A Synopsis of Children's Diseases, Fourth Edition serves as a guide to the common as well as rare diseases in children. This book discusses the importance of hereditarily determined diseases.
Organized into two parts encompassing 196 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the norms of development of children. This text then discusses the various types of congenital malformations if mother contracts rubella during pregnancy, including deafness, congenital heart disease, eye defects, and other lesions. Other chapters consider the incidence of infant mortality during the first twelve months of life. This book discusses as well the pathology and cause of intracranial hemorrhage, which is the common cause of death or permanent disability in infants. The final chapter deals with the various causes of sudden death in young infants.
This book is a valuable resource for pediatricians and general practitioners. Undergraduate students will also find this book extremely useful.
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Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Part I The Healthy Child
I.-Development
II.-Physical Growth
III.-Infant Feeding
IV.-Management of the Normal Newborn Baby
V.-Management of the Normal Child
VI.-Excretion
Part II The Sick Child
Section I-General Factors
VII.-Examination of Child
VIII.-Aetiology of Congenital Defects
Section II-The Neonatal Period
IX.-Infant Mortality and Morbidity
X.-Extracranial Birth Injuries
XI.-Cranial and Intracranial Haemorrhage
XII.-Respiratory Disorders
XIII.-Neonatal Infections
XIV.-Other Abnormalities of Neonatal Period
XV.-The Premature Baby
XVI.-Postmaturity
Section III-The Infectious Diseases-Viral
XVII.-Control of Common Fevers
XVIII.-Measles
XIX.-German Measles
XX.-Roseola Infantum
XXI.-Chicken-Pox
XXII.-Vaccinia and Vaccination
XXIII.-Mumps
XXIV.-Infectious Mononucleosis
XXV.-Herpes Simplex Infections
Section IV.-The Infectious Diseases-Bacterial and Protozoal
XXVI.-Ilemolytic Streptococcal Infections
XXVII.-Diphtheria
XXVII.-Whooping-Cough
XXIX.-Tuberculosis : I. Introduction
XXX.-Tuberculosis : II. Clinical Types
Section V.-Diseases of Nutrition
XXXI.-Failure to Thrive
XXXII.-Deficiency and Overdosage of Vitamin A
XXXIII.-Deficiency of Vitamin-B complex
XXXIV.-Infantile Scurvy
XXXV.-Rickets
XXXVI.-Tetany
XXXVII.-Diabetes Mellitus
XXXVIII.-Steatorrhcea
XXXIX.-Obesity
Section VI.-Diseases of the Respiratory System
XL.-Introduction
XLI.-Acute Infections of the Respiratory Tract
XLII.-Lung Infections
XLIII.-Chronic Infections of the Respiratory Tract
XLIV.-Diseases of the Nose
XLV.-Diseases of the Ear
XLVI.-Diseases of the Larynx and Trachea
XLVII.-Lung Collapse and Emphysema
XLVIII.-Foreign Bodies in Respiratory Tract
XLIX.-Idiopathic Pulmonary Flemosiderosis
L.-Asthma
LI.-Intrathoracic Space-Occupying Lesions
Section VII.-The Alimentary System
LII.-Physiology of the Digestive System
LIII.-Common Intestinal Conditions Occurring in Infancy
LIV.-Common Intestinal Conditions Occurring After Infancy
LV.-Congenital Anatomical Defects
LVI.-Congenital Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
LVII.-Congenital Intestinal Aganglionosis
LVIII.-Conditions Affecting Umbilicus
LIX.-Diseases of the Mouth and Teeth
