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[5] In children, septic arthritis is usually caused by non-specific bacterial infection and commonly hematogenous, i.e., spread through the bloodstream. [6] [7] Septic arthritis and/or acute hematogenous osteomyelitis usually occurs in children with no co-occurring health problems. Other routes of infection include direct trauma and spread from ...
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), or paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS / PIMS-TS), or systemic inflammatory syndrome in COVID-19 (SISCoV), is a rare systemic illness involving persistent fever and extreme inflammation following exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. [7]
Acute osteomyelitis almost invariably occurs in children who are otherwise healthy, because of rich blood supply to the growing bones. When adults are affected, it may be because of compromised host resistance due to debilitation, intravenous drug abuse, infectious root-canaled teeth, or other disease or drugs (e.g., immunosuppressive therapy ...
The FDA has recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of five. Here's what doctors have to say about this move, plus who should get it. FDA Now Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for ...
The latest study found that COVID-19 vaccines help prevent young children from being hospitalized. New study confirms effectiveness of COVID vaccines for kids under age 5: 'It helps keep children ...
An additional 6-7 million children under 5 may have suffered from wasting or acute malnutrition in 2020. [26] Stunting among the poorest children went 2.4 times higher, and the poorest children also had poorer diet. [26] UNICEF reports that 132 million people may have gone hungry in 2020, of that 44 million are children.
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Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a rare condition (1:1,000,000), in which the bones have lesions, inflammation, and pain. It is called multifocal because it can appear in different parts of the body, primarily bones, and osteomyelitis because it is very similar to that disease, although CRMO appears to be without any infection .