Patient resources

The corner of the toenail grows into the skin around it. Almost always involves the big toe (great toe)

Injuries to toes.

Skin infection of teens and adults caused by a fungus. Tinea versicolor means “ringworm of many colors”

Time-out means putting a child in a boring place for a few minutes to correct a misbehavior. It’s the most effective consequence (discipline technique) for misbehavior in 2- to 5-year-old children. Every parent needs to know how to give a time-out.

A tick (small brown bug) is attached to the skin. A tick was removed from the skin.

Thrush is a yeast infection of the mouth in young babies. White patches in the front of the mouth are the hallmark

A bacterial infection of the throat caused by Strep

A viral infection of the throat

Your child looks thin or slender. Their weight is more than 20% below the ideal weight for their height. However, your child is well-nourished, with a normal fat tissue layer (8-12 mm). This is measured by a skinfold calipers.

Tantrums are normal in toddlers. Tantrums may include whining, crying, screaming or yelling. It may also include pounding the floor, slamming a door, or breath-holding. Also called meltdowns or emotional outbursts.

Teething is the normal process of new teeth working their way through the gums. Teeth come in between 6 and 24 months of age

The tear duct is blocked in 10% of newborns. The tear duct is the tube that carries tears from the eye to the nose

The most common injury is a bruised tailbone. The tailbone is the small bone at the lower end of the spine. Location: upper part of the groove between the buttocks.

An itchy harmless rash caused by tiny parasites in fresh water lakes. A less common rash can also occur in salt water (called clam digger’s itch).

Small harmless solid object swallowed. Child has no symptoms.