Children's Health Symptoms Directory
Identify possible conditions and treatments related to your symptoms. Below is an alphabetical listing of common symptoms. Select the symptom to view related conditions and its details.
- A "dragging leg"
- A beak-like nose
- A change in taste or smell
- A delay of language and speech development in young children
- A drop in blood pressure
- A failure to gain weight and grow at the expected rate (failure to thrive) leading to very short stature
- A flare-up of the nostrils during breathing
- A high
- A high-arched palate
- A loss of previously acquired mental and motor skills
- A lump or swelling in the area where the tumor is and can be painful
- A prominent lower face
- A spine that is clearly curved (i.e. scoliosis or kyphosis)
- A tongue that's fixed more posteriorly
- A waddling walk
- A wide mouth with thick lips
- A wide nose with a flat nasal bridge
- Abdominal discomfort
- Abdominal pain
- Abnormal bone development
- Abnormal brain wave patterns
- Abnormal breathing
- Abnormal cartilage morphology
- Abnormal cleft palate
- Abnormal ear development
- Abnormal eye movement(nystagmus)
- Abnormal eye movements
- Abnormal eyes
- Abnormal feet
- Abnormal heart rate
- Abnormal jaw
- Abnormal motor function
- Abnormal nasal region
- Abnormal skin
- Abnormal softening and weakening of the trachea's cartilage
- Abnormal teeth
- Abnormal thinness
- Abnormal tongue movements
- Abnormalities in the head and facial area
- Abnormalities of the hair
- Abnormalities of the head and face
- Abnormalities of the skull and facial features
- Abnormality of bone mineral density
- Abnormality of coagulation
- Abnormality of the metaphysis
- Abnormally shaped head and face
- Abnormally short
- Abnormally small eyes (microphthalmia) at birth
- Absence of skin layers
- Aged appearance at birth
- Amnesia
- An abnormal bluish discoloration of the skin
- An abnormally enlarged head (megalencephaly) and/or blindness
- An aged appearance at birth
- An enlarged liver
- An inguinal hernia
- An underdeveloped jaw and small chin
- An unsteady walk
- And a small jaw
- And blood vessel pressure
- And boils
- And heels.
- And hypernatremia. lesions in bones cause pain in the skull
- And irritation
- And nausea
- And other exposed areas of skin
- And painful rashes on the
- And ribs.
- And the hands and the feet
- And the lesions look like warts
- And thick eyebrows and eyelashes
- And tongue
- And underdeveloped genitals
- And/or brain abnormalities
- And/or infections of the urinary tract
- And/or nails
- Ankle deformities
- Ankles and feet
- Aphasia
- Apnea
- Apnea episodes (periods of time when breathing stops altogether)
- Areflexia
- Arm paralysis
- Arm weakness
- Arms
- Ataxia
- Atrophy
- Awkward or higher than normal step (gait)
- Balance problems
- Behavioral issues
- Behavioral problems
- Belching
- Belly pain
- Bent or shorter legs
- Birth defects
- Bleeding
- Blindness
- Blisters
- Bloating
- Blood in urine
- Blue coloured skin
- Bluish coloring of the skin
- Blurred vision
- Bodily tension
- Bone abnormalities
- Bone development that is abnormal
- Bone malformations
- Bone pain
- Bone tumors
- Bones
- Brain abnormalities
- Brain malformations
- Breathing ailments
- Breathing and feeding difficulties (dysphagia)
- Breathing difficulties
- Broad and/or angled fingers and toes
- Broad head
- Broad nasal tip etc
- Broad neck
- Broad nose
- Brown or red blotches on the skin
- Bruising
- Bulbar palsy
- Bulging eyes
- Burning or painful urination
- But can present differently in different people
- Cardiac defects
- Cardiac murmur
- Cardiac problems including arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat)
- Cataracts
- Central nervous system abnormalities
- Characteristic abnormalities of the head and face (craniofacial dysmorphism)
- Chest deformity
- Chest pain
- Chest tightness
- Clawfoot
- Cleft palate
- Cleft palate (an opening or split in the roof of the mouth)
- Clouded eyes
- Cloudy
- Club or rocker-bottom feet
- Clubfoot
- Clumsiness
- Coarse
- Coarse facial features
- Coarse facial features like wide mouth
- Cognitive problems
- Compressed lung tissue
- Congenital deafness
- Convulsions
- Convulsions that occur during sleep and wakefulness
- Coordination impairment
- Coordination problems
- Coughing
- Coughing or choking when feeding
- Coughing or shortness of breath
- Cracked lips
- Cramping of the foot
- Craniofacial
- Craniofacial abnormalities
- Craniofacial abnormalities inclu
