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This information is for parents and whānau. It's designed to help you and your whānau navigate the journey ahead after your child has been diagnosed with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease. You can review this information with the health professionals caring for your child.

Financial support may be available because of your child's extra needs with managing diabetes. 

Irritable hip is one of the most common causes of limping in tamariki (children). The medical name for irritable hip is transient synovitis. Irritable hip is not serious and your child will get better with rest and time. 

Threadworms are tiny worms that infect the digestive tract. They're common in children and spread easily. They commonly cause an itch around the bottom and genitals.

Watch a 5 part live chat series with expert advice about food allergies in tamariki.

A healthy diet will provide the right building blocks for growth and development and support tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) with type 2 diabetes to keep active and feel well.

To give others easy access to KidsHealth's content on vaccinations for tamariki, you can share a QR code poster. Anyone can scan one of the QR codes with their phone and go straight to the relevant KidsHealth page.

Some tamariki get asthma symptoms between asthma attacks. These symptoms are called interval symptoms. If your child has lots of interval symptoms, they may need a regular preventer inhaler. Or, they may need an increase or a  change in their asthma treatment. Talk to your doctor.

Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EO) is a rare condition that causes tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) to have difficulties with their swallowing tube (oesophagus). The treatment for eosinophilic oesophagitis is medicines and/or changes to your child's diet.

ARFID is an eating disorder and a serious mental health condition. It causes tamariki to avoid or significantly restrict their intake of food. This can affect their growth and development and cause them to become unwell. If you are worried your child may have ARFID, visit a health professional straight away.

A spacer is a clear plastic tube that helps deliver asthma medicine to the right place. Younger tamariki may need help to use a spacer, but as they grow older, they will be able to use a spacer themselves.

X-rays help health professionals diagnose and monitor medical conditions and guide treatments. Find out more about what an x-ray involves. 

Ultrasound scans help health professionals diagnose and monitor medical conditions and guide treatments. Find out more about what an ultrasound involves. 

Nuclear medicine scan scans help doctors diagnose and monitor medical conditions and guide treatments. Find out more about what a nuclear medicine scan involves.

Fluoroscopy helps health professionals diagnose and treat medical conditions. Find out more about what fluoroscopy involves.

MRI scans help doctors diagnose and monitor medical conditions, plan surgeries, and guide treatments. Find out more about what MRI involves.