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Disease or condition All factsheets east Device or equipment east Safety east Test or procedure east Treatment east Alphabetical List A Abdominal organ injuries factsheet east Abdominal pain and stomach ache factsheet east Abusive head trauma factsheet east Allergy and allergy tests factsheet east Anorexia nervosa factsheet east Anterior knee pain factsheet east Anxiety and anxiety disorders factsheet east Appendicitis and appendectomy factsheet east Arterio-venous malformation (AVM) of the brain factsheet east Asthma factsheet east Autism Spectrum Disorder factsheet east B Bedwetting factsheet east Bee, wasp and ant stings factsheet east Biliary atresia factsheet east Bilious vomiting factsheet east Bone cancers factsheet east Bone fracture factsheet east Bow-legs and knock knees factsheet east Brain and spinal cord cancers factsheet east Brain death factsheet east Breath-holding spells factsheet east Bronchiolitis factsheet east Burn injuries factsheet east C Cerebral palsy factsheet east Chickenpox factsheet east Childhood obesity factsheet east Chronic illness support factsheet east Chronic neonatal lung disease factsheet east Clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus) factsheet east Coarctation of the aorta (COA) factsheet east Coeliac disease factsheet east Concussion and mild head injury factsheet east Congenital cataracts factsheet east Congenital heart disease - septal defects factsheet east Connective tissue dysplasia factsheet east Constipation factsheet east Cow's milk (dairy) allergy factsheet east CPVT (catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) factsheet east Croup factsheet east Curly toes factsheet east Cutaneous leishmaniasis factsheet east Cystic fibrosis factsheet east Cytomegalovirus factsheet east D Daytime wetting factsheet east Dehydration in babies and children factsheet east Depression factsheet east Developmental delay factsheet east Developmental dysplasia of the hip factsheet east Diphtheria factsheet east Down syndrome factsheet east E Ear infections and glue ear factsheet east Ear microtia factsheet east Ear problems in children factsheet east Eczema factsheet east Egg allergy factsheet east Eye problems in children factsheet east F Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) factsheet east Febrile convulsion factsheet east Fever factsheet east Flat feet factsheet east Fruit and vegetable allergy factsheet east Functional singular ventricle factsheet east G Gastroenteritis factsheet east Germ cell tumours factsheet east H Haemangioma (strawberry birthmark) factsheet east Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) factsheet east Harmful insects (scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and stink bugs) Factsheet east Headaches in children factsheet east Hearing loss in children factsheet east Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) factsheet east Hepatitis A factsheet east Hepatitis B factsheet east Hepatitis C factsheet east Hives (Urticaria) factsheet east House dust mite allergy factsheet east Human papillomavirus (HPV) factsheet east Hydroceles factsheet east Hydrocephalus factsheet east Hypoplastic left heart syndrome factsheet east Hypospadias factsheet east I Impetigo (school sores) factsheet east Influenza factsheet east Inguinal hernia factsheet east Intellectual disability factsheet east Intoeing (pigeon toes) factsheet east Invasive group A streptococcus factsheet east J Jaundice in newborn babies factsheet east Joint hypermobility factsheet east Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) factsheet east Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) factsheet east K Kawasaki disease factsheet east L Ladd’s procedure for malrotation and volvulus factsheet east Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) factsheet east Latex allergy factsheet east Lead exposure and poisoning factsheet east Leukaemia factsheet east Liver cancers factsheet east Living with a spinal cord injury factsheet east Localised Scleroderma factsheet east Long QT syndrome factsheet east Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) factsheet east Lymphoma factsheet east M Measles factsheet east Meningitis factsheet east Meningococcal infection factsheet east Migraines in children factsheet east Multi-resistant organisms and antibiotics factsheet east Mumps factsheet east N Nappy rash factsheet east Neural tube defects factsheet east Neuroblastoma factsheet east O OA/TOF - Oesophageal atresia and/or tracheo-oesophageal fistula factsheet east Obesity in adolescents - support for families factsheet east Obesity in children - support for families factsheet east Osgood-Schlatter disease factsheet east P Pain factsheet east Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in premature infants factsheet east Peanut allergy factsheet east Perthes disease factsheet east Pneumococcal disease factsheet east Pneumonia factsheet east Poliomyelitis (polio) factsheet east Positional plagiocephaly factsheet east Pressure injuries factsheet east R Recognising illness in children factsheet east Reflux factsheet east Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) factsheet east Retinoblastoma factsheet east Rhabdoid tumours factsheet east Rotavirus factsheet east Rubella factsheet east S Sarcoma factsheet east Scoliosis factsheet east Seafood (fish and shellfish) allergy factsheet east Seizures and epilepsy factsheet east Sesame seed allergy factsheet east Sever's disease factsheet east Signs of serious illness in children factsheet east Slapped cheek disease or fifth disease (Parvovirus) factsheet east Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) factsheet east Snake bites factsheet east Soy allergy factsheet east Spider bites factsheet east Spina bifida factsheet east Spinal cord lipomas and lipomyelomeningoceles factsheet east Stress fracture of the pars interarticularis factsheet east Stuttering factsheet east Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) factsheet east T Tetanus (lockjaw) factsheet east Tethered cord syndrome factsheet east Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) factsheet east Tick bites factsheet east Tooth injuries in older children factsheet east Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) factsheet east Tree nut allergy factsheet east Trichotillomania factsheet east Trigger thumb factsheet east Tuberculosis (TB) factsheet east U Umbilical granuloma factsheet east Umbilical hernia factsheet east Undescended testes factsheet east Urinary tract infection (UTI) factsheet east Uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) factsheet east V Viral-induced wheeze factsheet east W Whooping cough (pertussis) factsheet east Wilms tumours factsheet east Wrist-buckle fracture Factsheet east