- Crossed eyes(strabismus)
- Crusty scalp
- Crying
- Curled toes (hammertoes)
- Curly hair
- Curved fingers
- Curved or webbed fingers
- Curved spine
- Dark
- Dark-colored urine or clay-colored stool
- Deafness
- Deafness present at birth
- Decrease in nerve activity below the neck
- Decreased ability to run
- Decreased bone age
- Decreased muscle tone (hypotonia)
- Decreased nerve conduction
- Decreased sensation or a loss
- Defect in the diaphragmatic pericardium
- Defect of the lower sternum
- Defective corneas
- Deficiency of the anterior diaphragm
- Deficiency or absence of the layer of fat under the skin
- Deformed nails and missing
- Degeneration
- Degenerative retina
- Dehydration
- Delayed bone age
- Delayed coordination
- Delayed development
- Delayed intellectual and language development
- Delayed mental activity
- Delayed milestones in growth and development
- Delayed motor function
- Delayed physical development
- Delayed puberty
- Delayed speech
- Dementia
- Dental abnormalities
- Dental or jaw problems
- Developmental abnormalities
- Developmental delay
- Developmental delays
- Diabetes
- Diaphragm spasm
- Diarrhea
- Diarrhea and vomiting
- Difficulties concentrating
- Difficulty breathing
- Difficulty chewing
- Difficulty concentrating
- Difficulty coordinating movements (ataxia)
- Difficulty feeding
- Difficulty keeping in school
- Difficulty lifting foot at the ankle (foot drop)
- Difficulty paying attention to conversations
- Difficulty running and jumping
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty swallowing involuntary jerking motions were noticed in the limbs and face
- Difficulty swallowing food or liquids
- Difficulty understanding spoken language
- Difficulty walking
- Digestive disturbances
- Dilute urine
- Discoloration of the whites of the eyes (blue sclera) during infancy
- Dislocated hips
- Distinct distractibility with new simulations
- Distinct facial features
- Distinctive craniofacial features
- Distinctive facial abnormalities
- Distinctive facial features
- Distinctive malformations of the head and facial area
- Dizziness
- Dizziness or lightheadedness
- Downturned corners of the mouth
- Downward slanting eyes (down-slanting palpebral fissures)
- Downwards tongue
- Dozens of pauses in breathing per day
- Dry cough or shortness of breath
- Dry skin
- Dry throat
- Dryness in your nose
- Due to the growths
- Dwarfism
- Dysphagia -difficulty swallowing
- Early childhood to adulthood- food craving and weight gain
- Edema (swelling) in the legs and abdomen
- Emotional problems
- Endocrine abnormalities
- Enlarged calf muscles
- Enlarged chest due to over-inflation of air lobe/s in lungs
- Enlarged head
- Enlarged head (macrocephaly) or enlarged internal organs
- Enlarged heart
- Enlarged liver
- Enlarged organs
- Enlarged spleen
- Enuresis
- Epilepsy and seizures
- Especially during sleep
- Especially the knees and elbows
- Especially when the baby is feeding
- Etc
- Exaggerated reflexes
- Excessive fluid in their brain (hydrocephalus)
- Experiencing loss in one arm
- Extended fingers
- Extra words
- Extreme fatigue (tiredness)
- Extremities
- Eye abnormality
- Eye corneas that are cloudy
- Eye malformations
- Eyelashes or brows may be sparse or non-existent
- Eyes
- Face is affected
- Facial abnormalities
- Facial anomalies
- Facial discoloring
- Facial distortions
- Facial paralysis (facial palsy)
- Failure to grow and gain weight as expected after birth (failure to thrive)
- Failure to reach out wh
- Failure to respond to sound
- Failure to smile
- Failure to thrive
- Fainting
- Fast breathing
- Fatigue
- Faulty motor skills in an awakened state
- Fear
- Feeding difficulties
- Feeling tired
- Feet deformities
- Feet with soles that are rounded outward (rock
- Femur
- Fever
- Fever and chills
- Fine
- Fine hair
- Finger abnormalities
- Fingers
- First stage- redness or inflammation of the skin (erythema)
- Flaccid paresis
- Flat face
- Flat feet
- Flat feet and knock knees
- Flat nasal bridge
- Flat nose
- Flattened face
- Flattened nose
- Floppiness
- Flu symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
- Flushing
- Forever bent fingers
- Foul-smelling urine
- Frequent burping
- Frequent falls
- Frequent infections
- Frequent miscommunication
- Frequent recurrences ultimately may lead to kidney d
- Frequent respiratory infections
- Frequent tripping or falling
- Frothy
- Frustration or acting out due to difficulty communicating
- Full abdomen
- Full cheeks
