Cryptorchidism Description Congenital disorder in which one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum, remaining in the abdomen or inguinal canal or at the external ring May be…

Croup Description Viral infection that causes severe inflammation and obstruction of the upper airway Childhood disease manifested by acute laryngotracheobronchitis (most commonly), laryngitis, acute spasmodic laryngitis, and febrile rhinitis Incubation…

Coarctation of the aorta Description Narrowing of the aorta, usually just below the left subclavian artery, near the site where the ligamentum arteriosum (the remnant of the ductus arteriosus, a…

Clubfoot Description Congenital disorder in which the foot and ankle are twisted and can’t be manipulated into the correct position Unilateral clubfoot more common than bilateral Also known as talipes…

Cleft lip and cleft palate Description Front and sides of the face and palatine shelves imperfectly fused during pregnancy Twice as common in males as in females More common in…

Burns Description Heat or chemical injury to tissue May be permanently disfiguring and incapacitating May be partial thickness or full thickness Pathophysiology First-degree burns (superficial, partial thickness) are localized injuries…

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Life-threatening disorder Description Chronic lung disease that begins in infancy Also called BPD Pathophysiology Acute insult to the neonate’s lungs — respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, or meconium aspiration…