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Enlarged liver or Hepatomegaly in children

Liver is the organ situated below the right rib cage. The common cause for liver enlargement in children are viral hepatitis, malaria. The...
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Enlarged spleen or splenomegaly

Spleen is a small organ located just below the left rib cage. Normally the spleen is a size of the fist. There are various conditions where the...
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Febrile convulsions (Febrile seizures)

A febrile seizure is a convulsion in young children caused by a sudden spike in body temperature, often from an infection. As the body temperature...
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Foreign body in ears in children

The children tend to put objects like beads, paper, eraser in their ears and in nose. It is very common in young childrens especially below age five.
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Fussy eaters

Fussy eaters are children who have eating difficulties at some point between second to sixth years. They eat the same food at every meal and feel...
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Giardiasis in children

Giardiasis is caused due to the infection of the intestines. It is caused by the parasite Giardia lamblia. The patient?s intestine gets inflamed...
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Head lice in children

Head louse are tiny, wingless parasitic insect that lives among hairs and fed on the blood. They are spread easily especially among the school...
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Headache in children

Headaches occur in more than 90 percent of school-age children.
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Colic in infants

Colic is a sharp , painful sensation in the abdomen manifested by infants by excessive crying and usually a relatively tense / tight tummy and the...
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Seizures in children

Seizures are caused by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain. Symptoms may vary depending on the part of the brain that is involved, but...
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