This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered infectious diseases in children. Divided into 25 sections, each chapter covers a different condition with emphasis on assessment and treatment. Each topic begins with a clinical case followed by step by step instruction on history taking, examination and investigation, diagnosis, and management. Key points of the topic are summarised to assist learning. The thorough text is further enhanced by clinical photographs, illustrations and tables. Key points Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of commonly encountered infectious diseases in children Presented as selection of clinical cases with step by step guidance on treatment Emphasis on assessment and therapeutic options Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, diagrams and tables