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Pyloric stenosis
BBC — Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the outlet of the stomach, called the pylorus, as it empties into the small intestines. One of the main symptoms is vomiting. This may be mild at first but progressively becomes more forceful until it is ...More…
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Plagiocephaly
BBC — An introduction to plagiocephaly; its symptoms and treatment Babies often have a flattened area of the head from sleeping on their backs, but sometimes there are more complications. The skull isn't perfectly smooth - it's covered with lumps, dips ...More…
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Fibromyalgia
BBC — Dr Rob Hicks look at the help available for sufferers of persistent pain, or fibromyalgia. Everyone experiences tender points around the body from time to time, usually as the result of a minor injury, but in fibromyalgia persistent pain is felt ...More…
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Baker's cyst
BBC — A Baker's cyst is an accumulation of fluid behind the knee and is named after the British surgeon who first described the condition, William Morrant Baker. It's also known as a popliteal cyst. Like all joints, the knee needs lubrication to ...More…
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Trigger finger
BBC — Occupations and activities that involve repetitive gripping actions, such as gardening or playing a musical instrument, make this condition of the hand more likely to occur. Trigger finger - or stenosing tenosynovitis - is a common problem that ...More…
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Mitochondrial cytopathy
BBC — Explanation about the condition mitochondrial cytopathy Mitochondrial cytopathy There are many different ways that problems with the building blocks of cells can have an effect on the body. The mitochondria are energy-producing structures found ...More…
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Osteomyelitis
BBC — Bacteria can cause infection in bones, most often in the knee. Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone, particularly the long bones in children. It commonly affects the bones on either side of the knee but any bone can be affected. The child ...More…
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Painful limb
BBC — A child who has been previously well may suddenly complain of pain in their arm or leg. While this is usually a result of a knock or fall, there can be other causes. The most common cause of a painful limb is damage to the muscles, ligaments and ...More…
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Perthes' disease
BBC — Perthes' disease causes deformity of the hip joint in children, owing to an interruption in the blood supply to the head of the thigh bone. Perthes' disease (also known as Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease) affects the top of the femur (thigh bone) ...More…
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What is scoliosis?
BBC — Scoliosis is a deformity of the spine, where it is bent laterally (from side to side) into an S or C shape. (Normally, the spine goes straight up although it does follow a natural front-to-back curve.) Occasionally, there's also a horizontal ...More…
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Multiple myeloma
BBC — Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the bone marrow. It occurs when plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibodies against infection, undergo cancerous changes and start to grow uncontrollably. The uncontrolled growth of ...More…
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Leigh's disease
BBC — Leigh's disease is a rare inherited degenerative disorder with many symptoms. Leigh disease is caused by problems in the mitochondria - the tiny structures that are the 'power stations' in every cell. Mitochondrial diseases are a complex ...More…