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[2] [5] Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the main consideration in the differential diagnosis. It needs to be quickly excluded as early intervention in GBS is indicated. Other conditions under possible consideration are dermatomyositis, muscular dystrophy, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, transient synovitis of the hip, osteomyelitis, and ...
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]
[7] [2] Diagnosis is further confirmed by blood tests, medical imaging, or bone biopsy. [2] Treatment of bacterial osteomyelitis often involves both antimicrobials and surgery. [7] [4] Treatment outcomes of bacterial osteomyelitis are generally good when the condition has only been present a short time.
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.
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.
[2] [3] [5] In neonates, infants during the first year of life, and toddlers, the signs and symptoms of septic arthritis can be deceptive and mimic other infectious and non-infectious disorders. [5] In children, septic arthritis is usually caused by non-specific bacterial infection and commonly hematogenous, i.e., spread through the bloodstream.
On Saturday, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the shots for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years, and vaccinations for that age group began Tuesday across the United States.
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 ...