Asthma is a chronic disease whereby the lungs overreact to minor irritants that the lungs of those without asthma would not. The lungs may become narrow and swollen in response to cold air, dust, smoke, pets, or viral infection. Infants are...
Asthma is a respiratory disorder characterized by narrowing of the airways which makes it difficult for a person affected with the condition to breathe normally. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2008 there were...
Acid reflux, which causes infants to spit up, is such a common problem for babies that parents should consider it a normal condition during their children's first year of life, reports Nationwide Children's Hospital. The problem of acid reflux...
Most infants cry and may be sometimes irritable and fussy. However, when they cry on a regular basis and crying lasts more than three hours every day, this condition is called colic. Colic affects approximately one in five infants, according to...
Inflammation of the GI tract as a result of a food protein hypersensitivity is most often diagnosed in infancy, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. This disorder often presents with diarrhea, vomiting and blood in the stool and...
Scoliosis is a disease affecting the spines of infants, children, adolescents and adults. As the condition progresses, scoliosis causes a gradual curvature of the spine, which can potentially become life-threatening. While the onset of scoliosis...
Many people associate blackheads with the teenage years, but children can get blackheads, too. Acne is genetic, so if you had acne at some point in your life, your child is more likely to suffer her share of breakouts. Most cases of blackheads are...
The two types of Blount's disease are infantile and adolescent. This refers to the age of onset. Before two to three years of age, infantile Blount's is practically indistinguishable from physiologic bowlegs. Normally, after 18 months of age, the...
Crying is a completely normal and natural part of an infant's development. The intense crying in an otherwise healthy newborn between three weeks and three months of age is known as colic. Colic can be troubling and difficult for both parents and...
Babies under the age of three years old who suffer from a curved spine are diagnosed with a condition called infantile scoliosis. Most cases of infantile scoliosis involve a curvature of the spine that forms either an S or a C shape, called a...
Eczema is a skin condition that is sometimes also referred to as dermatitis. It is not dangerous, but it does cause red, swollen and itchy skin. Individuals may suffer from eczema as a secondary effect of other diseases or as an allergic response...
Seizures are the most common neurologic dysfunction of childhood and occur when the electrical system in the brain malfunctions. Seizures can be idiopathic, meaning the cause is unknown, or they can be acquired as a result of brain injury. There...
Infantile scoliosis, also referred to as early onset scoliosis, is a very rare and abnormal curvature of the spine that has no known cause. If left untreated, the condition can worsen dramatically and lead to a variety of other serious medical...
A hemangioma is a patch of blood vessels that has grown out of proportion to the surrounding tissues. They are considered tumors, although they are by definition benign. The endothelium, or inner lining of the blood vessels, grows faster than...
Infantile spasms, also called West syndrome, is a rare type of epilepsy that normally appears between the ages of 4 and 8 months. Infantile spasms causes jerking movements followed by stiffening or by bending forward at the waist. Spasms may occur...
When parents finally get to see their newborn babies after months of anticipation, they are sometimes surprised to see their infants' faces riddled with acne. Usually associated with adolescence, facial blemishes in little ones can be surprising...
A healthy, normal spine appears straight when a person is viewed from the back. If you have scoliosis--a type of spinal deformity--your spine abnormally bends side-to-side, causing your head or limbs to appear off-center. There are three major...
Not just a skin condition of teenagers, acne can affect newborns and infants as well. According to Whattoexpect.com, acne develops in about 40 percent of babies. The pores in a baby's skin clog easily with dead cells, bacteria or substances...
Newborns sometimes develop a type of dandruff known as cradle cap, or infantile seborrheic dermatitis. Newborn dandruff isn't a serious health issue, but will cause flaky, white-yellow scales to form in patches on your baby's scalp. Although the...
A skin rash on your infant can be irritating to your child and bothersome to you as a parent. As parents, we all want our infant to be happy and healthy. Any rash, bite, cut or scratch is usually alarming. Most rashes are not life-threatening, but...
Nystagmus is a condition in which the eyes move involuntarily, usually side-to-side. This occurs normally when a child twirls in a circle for several minutes, but is otherwise considered pathological. Causes include but are not limited to head...
A normal healthy spine should be straight when viewed from the back. If a side-to-side curve is present, it is referred to as a scoliosis. Scoliosis can be present in children, teenagers or adults and is a spinal deformity and not just poor...
Carnitine palmitoyl transferase deficiency, also known as CPT II deficiency, is a rare genetic disorder affecting the body's ability to use fats as a source of energy, especially during fasting states. The disease is caused by a lack of activity...
Head twitching in babies doesn't always mean that your baby has a serious problem. In some cases, twitching occurs simply because a baby has an immature nervous system. She may soon grow out of these movements. However, if twitches are vigorous,...
Acne is a hormone-triggered condition that can occur at all ages--not just during the teenage years. If your toddler is currently breastfeeding, your hormones or even medications you take can be passed along to your child and can cause acne to...
Epilepsy, seizure. Two words used in conjunction with one another, often interchangeably and misunderstood. A seizure is the action, the problem. Multiple types of seizures exist. Epilepsy, on the other hand, is a word describing the frequency of...
The Mayo Clinic describes scoliosis as a condition in which the spine curves sideways. Scoliosis is commonly mild, but severe curvature of the spine is possible, which can cause breathing problems due to compression of the lungs. Scoliosis may not...
Infantile eczema, a dry skin condition affecting up to 20 percent of children, is believed to have a hereditary component, according to the National Eczema Society. The American Academy of Dermatology says infant eczema sometimes goes away by the...
Baby acne, also known as infantile acne, occurs more frequently in boys than girls. The lesions may range from comedones to inflammatory papules or nodules, and occur primarily on the cheek. Maintaining normal hygiene and keeping your baby's face...
Colic can be quite challenging for parents. It is defined as crying more than three hours a day, three days a week for more than three weeks in an otherwise well-fed, healthy baby. Colic usually starts a few weeks after birth and often improves...
