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Pneumonia
Pneumonia — Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of this serious lung infection.
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
PKU is caused by a change in the gene that helps create an enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine. Treatment includes a special diet and medication.
Peritonitis
Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of peritonitis.
Peripheral nerve tumors
Learn about these growths that form in or near nerves connecting to the spinal cord. Surgery is the most common treatment.
Pectus excavatum
Pectus excavatum causes the breastbone to sink into the chest. This can affect heart and lung function. Surgery helps correct the deformity.
Patent foramen ovale
Learn more about the causes and complications of this condition in which a hole in the heart doesn't close the way it should after birth.
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Learn about symptoms, causes and treatment of this common — and treatable — heart problem that occurs shortly after birth.
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return
In this heart problem present at birth, some of the blood vessels of the lungs connect to the wrong places in the heart. Learn when treatment is needed.
Paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system
This group of conditions affects people who have cancer and occurs when parts of the immune system attack parts of the nervous system.
Oral thrush
Oral thrush is a fungal infection caused by the overgrowth of Candida albicans, which causes creamy white lesions on the tongue and lining of your mouth.
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