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What is pectus excavatum and its symptoms? Pectus excavatum is caused by the abnormal growth in the chest of the connective tissues (cartilage) that attach the breastbone (sternum) to the ribs. This causes a depression in the chest that can range from mild to severe ...

Food allergies are estimated to affect 1 in every 13 children under the age of 18. There is no cure! Strict avoidance is key. ...

We treat every type of brain and spinal tumor in children, from gliomas to medulloblastomas. Learn about different types of brain tumors. ...

We apply our 50 years of experience and expertise to treat a wide range of kidney transplant conditions. And, because our pediatric kidney transplant surgeons maximize all available kidney donor options, we are able to provide considerably short donor wait times ...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that alters the body's respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems. It affects the body's epithelial cells that comprise the lining of the lungs, pancreas, liver, sweat glands, digestive tract, and reproductive system. Normally, the epithelial cells release a slippery layer ...

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is uncommon in children. Chronic myelogenous leukemia is cancer of the blood in which too many granulocytes, a type of white blood cell, are produced in the marrow. ...

The Center for Foot Disorders at St. Louis Children’s Hospital provides care for all forms of foot deformities — whether a child is born with one (congenital) or develops one later. ...

The following case study was used by Andrew J. White, MD, the James P. Keating, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and division director of pediatric rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, and director of the St. Louis Children’s Pediatric Residency Program, as part of the “Patient ...

When Kelsey Beelman was 2 weeks old, her pediatrician heard a heart murmur. “My parents knew it wasn’t good when the doctor came in with a serious look on his face, shut the door and said, ‘I never would have known your daughter would have ...

As the use of e-cigarettes has risen dramatically in the United States in recent years, so have calls to poison centers about them. Yet many parents who use e-cigarettes—or “vape”— aren’t aware of the dangers to children, according to a new study at Washington University ...