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Blood and immunological Diseases
Health Information from our
Experts
My child developed a strange rash over her face after a night of coughing.
I took her to our pediatrician who said they were "blood spots." She also used
another name for the rash that I cannot remember. Is this serious?
My 13-year-old son is worried that he is not normal. All of his friends are growing taller
while he has stayed the same height for years. He still has not developed any facial, pubic,
or underarm hair. Should we take him to our pediatrician?
My son has a soft lump behind his knee so we took him to his doctor. She said he had
a Baker’s Cyst and said it was nothing to worry about. Can you give me more
information about it?
My nine month old son came down with Chicken Pox 19 days after being exposed. Four days prior to his break-out we were at a friend's home who has a four month old baby. Although the baby was not home during our visit, my son did play with one of the littl
I live in Ciaro Egypt and the pediatrician I have been using has recommended another dose of the polio vacinine. Due the the occurance here. My 28 month old daughter is uptodate till 4. Will the extra dose affect here immunization sch.? What is your advice
My 11-year old son has a SED rate of 65, which is high. He is really not sick, but has knee pain. He had the following blood tests done: ANA, B-12, RA factor and they all came back normal. What willl cause the sedimentation rate to be so high? What is wron
My grandchild bruises very easily. She even has marks down the middle of their back as if caused by her own vertabrae. Could this be a sign of a greater problem?
I am a mother of two yera old boy. My mother has psoriasis. Till the age of 23, I did not have any skin ailment. But after that I was also diagnised as having psoriasis. What I want to know is whether my child will also have the problem sooner or later in
Dear Doctors, I am new to the site and just wrote a question about my sons lymphatic lump on his groin area. I read the articles you put in the other questions and am appreciative of the information. Thank you. My question is does leukemia run in the famil
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