1. Systemically Induced Vasculitis in Children
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Kathleen Peterson-Sweeney
- Subjects
Male ,Parents ,Vasculitis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Leadership and Management ,Rocky Mountain spotted fever ,Child Development ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Play therapy ,medicine ,Humans ,Arteritis ,Child ,Intensive care medicine ,Care Planning ,Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,Vascular disease ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Play Therapy ,Purpura ,Rheumatic fever ,Female ,Kawasaki disease ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Vascular diseases can be quite grave in children. Common diseases in children that cause a generalized vasculitis include Kawasaki disease, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Rheumatic fever, though preventable, is increasing in incidence and may cause arteritis, and therefore is discussed as a vascular disease. Developmental considerations should be considered when providing adequate care. Play therapy is a crucial part of every day in a child's life, even when ill with a vascular illness. Play helps a child gain control over the stress of a serious illness and hospitalization.
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- 1995
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