- Fused fingers and toes (syndactyly)
- Fusion of the skull bones too early during development (craniosynostosis)
- Fussiness
- Fuzziness
- Immune system dysfunction
- Imp
- Impaired articulation of speech
- Impaired coordination
- Inability to hold head up when lying on stomach
- Inability to stand with support
- Inability to swallow
- Including a square-shaped head
- Including fever and chil
- Incomplete fingers
- Incomplete toes
- Incoordination
- Increased heartbeats
- Increased movement of the arms and legs (spasticity)
- Increased muscle tone
- Increased sweating
- Individuals typically have fair skin and scant
- Infants- poor muscle tone
- Infection
- Inflamed lips
- Inflamed wrists
- Intellectual disability
- Intrauterine growth restriction
- Involuntary jerking movements
- Involuntary pulling of the neck
- Irritability
- Irritability and visual difficulties
- Itching
- Itching or burning in skin folds or navel
- Itching or tingling feeling around
- Lack of appetite
- Lack of energy
- Lack of motor development
- Lack of muscle control
- Lack of muscle tone
- Large bone on the forearm is short and curved and short bone of the forearm is underdeveloped
- Large gums
- Large head
- Large head (macrocephaly)
- Large mouth
- Large tongue
- Laxity in joints
- Leading to drooling and problems swallowing food
- Learning deficits
- Learning disabilities
- Lesions
- Lethargy
- Light sensitivity
- Light-colored hair
- Limb defects
- Limited arm movement
- Limited or restricted movement of the arm and shoulder blade on the affected side as well as the cervical spine
- Limpness
- Lips
- Locomotor restlessness
- Loose stool
- Loss of appetite
- Loss of comprehension
- Loss of head control at birth or soon after
- Loss of vision
- Low birth weight
- Low blood sugar
- Low calcium
- Low hairline
- Low muscle tone
- Low red blood cell count
- Low weight
- Low-pitched cry
- Low-set ears
- Lower abdomen
- Malformed arms
- Malformed bones
- Malformed head
- Malformed legs
- Malformed nails
- Malformed ribs
- Malformed spinal column
- Malformed teeth
- Menstruation
- Mental abnormalities
- Mental deficiency
- Mental retardation
- Mental slowness
- Midline abdominal wall defect
- Mild mental retardation
- Mild muscle weakness
- Mild to moderate growth deficiency
- Mild to moderate intellectual disability
- Mild to severe intellectual disability
- Mild twitching
- Misshapen
- Missing fingers
- Missing or malformed thumbs
- Missing toes
- Most often affecting the extremities and the scalp
- Motor disturbances
- Mouth sores
- Mucous patches in mouth
- Multiple abnormalities affecting the “growing ends
- Muscle contractions
- Muscle spasms
- Muscle weakness
- Muscle weakness (can't lift arms or legs)
- Muscle weakness or lack of muscle control
- Musculoskeletal abnormalities
- Obesity
- Obstruction of the urinary tract
- Occasional tremors of
- Ocular abnormalities
- Oculomotor paralysis
- Oily or dry skin covered with flaky white or yellow scales
- Oily scalp
- One arm is weakened
- One arm paralyzed completely or partially
- Or bloody urine
- Or bumps or spots that itch
- Or cessation of breathing
- Or groin
- Pain
- Pain in the back
- Pain urinating
- Painful muscle contractions
- Palate abnormalities
- Pale skin
- Paleness
- Panting on early intervals
- Paralysis
- Part of one side of the body is smaller than the other (asymmetry)
- Part or all of the central digits (fingers or toes) are missing. ectrodactyly often affects the middle fingers or toes
- Particularly the liver and spleen (organomegaly)
- Patches that ooze clear fluid
- Patchy scaling or thick crusts on the scalp
- Pauses that last for several minutes
- Pear-shaped nose
- Permanent fixation (contracture) of various joints
- Personality changes
- Phrase
- Physical abnormalities
- Pimples
- Pinky fingers that are curved toward or away from the ring finger or permanently flexed
- Plaques
- Polydipsia
- Poor attention
- Poor eyesight
- Poor feeding
- Poor growth and physical devel
- Poor head control
- Poor head control and failure to sit up
- Poor listening skills
- Poor muscle tone
- Poor muscle tone (hypotonia)
- Poor posture due to weakness or stiffness in neck muscles
- Poor sucking reflex
- Poor vision
- Poor weight gain
- Possible bleeding
- Possibly mild redness
- Premature closure of the fibrous joints
- Prematurely aged appearance
- Presence of natal teeth
- Produce large amounts of mucus
- Prolonged qt interval
- Prominent cheeks
- Prominent eyes
- Prominent jaw
