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

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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...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are relatively common in childhood and are more frequently seen in girls. UTIs may be difficult to diagnose in infants as symptoms are often non-specific, such as fever, irritability and poor feeding, with consequent poor weight gain. One in 10 girls and one in 30 boys will have a...

Food allergy can be defined as “an adverse reaction to food mediated by an immunologic mechanism, involving specific IgE (IgE mediated mechanisms), cell mediated mechanisms (non-IgE mediated mechanisms) or a mixture of the two”.¹ Food allergy is more common in children than adults, occurring in 5-6% of children...