Positive PPD in the Internationally Adopted Child Positive PPD The purpose of the tuberculin (PPD) skin test is to identify people who have the tuberculosis germ in their bodies. Many times these people feel perfectly fine without any symptoms. This germ is generally dormant requiring […]
Persistent diarrhea in orphan child. My child who is 20 months old has a problem with persistent diarrhea. H e had the post-adoption medial workup and nothing came back positive. I just do not understand why his bowels are so loose if there is nothing […]
Can immunization records from orphanages be relied upon? To re-vaccinate or not is a very heated and emotional decision. Adoptive parents need to face with the help of their general pediatrician. While it is obvious, the safest and the most accurate way is to just […]
Reader’s Question on HIV Infection… While there is no cure for AIDS yet, doctors are now able to diagnose infants earlier, prevent mother-to-infant transmission and provide life enhancing treatments for those affected. Dynamics of Perinatal HIV transmission:1) During pregnancy 2) During labor & Delivery (maternal […]
Hepatitis B infection in the Institutionalized the child. My referrals initial Hepatitis B screen was positive at birth, but a follow-up screening test showed a negative result what does this mean? Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver; unfortunately it seems to be […]
Persistent diarrhea in orphan child. Question: My child who is 20 months old has a problem with persistent diarrhea. He had the post-adoption medial workup and was good. I just do not understand why his bowels are so loose if there is nothing medically going […]
Is Hepatitis A infection something that I should worry about in my adopted child? Like the other forms of hepatitis B & C, hepatitis A is a viral infection affecting the liver, and it generally results in lifelong immunity to the virus. In many developing […]
