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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 hepatomegaly can be associated with symptoms like jaundice, pain, fever.
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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 spleen gets enlarged.
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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 controls of very small children are not fully developed, they are the ones who are prone to frequent fevers. Occurrence of fits as a result of high fever is a common phenomenon with children. These fits are known as febrile convulsions.
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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 nervous to try new food. Fussy eating can lead to under-nutrition which leads to children?s growth and development. It also affects the academic performances as well.
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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 due to the infection. It is a gastro-enteritis disease. Giardiasis is far more common in children than it is in adults. Children are more likely to come in contact with feces, especially if they wear diapers, are toilet training or spend time in a child care center
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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 children and through close personal contact and by sharing belongings.
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Headache in children

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

Acne vulgaris is the formation of comedones, papules, pustules, nodules, and/or cysts as a result of obstruction and inflammation of hair follicles and their accompanying sebaceous gland. It most often affects adolescents. Hormones likely play a role in the development of acne, making the condition most common in teenagers.
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Candidiasis

Candidiasis is skin infection with Candida sp, most commonly Candida albicans. Infections can occur anywhere and are most common in skin folds and web spaces, on the genitals, cuticles, and oral mucosa. Candidiasis occurs most commonly in intertriginous areas such as the axillae, groin, and gluteal folds (eg, diaper rash), in digital web spaces, in the glans penis, and beneath the breasts. But invasive candidiasis is common in immunosuppressed patients and can be life threatening.
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