A cancer diagnosis within a family is always a traumatic event, with the impact amplified when it concerns a child being diagnosed. There are approximately 200 cases of cancer diagnosed in the children under the age of 16 years in Ireland annually and it remains the primary disease-related cause of death in...

Case study 1

A five-month old infant presents with irritability, respiratory distress and vomiting

A five-month-old infant girl presented with irritability, poor feeding, vomiting and grunting. She had no history of polyuria or polydipsia, but it is difficult to assess at this age due to nappy use and on...

Food allergy affects up to 6% of children in Ireland.¹ Although some allergies typically resolve over time (cow’s milk, egg), others typically persist for life (peanut, tree nuts).² Food allergy can be associated with significant morbidity and a negative impact on quality of life.³

In this module we will...

The benefits of timely and appropriate referral to paediatric palliative care are named. The merits of systematic identification of psychosocial risk are given. Finally, an example of an integrated model of psychosocial care is presented by reference to work ongoing at LauraLynn Ireland’s Children’s...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that is found worldwide. Primary infection causes chickenpox. Following primary infection, VZV establishes latency in sensory neurons of the peripheral dorsal root, cranial nerve, autonomic and enteric ganglia. Thereafter, reactivation, as a result...