LX.-Diseases of the Salivary Glands
LXI.-Diseases of Gesophagus
LXII.-Diseases of Stomach and Duodenum
LXIII.-Diseases of Rectum and Anus
LXIV.-The Acute Abdomen
LXV.-Intestinal obstruction
LXVI.-Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
LXVII.-Intestinal Parasites
LXVIII.-Diarrhoea and Vomiting (Gastro-Enteritis)
LXIX.-Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Section VIII.-The Cardiovascular System
LXX.-The Heart and Cardiovascular System Health
LXXI.-Rheumatic Fever
LXXII-Cardiac Failure
LXXIII.-Congenital Heart Disease. I
LXXIV.-Congenital Heart Disease. II
LXXV.-Myocarditis
LXXVI.-Endocardial Fibroelastosis
LXXVII.-Bacterial Endocarditis
LXXVIII.-Disorders of Rate and Rhythm
LXXIX.-Disease of Pericardium
LXXX.-Disease of Blood-Vessels
Section IX.-Diseases of the Nervous System
LXXXI.-Examination of the Child
LXXXII.-Head Injuries and Vascular Lesions
LXXXIII-Nerve Lesions
LXXXIV.-Diseases of the Spinal Cord
LXXXV.-Hydrocephalus
LXXXVI-Cerebral Palsy
LXXXVII.-Diseases of Extrapyramidal System
LXXXVIII.-Epilepsy and Convulsions
LXXXIX.-The Ataxias
XC.-Demyelinating Diseases of Central Nervous System
XCI.-Meningococcosis
XCII.-Meningitis
XCIII.-Diseases Caused by Bacterial Toxins
XCIV.-Encephalitis and Encephalopathy
XCV.-Poliomyelitis
XCVI.-Toxoplasmosis
XCVII.-Space-Occupying Lesions of Skull
XCVIII.-Neurofibromatosis
Section X.-Psychological Disorders
XCX.-Mental Disorders. I
C.-Mental Disorders. II
CI.-Compulsive Habits
CII.-enuresis and Encopresis
CII-Speech Defects
CIV.-Neuroses
Section XL-Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System
CV.-Introduction
CVI.-Abnormal Substances in Urine
CVII.-Abnormalities of Genitalia in Boys
CVIII.-Abnormalities of Genitalia in Girls
CX.-Abnormalities of Urethra
CX.-Malformations of Ureter
CXI.-Malformation of Kidney
CXII.-Renal Failure
CXIII.- Phimosis and Paraphimosis
CXIV.-Infections of Urinary Tract
CXV.-Nephritis
CXVI.-Renal Tumours
CXVII.-Urinary Calculus
CXVIII. - Idiopathic Renal Acidosis
Section XII.-Diseases of the Blood
CXIX.-Anatomy and Physiology
CXX.-Iintroduction
CXXI. -Iron-Deficiency Anaemia
CXXII.- The Hlemolytic Anaemias
CXXIII.-Aplasia and Hypoplasia of Bone-Marrow
CXXIV. -Purpura
CXXV.-Henoch-Schonlein Syndrome
CXXVI.-Coagulation Defects
CXXVII. Hiemorrhagic Disease of Newborn
CXXVIII.- The Leukaemias
Section XIII.-Diseases of Lymphatic System and Lymph-nodes
CXXIX. - General Considerations
CXXX.-Cystic Hygroma
CXXXI.-Chylous Ascites
Section XIV.-Diseases of Liver and Biliary System
CXXXII.-Jaundice
CXXXIII.- Infective Hepatitis(Catarrhal Jaundice) and Homologous Serum Jaundice
CXXXIV.-Hepatic Cirrhosis
Section XV.-Diseases of Bone and Joint
CXXXV.-Generalized Abnormalities of Bone
CXXXVI.-Abnormalities Mainly Affecting Limbbones
CXXXVII.-Abnormalities Mainly Affecting Spine
CXXXVIII.-Abnormalities Mainly Affecting Skull
CXXXIX.- Acute Infection of Bones and Joints
CXL. Osteochondritis Juvenilis
CXLI.-Rheumatoid Arthritis
CXLIII.-Diseases of Hip- Joint
CXLII.-Tumours Benign and Malignant
CXLLV.-Postural Deformities
Section XVI.-Diseases of Muscles
CXLV.-Congenital Absence of Muscle
CXLVI.-Muscle Atrophy
CXLVII.-Muscular Dystrophies
CXLVIII. - Muositis
CXLIX.-Epidemic Myalgia<…