"This book aims to provide readers updated information on diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in children, especially those prevailing in Asian countries.  Each chapter presents with one to two typical clinical cases first and then introduces the epidemiology, and the pearls of clinical skills in diagnosis and treatment of most frequent infectious pediatric diseases occurred in respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system, bone/joint, skin and soft tissue . Infectious diseases in neonates, vaccine-associated adverse effects, and specific syndromes prevailing in Asian countries are also discussed with details. Written by experts in the field, this case-based book will be a useful reference for infectious disease researchers and paediatricians, as well as those who are interested in related field." 

Part 1 Neonatal infection.- 1 A 6-day-old female newborn with fever and decreased appetite and activity - Enteroviral infection in neonates.- 2 A 17-day-old female baby with fever and decreased appetite and activity-Herpes simplex virus infection in neonates and children.- 3 A premature newborn with respiratory distress and poor activity-Bacterial meningitis in neonates.- Part 2 Central nervous system infection.- 4 A 6-year-old boy with fever for 10 days and lethargy - Tuberculous meningitis.- 5 A 2-year-old girl with fever, lethargy, and bilious vomiting and petechiae and purpura - Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis.- 6 A 2-year-old boy with fever, hand-foot-mouth disease and myoclonic jerk - Enterovirus A71 infection .- 7 A 15-year-old adolescent with right upper limb weakness following upper respiratory infection - Acute Flaccid Myelitis Caused by Enterovirus D68.- 8 A 7-year-old girl with acute onset of hallucinations and unsteady gait - Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy ofChildhood.- 9 A 5-year-old girl with acute onset of generalized tonic-clonic seizures for 10 minutes - Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated encephalitis.- 10 A 1-year-old boy with fever, progressive consciousness change and seizure - Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis.- Part 3 Respiratory tract infection.- 11 A 14-year-old boy with nasal congestion and cough for days followed by a tender bulging mass on the forehead - Acute bacterial sinusitis and associated complications.- 12 A 1-year-3-month-old boy with cough, rhinorrhea, bilateral eye discharge, fever, and ear discharge - Mastoiditis and conjunctivitis-otitis media syndrome.- 13 A 3-year-9-month-old girl with painful swelling over left face for one week - Acute parotitis.- 14 A 5-year-old boy with fever, sore throat, odynophagia and torticollis - Deep neck infection.- 15 A 5-year-old boy with fever and a painful enlarging erythematous left neck mass - Pyriform sinus fistula with infection.- 16 A one-month-old infant with episodic upwardgaze and cyanotic lips in one day following a 2-day cough - Pertussis with encephalopathy.- 17 A 6-year-old girl with fever for one week, productive cough, running nose, decreased appetite and activity - Severe lower respiratory tract infection due to adenovirus.- 18 A 9-year-old girl with fever, cough followed by hemoptysis and dyspnea - Severe influenza virus infections.- 19 A 1-year-old girl with fever, cough and posttussive vomiting -Respiratory syncytial virus infection.- 20 A 4-month-old male infant with dry cough, progressive shortness of breath -Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis.- 21 A 4-year-old boy with fever, aggravated cough and persistent abdominal pain - Pneumonia presenting as acute abdomen.- 22 A 2-year-old girl with community-acquired pneumonia followed by thrombocytopenia and anemia - Streptococcus pneumoniae associated with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.- 23 A cluster of community-acquired pneumonia in two siblings of school age - Macrolide Resistance Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.- 24 A 13-year-old girl with fever for 13 days and cough and dyspnea for 7 days - Miliary tuberculosis.- Part 4 Heart infection.- 25 A 12-year-old female adolescent with fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, right hand purpura and headache.- Infective Endocarditis.- 26 A 7-year-old girl with general weakness, fatigue and a feeling of discomfort following influenza - Influenza associated myocarditis and pericarditis.- 27 A 9-year-old boy with abdominal pain, vomiting, lethargy, headache and fever for 2 days - Coxsackievirus myocarditis.- Part 5 - Gastrointestinal tract infection.- 28 A 14-year-old male adolescent with progressive lethargy, nausea, shortness of breath and weight loss - Liver Abscess.- 29 A 5-month-old female infant with fever, lethargy, bulging anterior fontanelle following acute gastroenteritis 2 weeks ago - Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterocolitis with invasive diseases.- 30 A 6-year-old boy with fever, abdominal pain and diarrhea followed by progressive abdominal distention - Salmonella enterocolitis complicated with toxic megacolon.- 31 A 14-year-old girl with prolonged fever - Typhoid fever.- 32 A 10-year-old girl with progressive abdominal distension and intermittent fever for two months - Abdominal Tuberculosis.- Part 6 Urinary tract infection.- 33 An 8-month-old female infant with fever and pyuria - Acute lobar nephronia.- 34 A 2-year-old girl with fever for 2 weeks despite of oral antibiotic therapy - Renal abscess in children.- Part 7 Bone and joint infection.- 35 An 11-month-old infant with limping gait for 1 week - Osteomyelitis caused by Bacillus CalmetteGuérin (BCG) vaccine.- 36 A 12-year-old adolescent with fever, vomiting, general skin rash following a preceding minor trauma over left hip - Disseminated community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.- Part 7 Skin and soft tissue infection.- 37 A 4-year-old boy with left leg pain and limping gait following mucoid diarrhea 2 weeks ago - Salmonella pyomyositis.- Part 9 Other specific infection/syndrome.- 38 A 6-year-old boy with fever, sore throat and a crusted wound over left flank area - Scrub typhus.- 39 A 5-month-old infant with repeated community-acquired pneumonia and failure to thrive - Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus infection.- 40 A 6-year-old girl with fever and neck lymph nodes enlargement - Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease.- 41 A 2-year-old with fever, progressive lethargy and skin rash - Kawasaki disease with shock syndrome.- 42 A 6-year-old girl with fever, sore throat, odynophagia, dysphagia, and cervical mass - Lymph-node-first presentation Kawasaki disease.- 43 An 8-year-old with fever, headache, muscle aching and retroorbital pain followed by frequent vomiting - Dengue fever with shock.- 44 A 4-year-old boy with fever, cough, skin rash and difficulty of breathing - Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.- 45 A 4-year-old boy with fever, general skin rash, vomiting and diarrhea following a operation for bone fracture - Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.- 46 A 3-year-old girl with fever and pancytopenia - Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection.- 47 A 2-month-old infant with fever, progressive skin rash and eosinophilia - Drug-induced fever and skin rash in children.- 48 A 4-month-old infant with fever, diarrhea, followed by abdominal distention and an ulcer-like skin lesion - Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis (Shanghai fever).- 49 A 2-year-old girl with left thigh erythematous swelling following DTaP-Hib-IPV vaccination - Extensive Limb Swelling following vaccination.- 50 A 9-year-old girl with a right lateral chest wall mass - Thoracic actinomycosis.