 10 days and lethargy - Tuberculous meningitis
5 A 2-year-old girl with fever, lethargy, and bilious vomiting and petechiae and purpura - Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
6 A 2-year-old boy with fever, hand-foot-mouth disease and myoclonic jerk - Enterovirus A71 infection
7 A 15-year-old adolescent with right upper limb weakness following upper respiratory infection - Acute Flaccid Myelitis Caused by Enterovirus D68
8 A 7-year-old girl with acute onset of hallucinations and unsteady gait - Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood
9 A 5-year-old girl with acute onset of generalized tonic-clonic seizures for 10 minutes - Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated encephalitis
10 A 1-year-old boy with fever, progressive consciousness change and seizure - Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis
Part 3 Respiratory tract infection
11 A 14-year-old boy with nasal congestion and cough for days followed by a tender bulging mass on the forehead - Acute bacterial sinusitis and associated complications
12 A 1-year-3-month-old boy with cough, rhinorrhea, bilateral eye discharge, fever, and ear discharge - Mastoiditis and conjunctivitis-otitis media syndrome
13 A 3-year-9-month-old girl with painful swelling over left face for one week - Acute parotitis
14 A 5-year-old boy with fever, sore throat, odynophagia and torticollis - Deep neck infection
15 A 5-year-old boy with fever and a painful enlarging erythematous left neck mass - Pyriform sinus fistula with infection
16 A one-month-old infant with episodic upward gaze and cyanotic lips in one day following a 2-day cough - Pertussis with encephalopathy
17 A 6-year-old girl with fever for one week, productive cough, running nose, decreased appetite and activity - Severe lower respiratory tract infection due to adenovirus
18 A 9-year-old girl with fever, cough followed by hemoptysis and dyspnea - Severe influenza virus infections
19 A 1-year-old girl with fever, cough and posttussive vomiting -Respiratory syncytial virus infection
20 A 4-month-old male infant with dry cough, progressive shortness of breath -Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis
21 A 4-year-old boy with fever, aggravated cough and persistent abdominal pain - Pneumonia presenting as acute abdomen
22 A 2-year-old girl with community-acquired pneumonia followed by thrombocytopenia and anemia - Streptococcus pneumoniae associated with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
23 A cluster of community-acquired pneumonia in two siblings of school age - Macrolide Resistance Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
24 A 13-year-old girl with fever for 13 days and cough and dyspnea for 7 days - Miliary tuberculosis
Part 4 Heart infection
25 A 12-year-old female adolescent with fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, right hand purpura and headache
Infective Endocarditis
26 A 7-year-old girl with general weakness, fatigue and a feeling of discomfort following influenza - Influenza associated myocarditis and pericarditis
27 A 9-year-old boy with abdominal pain, vomiting, lethargy, headache and fever for 2 days - Coxsackievirus myocarditis
Part 5 - Gastrointestinal tract infection
28 A 14-year-old male adolescent with progressive lethargy, nausea, shortness of breath and weight loss - Liver Abscess
29 A 5-month-old female infant with fever, lethargy, bulging anterior fontanelle following acute gastroenteritis 2 weeks ago - Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterocolitis with invasive diseases
30 A 6-year-old boy with fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea followed by progressive abdominal distention - Salmonella enterocolitis complicated with toxic megacolon
31 A 14-year-old girl with prolonged fever - Typhoid fever
32 A 10-year-old girl with progressive abdominal distension and intermittent fever for two months - Abdominal Tuberculosis
Part 6 Urinary tract infection
33 An 8-month-old female infant with fever and pyuria - Acute lobar nephronia
34 A 2-year-old girl with fever for 2 weeks despite of oral antibiotic therapy - Renal abscess in children
Part 7 Bone and joint infection
35 An 11-month-old infant with limping gait for 1 week - Osteomyelitis caused by Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine
36 A 12-year-old adolescent with fever, vomiting, general skin rash following a preceding minor trauma over left hip - Disseminated community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
Part 7 Skin and soft tissue infection
37 A 4-year-old boy with left leg pain and limping gait following mucoid diarrhea 2 weeks ago - Salmonella pyomyositis
Part 9 Other specific infection/syndrome
38 A 6-year-old boy with fever, sore throat and a crusted wound over left flank area - Scrub typhus
39 A 5-month-old infant with repeated community-acquired pneumonia and failure to thrive - Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus infection
40 A 6-year-old girl with fever and neck lymph nodes enlargement - Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease
41 A 2-year-old with fever, progressive lethargy and skin rash - Kawasaki disease with shock syndrome
42 A 6-year-old girl with fever, sore throat, odynophagia, dysphagia, and cervical mass - Lymph-node-first presentation Kawasaki disease
43 An 8-year-old with fever, headache, muscle aching and retroorbital pain followed by frequent vomiting - Dengue fever with shock
44 A 4-year-old boy with fever, cough, skin rash and difficulty of breathing - Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
45 A 4-year-old boy with fever, general skin rash, vomiting and diarrhea following a operation for bone fracture - Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome
46 A 3-year-old girl with fever and pancytopenia - Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection
47 A 2-month-old infant with fever, progressive skin rash and eosinophilia - Drug-induced fever and skin rash in children
48 A 4-month-old infant with fever, diarrhea, followed by abdominal distention and an ulcer-like skin lesion - Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis (Shanghai fever)
49 A 2-year-old girl with left thigh erythematous swelling following DTaP-Hib-IPV vaccination - Extensive Limb Swelling following vaccination
50 A 9-year-old girl with a right lateral chest wall mass - Thoracic actinomycosis.
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