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• Chylothorax for Parents

  
  

  A chlylothorax happens when chyle (lymphatic fluid) collects in the space around a lung.

• Chylous Ascites for Parents

  
  

  Chylous ascites is when chyle collects in the belly. Depending on what's causing it, doctors can treat chylous ascites and often cure it.

• Craniosynostosis for Parents

  
  

  Craniosynostosis is when seams between bones in the skull close too soon. When this happens, the skull can’t expand grow as it should, and it develops an unusual shape.

• Necrotizing Enterocolitis for Parents

  
  

  Necrotizing enterocolitis is an intestinal disease that usually affects preemies. Medicines and therapy can help babies with NEC.

• Ultrasound: Head for Parents

  
  

  Doctors order head ultrasounds when there's a concern about neurological problems in an infant.

• Sepsis for Parents

  
  

  Sepsis is a serious infection usually caused when bacteria make toxins that cause the immune system to attack the body's own organs and tissues.