Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge substantial use of material from this chapter in the previous edition. Abdominal abscesses in children can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Even when managed appropriately, morbidity still can be high. Abdominal abscesses are categorized as…
Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge Marion C. W. Henry and R. Lawrence Moss, who contributed this topic to the previous edition. Appendicitis is the most common reason for emergent abdominal surgery in children. Although this disease is no longer responsible for…
Acknowledgments We would like to acknowledge Drs. Shawn J. Rangel, Samuel E. Rice-Townsend, Mahima Karki, and R. Lawrence Moss, authors of this chapter in the previous edition. Peritonitis is an inflammatory process involving the peritoneum, a specialized lining of the…
Acknowledgements Substantial material for this chapter is taken with permission from the chapter of the same name and topic by Dr. Beverly Connelly in the previous edition. Cholecystitis and cholangitis refer to inflammation of the gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts,…
Acknowledgements Substantial material for this chapter is taken from the chapter of the same name and topic by Dr. Beverly Connelly in the previous edition. The incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP) in children has been rising over recent decades. Admissions…
Acknowledgements Substantial material for this chapter is taken from the chapter of the same name and topic by Dr. Beverly Connelly in the previous edition. Histologically, evident granulomas in the liver are referred to as granulomatous hepatitis . Granulomas are…
Chronic hepatitis is a clinical and pathologic syndrome associated with a wide variety of diseases and conditions ( Table 60.1 ). , Chronic hepatitis typically is defined as ongoing injury with inflammation lasting ≥6 months. However, the impact of inflammation…
Acute hepatic inflammation in children can have many infectious and noninfectious causes ( Table 59.1 ). Acute liver injury of various causes results in a limited number of clinical manifestations and findings. This chapter covers the evaluation and diagnosis of…
More than 200 known pathogens and noninfectious agents can be transmitted through ingestion of food or water contaminated with viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, metals, chemicals, or prions, or through contact with animals or their environments. Enteric disease is one of…
Acknowledgments The author acknowledges substantial use of the work of David A. Blanco and Harpreet Pall from the previous edition of this chapter. Inflammatory enterocolitis is a pathologic diagnosis characterized by ileal, colonic, and/or rectal inflammation that can range from…