- Protruding ears
- Protruding eyes
- Protruding tongue
- Psychological depression due to inferiority complex
- Psychological impact
- Pursed lips
- Rapid
- Rapid and reflexive upward movement of the afflicted eyelid following nearly any movement of the lower jaw is the main sign of this condition resulting in the widening of eyes
- Rapid bone development
- Rapid physical growth
- Rapidly changing moods (emotional lability)
- Rash
- Rashes
- Reactions to loud noises that are exaggerated (s
- Recurrence of a sound
- Red
- Red eyes
- Red skin
- Red skin rashes or lesions
- Red spots
- Redness
- Redness and burning sensation in the external area of the vagina
- Reduced hearing
- Reduced sharpness or clarity of vision or the appearance of objects that have a distorted shape (metamorphopsia)
- Reflux
- Repeated ear infections
- Repetitive movements
- Respiratory distress
- Respiratory infections
- Respiratory insufficiency
- Restlessness
- Resulting in poor vision
- Resulting in the entire foot to appear malformed
- Reverse overbite
- Round face
- Sad and listless appearance
- Sadness
- Sadness or irritability
- Scaling
- Scaling of skin
- Scaly light-sensitive (photosensitive) rashes on the face
- Scaly thick patches on the skin over the palm
- Scoliosis or kyphosis knock knees heart and vision problems an enlarged liver short height
- Scrotal discomfort and cosmetic abnormality of scrotum
- Second stage- blisters develop a raised
- Seizures
- Seizures abnormal eye movements
- Severe cases of downward deviation of the eyes
- Sexual abnormalities
- Shallow breathing
- Shallow eye cavity
- Sharp pain in the lower back or side of the abdomen (renal colic)
- Shawl scrotum
- Short
- Short appendages
- Short fingers
- Short forearms (missing radius bone) and short range of motion at the elbow
- Short legs
- Short neck
- Short nose
- Short periods of quiet for specific syllables or words
- Short stature
- Shortened lower limbs
- Shortness of breath
- Shortness of breath or other breathing
- Sight and hearing problems
- Skeletal
- Skeletal abnormalities
- Skeletal abnormalities including short stature
- Skeletal abnormalities such as premature fusion of
- Skeleton abnormalities like uneven and rounded fingers
- Skin abnormalities
- Skin blisters
- Skin dimples
- Skin flakes
- Skin loss
- Skin malformations
- Skin markings developing before or shortly after birth
- Skin markings resembling blood vessels
- Skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet is thickened and may have exaggerated lines
- Skin problems
- Skin rash
- Skin rash with scaly papules
- Skin rashes and irritation
- Skin rashes and sensitivity to uv light
- Skin that might break open
- Skull and facial (craniofacial) features- large head size compared to the rest of their body (height
- Slanting eyes
- Sleep apnea
- Sleep apnea and snoring
- Sleep disturbances
- Slender nose
- Slow cognitive growth and motor skills
- Slow motor development
- Slow-growing
- Slow-growing scalp hair
- Small chin
- Small chin (micrognathia)
- Small ears
- Small eyes
- Small head
- Small head (microcephaly)
- Small head size
- Small head size (microcephaly)
- Small jaw
- Small lower jaw
- Small lower jaw (micrognathia)
- Small mouth
- Small mouth (microstomia)
- Small nose
- Small testes
- Smaller muscles than normal for age
- Snoring and airway obstruction
- Soft swellings
- Soles
- Some children arch their backs while extending their arms and legs
- Spasms
- Spasticity
- Speaking disorders
- Speech delays
- Speech difficulties
- Spit up
- Split foot
- Split hand
- Square face
- Stiff joints that can’t move (contractures)
- Stiffness or clumsiness in the legs or arms (ataxia)
- Stippled epiphyses at birth in association with other connective tissue disturbances
- Stomach pain
- Stoppage of breathing during sleep
- Strenuous exercise
- Stress
- Structural heart malformations
- Struggles with breathing
- Stumbling to start a word
- Stunted growth
- Such as "hmm
- Such as abdominal pain
- Such as inability to hear faint sounds
- Such as nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) or strabismus (misaligned eyes)
- Susceptibility to infections
- Sweating
- Swelling of the face
- Swelling of the lips
- Swollen glands in your neck and face
- Swollen lips
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Swollen testicles
- Swollen throat
- Swollen tongue
- Syllable
- Teeth
- Teeth abnormalities and cataracts
- Temporary hearing loss
- Temporary hearing loss.
