Ear, Pediatrics FAQ - Page 15

Puberty Issues Dr. Lin: Hello! My daughter is currently in the sixth grade, with a height of 163 cm and a weight of 47 kg. She had her first menstrual period on September 16 of last year (when she was 11 years and 6 months old), lasting for 4 days. Her second period started on Oc...

Questions about maternal Candida albicans and neonatal oral thrush? Hello, doctor. I used a gauze cloth to wipe the area where breast milk dripped (the inner thigh) while expressing milk. Can I still use this cloth for my baby afterwards? Can the gauze cloth be washed together wi...

Is it normal for a 12-year-old to grow pubic hair and also experience growth in height? I am currently 12 years old, and I developed pubic hair last year. I am worried about whether I will still grow taller. How can I increase my height? I am only 150 cm tall, while my classmates...

Is it still possible to grow taller? In our country, I started developing an Adam's apple in the second year of junior high school and began growing armpit hair in the third year, but only a little, and there is none on the left side. I grew 8 cm from the first to the second...

It has been 2 weeks and 4 days since the bee sting? Hello Doctor: My child is 6 years old and was stung by a bee on the right cheek near the eye on March 28. The stinger was left in the skin, which we removed ourselves. Initially, there was significant redness and swelling. We ap...

Salmonella infection Hello Doctor: My child had diarrhea and we took him to the clinic. After reviewing the stool photos, the doctor informed us that it was a Salmonella infection. He has been on medication for 7 days, and the diarrhea is gradually improving (the frequency is sta...

Ototoxicity in infants receiving the varicella vaccine? Dr. Lin, I have a question. My child has just turned 1 year and 1 month old and has a congenital genetic predisposition to drug-induced hearing loss, specifically an allergy to aminoglycoside antibiotics. However, the varice...

Decreased RBC (Red Blood Cell) count in blood test? Hello, doctor. My son is eight years old. From 2019 to 2021, he had three routine blood tests, and his RBC count decreased from 4.67 to 4.53 to 4.34, Hb from 13 to 12.9, and Hct from 39.7 to 38.7 to 37. All these values are cons...

Ingestion of incompletely evaporated alcohol? Over the past year, children (ages 2 and 4) have frequently used 75% alcohol or alcohol wipes to sanitize their hands while outdoors or at restaurants. It is quite challenging for them to control this, and occasionally, the alcohol do...

Switching from breast milk to formula can lead to vomiting, rashes, and coughing? Hello Doctor, my son is about to turn 1 year old. Since he was two months old and had enough breast milk, he has been exclusively breastfed until now. Due to insufficient milk supply, I want to swit...

Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) Recently, a child had blood streaks in their stool. After a consultation, a stool sample was collected, and an immunochemical fecal occult blood test was performed specifically on the areas with blood streaks. The results came back positive, but it ...

The impact of fever due to influenza during early pregnancy on the baby? Hello doctor, I had the flu and a fever of 38 degrees Celsius during the early stages of my pregnancy at 6 weeks. I did not take any medication and recovered naturally. After my baby was born, I was very anx...

Blood disorders / Prolonged APTT (Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time) Hello Doctor, my son is 7 years old. In October 2019, he had a fever due to influenza, and later developed some red spots on his hands. The clinic doctor suggested that it would be best to check his coagulat...

Baby growth and development Dear Doctor, my child was born with an abnormal appearance of the anus. Initially, the gynecologist suspected it might be imperforate anus, but the pediatric examination confirmed the presence of an anus, although it lacks the typical folds and appeara...

Bowel movement issues A 2-year-old child had a significant amount of dark red blood in the stool two weeks ago (on the surface). The night before the bloody stool, the child experienced constipation and strained during a bowel movement. Over the next two weeks, there were instanc...

Autoimmunity / Coagulation / Rash Hello Doctor, in October 2019, my son (7 years old) was infected with influenza B. Later, he developed some red spots on his hands, and after a blood test at the hospital, the emergency doctor said everything was normal, with a platelet count of ...

Red spots on a child's face/neck? Hello, doctor. My child is currently 7 and a half years old, and he is a boy. At the end of December last year, he developed a red spot on his face. We took him to see a dermatologist, who said it was a red spot caused by vascular dilation, ...

Frequent bruising of the knee? Hello Doctor, my son is seven years old and in second grade. Since the second semester of his first grade, I have noticed that he often has bruises on his knees. We have tested his prothrombin time (PT) which is 10.7 seconds, and activated partial t...

There is a lump under the tongue? After having my wisdom teeth removed, a lump appeared under my tongue that hasn't gone away for several days and has changed color. Which specialist should I see?

Will a second-year junior high school student still grow taller? Hello, I would like to ask, I am 159 cm tall, in the second year of junior high school, my father is 168 cm tall, and my mother is 156 cm tall. Since the summer vacation after the first year of junior high school un...