The practitioner frequently has the opportunity to manage the child for whom the chief complaint is a “swollen eye” ( Fig. 84.1 ). Some children have trivial or self-limited disorders, but others can have sight- or life-threatening problems. Noninfectious causes…
Upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) are one of the most common medical conditions evaluated by primary practitioners who care for children. An estimated 5%–10% of URIs in early childhood are complicated by acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS). Sinusitis is a common…
Acute Mastoiditis Acute mastoiditis is exclusively a complication of acute otitis media (AOM). Previously, only one-third of cases occurred in the context of a first episode of otitis media ; over time, acute mastoiditis has been recognized more frequently as…