From simple symptoms to complex diagnosis


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The pediatrician is often the first doctor to deal with the onset of various diseases. Deep and constantly updated knowledge are very important in the daily practice. Often observed, the most common symptoms, for example, fever, rash, feeding disorders, are the primary signs of a serious diseases. In such cases, when careful anamnesis and microsymptomatics may suspect a disease, pediatrician could competently examine the patient and refer him to experts. In this article, we present three clinical cases when, despite all the observed manifestations, due to the joint work of specialists, histiocytosis and specific infectious diseases were detected in a timely manner, which makes it possible to start adequate therapy in a positive time frame.

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Olga V. Zaytseva

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Email: olga6505963@yandex.ru
Moscow, Russia

Marina V. Besedina

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Moscow, Russia

Elena V. Striga

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Moscow, Russia

Evgeniia M. Tolstova

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Moscow, Russia

Evelina E. Lokshina

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Moscow, Russia

Nadezhda S. Zaytseva

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

Moscow, Russia

Tatiana Yu. Beliaeva

St. Vladimir Children’s State Hospital

Moscow, Russia

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