What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? Fetal alcohol syndrome is a condition occur in a child due to alcohol consumption by pregnant women. Alcohol consumption by pregnant l…
What is oral thrush? Oral thrush is an infection of the oral mucus membrane and tongue by the fungus Candida albicans. Oral thrush is commonly occur in infants and to…
What is Omphalitis? Omphalitis is an infection of the umbilical stump. Causes Bacterial infection are commonly the cause of omphalitis. Aerobic bacteria are present ap…
What is Cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a chronic multisystem disorder characterized by exocrine gland dysfunction. The mucus produced by the exocrine glands is abn…
What is SIDS? Sudden Infant Death Syndrome refers to unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant younger than 1 year for whom an investigation of the death and a…
What is Marfan syndrome? Marfan syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue that affects the skeletal system cardiovascular system, eyes and skin. Marfan syndrome is …
What is Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip? Disorders related to abnormal development of the hip that may develop during fetal life, infancy or childhood, in this disord…
What is newborn jaundice? Jaundice is a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, the conjunctival membranes over the sclera and other mucous membrane caused by hyper biliru…
What is Von Willebrand Disease? Von Willebrand’s disease is a hereditary bleeding disorder that occurs in males and females and is characterized by a deficiency of or…
What is sickle cell anemia? Sickle cell anemia is an inherited red blood cell disorder in which there aren't enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throug…