Pediatric ENT Infections

Preface.- Infections and Immunologic Responses.- Pathophysiology of ENT Infections in Children.- Immunization for Prevention of ENT Infections in Children.- Laboratory Diagnosis of ENT Infections.- Radiology for ENT Infections in Children .- Fever: Pathogenesis and Treatment.- Headache in Children.- Sore Throat.- Otalgia: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment.- Otorrhea: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment.- Rhinorrhoea: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment.- Cervical Lymphadenopathy.- Cough.- Otitis Media in Infants.- Common cold.- Tonsillopharyngitis.- Rhinitis.- Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis.- Parotitis.- Uvulitis.- Epiglottitit (Supraglottitis).- Laryngitis, Laryngotracheitis (CROUP).- Otitis Externa.- Otitis Media.- Mastoiditis.- Pediatric Peritonsillar Abscess.- Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscesses.- Neck Infections.- Oropharyngeal Manifestations of Systemic Infectious Diseases in Children.- Periorbital (Preseptal) Cellulitis and Other Facial Skin Infections.- PFAPA.- Tuberculosis in the ENT Field.- Cervical Lymphadenitis due to Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections.- Oropharyngeal Tularemia.- Oral and Cervicofacial Actinomycosis.- Corynebacterium Diphtheriae.- ENT Infections in Immunecompromised Children.- Role of Allergy in Pediatric ENT Infections.- The Role of Surgery in Treatment and Protection of ENT Infections. Antibacterial Agents and Principles of Appropriate use of Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric ENT Infections.- Antiviral Agents For Pediatric ENT Infections.- Antifungal Agents For Pediatric ENT Infections.- Immunomodularing Agents For Pediatric ENT Infections.- Probiotic Usage in Pediatric ENT Infections Practice.- Symptomatic Agents For Pediatric ENT Infections.- Supportive agents for pediatric otolaryngological infections.- Communication with the infected child.- COVID-19 Pandemic and Children.- Recurrent respiratory infections in childhood: the importance of local microbiota modulation. Pediatric ear, nose, and throat emergencies. Nutritional management of sick children.

 

The book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of pediatric ENT infections. It brings together the experience of authors from more than 30 countries and aims to provide a broader understanding of the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in children, that will likely lead to improve their health globally. In addition to new infections like COVID-19, the work reviews the latest treatments modalities. The list of topics ranges from basic to very advanced and the book will be therefore an invaluable resource for ENT and pediatrics trainees and students, as well as for experienced practitioners in these fields.

 

Contributor Bio(s)

Cemal Cingi, MD, is a Professor in the Otorhinolaryngology Department at Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Medical Faculty, Eskisehir, Turkey. He graduated from the School of Medicine, Istanbul University in 1984 and then entered the Otorhinolaryngology Residency Programme at Anadolu University, Eskisehir, becoming a Specialist in ORL & HNS in 1990. He was appointed as an Associate Professor in 1995 and as a Professor in 2001. In 2013 he became an accredited Specialist in Mouth, Face, and Chin Surgery. Dr. Cingi served as the Chair of the ENT Section of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and President of the Asian Facial Plastic Surgery Society (AFPSS). He is the editor of the journal ENT Updates and an editorial board member for several other journals.

 

Emin Sami Arısoy MD is currently working as a Professor in the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section of Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Kocaeli, Turkey. He graduated from the Medical School of Hacettepe University in 1979. He became an associate professor in 1994 and a full professor in 1999. He worked at Baylor College of Medicine (1992-1993) and at Texas Children’s Hospital (1997-1998) as a pediatric infectious diseases specialist. He is the author of several medical and non-medical books. He is also a co-editor of the Journal of Pediatric Infection Journal.

Nuray Bayar Muluk, MD, has been working at the Otolaryngology Department at Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey since 1997, and has been a Professor at the same University since 2008. She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 1990 and completed her ENT residency at the same University in 1994. Her interests include basic research, projects, and rhinology. She has published 220 international and 70 national papers and she is a co-editor of 3 international books, 6 national books and 2 translated books. She has written 17 international book chapters, 47 national book-chapters, and 11 translated book chapters.