Pediatric Diseases

noun an infectious disease characterized by a bright red rash, high fever, sore throat, and a strawberry tongue

• Scarlet fever is a highly contagious bacterial infection that mainly affects children.
• My little cousin had scarlet fever last month, but he's all better now.
• I heard Sally got hit with scarlet fever, poor thing.
• The scarlet fever of gossip spread quickly through the small town.

noun a type of autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the walls of medium-sized arteries throughout the body

• Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that mainly affects children under the age of five.
• My cousin was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease last year, but he's doing much better now.
• I heard that Kawasaki disease can be pretty scary for parents to deal with.
• Dealing with a difficult boss can feel like battling Kawasaki disease in the workplace.

adjective relating to or characterized by the absence of calculi (stones) in a body part

• The patient was diagnosed with acalculous cholecystitis, a condition characterized by inflammation of the gallbladder without the presence of gallstones.
• My friend was relieved to find out that her stomach pain was just due to acalculous indigestion and not something more serious.
• I heard that Bob's been having some acalculous issues lately, poor guy.
• Her decision-making process was like an acalculous equation, unpredictable and without a clear solution.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

• Acute flaccid myelitis is a rare but serious neurological condition that affects the spinal cord.
• I heard about this kid who got acute flaccid myelitis, it's really scary stuff.
• My friend's cousin got hit with acute flaccid myelitis, it's no joke.
• Dealing with that project was like trying to navigate through a maze of acute flaccid myelitis.

noun a rare genetic disorder that affects the adrenal glands and the white matter of the nervous system

• Adrenoleukodystrophy is a genetic disorder that affects the nervous system and adrenal glands.
• I heard that adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare genetic disease.
• Did you know about that rare condition called adrenoleukodystrophy?
• Dealing with adrenoleukodystrophy can feel like a constant battle against your own body.