- Tendon
- The appearance of the baby’s head is very small
- The arms and legs have angular abnormalities
- The blue color of the skin (cyanosis)
- The child's body may suddenly bend forward and the arms and legs stiffen
- The colored portion of the eyes (irises) may be underdeveloped (hypoplasia) and may stick to the lens (posterior synechiae) or to the cornea (anterior synechiae)
- The eyeballs have "cherry-red" spots
- The lips or mouth
- The muscles of speech affected
- The scaling is usually limited to the cheeks and forehead
- The talus bone is out of place
- Thick lips
- Thick patches of skin
- Thick skin plaque
- Thick skull
- Thin
- Thin fingers
- Thin hair
- Thin light-colored hair
- Thin toes
- Third stag
- Tingling in one arm
- Toe abnormalities
- Tongue or throat
- Tongue that is short or shaped differently
- Tongue twitching
- Tooth abnormalities (single cent
- Trouble breathing
- Trouble concentrating or remembering things
- Trouble following directions
- Trouble learning
- Trouble walking
- Tumors in lower parts of the body might cause bleeding
- Tumors in the head might cause vision problems or headaches
- Twitching movements
- Twitching movements on the limbs
- Typically observed in older children
- Umbilical or abdominal herni
- Unclear speech
- Uncomfortable movements
- Uncontrollable blinking
- Underdev
- Underdeveloped bones in the arms and legs (hypomelia)
- Underdeveloped cheeks
- Underdeveloped face
- Underdeveloped head
- Underdeveloped jaw
- Underdeveloped nails of the fingers and toes and/or mild developmental delays
- Underdeveloped or absent cheekbones (maxillary hypoplasia)
- Underdeveloped pectoral (chest) muscles
- Underdeveloped sex organs
- Underdeveloped shoulder blades
- Underdeveloped toes
- Underdeveloped tooth enamel
- Underdeveloped upper jaw
- Underdevelopment of the upper jaw bone (maxillary bone)
- Uneven fingers
- Uneven shoulders
- Uneven waist
- Unexplained withdrawal
- Unintentional weight loss
- Union or webbing of the flesh between the fingers
- Unusual facial features
- Upper eyelid movement
- Upward slanting eye lids
- Urinary frequency
- Urinary urgency
- Urogenital abnor
- Uti
- Wart-like (verrucous) appearance
- Watching others closely but not engaging in social interaction
- Weak muscle tone
- Weak muscle tone (hypotonia)
- Weak muscles
- Weakness
- Weakness in arms and legs (especially on one side)
- Weakness in legs
- Webbed feet
- Webbed fingers
- Webbed hands
- Webbed neck
- Webbed toes
- Webbing of fingers and toes (syndactyly)
- Wheezing
- Where the heart meets the diaphragm
- Which may be associated with loss of consciousness at times
- White bubbles in the mouth
- White or yellow discharge from the vagina
- Whites of the eyes
- Wide forehead
- Widely spaced eyes
- Widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism)
- Widened pupils
- Withdrawal
- Word deafness
- Word extension or sounds within a word
- Wounds
- Wrists