. Diseases of children. fected; beginningwith the second year tubercular meningitis is more oftenfound; and after the third year tuberculosis of the bones,the lymph-glands, peritoneum, and intestines becomesmore frequent and are seen throughout childhood. Pottsdisease and coxalgia are rarely seen except in childhood. The contagious diseases are typically childrens they may attack unprotected adults, they are com-paratively rare after fifteen years of age. Constitutional and Nutritional Diseases.—Rheuma-tism is rarely of the acute articular type in children. Itis often exhibited
. Diseases of children. fected; beginningwith the second year tubercular meningitis is more oftenfound; and after the third year tuberculosis of the bones,the lymph-glands, peritoneum, and intestines becomesmore frequent and are seen throughout childhood. Pottsdisease and coxalgia are rarely seen except in childhood. The contagious diseases are typically childrens they may attack unprotected adults, they are com-paratively rare after fifteen years of age. Constitutional and Nutritional Diseases.—Rheuma-tism is rarely of the acute articular type in children. Itis often exhibited only by stiffness and sHght aching pains PECULIARITIES OF CHILDRENS DISEASES 27 in the limbs (growing pains). The frequency ofendocarditis as a compHcation of rheumatism, even whenno more severe symptoms than growing pains are present,makes it necessary that such cases should be put to bedand receive proper treatment. Diabetes mellitus is uncommon in childhood, but whenit does occur the course is very rapid and
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