Pediatric Infectious Disease Glossary

Plantar nodules and pain following Pseudomonas aeruginosa exposure in swimming pools or hot tubs.

Benign neonatal skin condition presenting with small pustules that rupture leaving hyperpigmented macules.

Major cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, particularly severe in premature infant...

Deep neck space infection occurring primarily in young children, presenting with neck pain and swallowing difficulty.

A common viral illness in infants characterized by high fever followed by a distinctive pink maculopapular rash as fever...

Viral diarrheal illness causing severe dehydration in infants and young children, preventable by vaccination.

Respiratory syncytial virus-induced inflammation of small airways in infants, typically requiring supportive care and ca...

A bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus producing erythrogenic toxin, characterized by fever, sore throat,...

Standardized diagnostic evaluation for suspected bacterial infection in febrile infants, including blood cultures, urina...

Severe systemic illness caused by toxin-producing group A Streptococcus with rapid progression to multiorgan failure.

Collection of infected material in the subdural space, often secondary to sinusitis or otitis media.

Fungal infection of the scalp and hair shafts, primarily affecting prepubertal children.

White or yellow patches on the tonsillar surface, often indicating bacterial infection such as streptococcal pharyngitis...

Severe systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by bacterial superantigens, presenting with fever, rash, and multi...

Transient inflammatory condition of the hip joint in children, typically following viral illness.

A self-limiting inflammation of the hip joint in children, causing acute hip pain and limp, often following a viral uppe...

Respiratory distress in term newborns caused by delayed clearance of fetal lung fluid, typically self-resolving.

Long-term low-dose antibiotics used to prevent recurrent UTIs in children with urological abnormalities.

Sepsis arising from urinary tract infection, representing severe systemic response to urogenital infection.

Primary infection with varicella-zoster virus causing characteristic vesicular rash, commonly known as chickenpox.

Passage of infectious agents from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding.

Abnormal retrograde flow of urine from bladder to ureter, predisposing to urinary tract infections in children.

A skin eruption characterized by small fluid-filled blisters, commonly seen in viral infections like varicella or hand-f...

Generalized skin rash associated with viral infections, commonly seen in pediatric patients during various viral illness...