Conditions We Treat

Kentucky Children’s Hospital treats a wide array of pediatric health issues, both minor and major. Learn about some of the conditions we treat.

    Airways, Chest & Lungs

    • Allergies (seasonal)
    • Apnea
    • Asthma
    • Breathing Issues
    • Bronchitis
    • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and chronic lung disease of infancy
    • Chronic respiratory failure/insufficiency
    • Congenital lung abnormalities
    • Cystic fibrosis
    • Pneumonia
    • Reactive airway disease (RAD)
    • Respiratory illness
    • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection
    • Wheezing

    Behavioral Health/Psychiatry

    • Academic concerns
    • Anxiety
    • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    • Behavioral issues related to bullying
    • Bipolar disorder
    • Body dysmorphic disorder
    • Depression
    • Eating disorders
    • Gender identity concerns
    • Obsessive compulsive disorders
    • Post-traumatic stress disorder
    • Schizophrenia
    • Self-harm/suicidal thoughts
    • Sleep problems
    • Substance use

    Blood Disorders

    • Anemias
    • Bleeding disorders
    • Bone marrow failure
    • Hemophilia
    • Sickle cell disease
    • Thalassemia
    • Thrombocytopenia

    Brain & Nerves

    • Cerebral palsy
    • Acquired hydrocephalus
    • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
    • Aneurysms
    • Arterial dissection
    • Autism spectrum disorders
    • Brain malformations
    • Cavernous malformations
    • Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
    • Concussion/brain injury
    • Congenital brain malformations
    • Congenital hydrocephalus
    • Congenital myopathies

    Cancer

    • Bone cancer
    • Brain and spinal cord tumors
    • Leukemia
    • Lymphoma
    • Neuroblastoma
    • Rhabdomyosarcoma
    • Retinoblastoma
    • Wilms tumor

    Developmental Disorders

    • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    • Autism
    • Developmental/behavioral difficulties associated with complex medical conditions
    • Down syndrome
    • Global developmental delays Intellectual disabilities

    Development Disorders

    • Devic's disease
    • Epilepsy (Child Neurology)
    • Headache/migraine
    • Hydrocephalus
    • Moyamoya
    • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
    • *Muscle weakness (myopathy)
    • Muscular Dystrophy
    • Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
    • Neonatal seizures
    • Neurofibromatosis
    • Optic neuritis
    • Seizures
    • Speech dysfunction (congenital aphasia)
    • Spinal muscular atrophy
    • Stroke
    • Tics

    Ear, Nose & Throat

    • Adenoid hypertrophy
    • Airway disorders
    • Airway papillomas
    • Ankyloglossia (tongue tie)
    • Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder
    • Auditory processing disorders
    • Aural atresia
    • Balance and dizziness disorders
    • Branchial cleft cyst
    • Choanal atresia and pyriform aperture stenosis
    • Cholesteatoma
    • Chronic cough
    • Chronic ear infection/otitis
    • Chronic sinusitis
    • Chronic tonsillitis
    • Cleft lip and palate
    • Cochlear implants
    • Dacryocystoceles
    • Deafness
    • Deviated nasal septum
    • Ear anomalies
    • Ear infections
    • Enlarged or infected neck lymph nodes
    • Foreign objects in ear, nose or throat
    • Hearing loss/problems
    • Hoarseness
    • Laryngeal cleft
    • Laryngomalacia
    • Mastoiditis
    • Myringotomy (ear tubes)
    • Nasal dermoid/gliomas
    • Nasal encephaloceles
    • Nasal polyposis
    • Nasal tumors
    • Nose bleeds
    • Otitis externa (swimmer's ear)
    • Otitis media
    • Salivary gland problems
    • Salivary gland tumors/masses
    • Sinus infections
    • Sleep apnea
    • Stridor (noisy breathing)
    • Swallowing disorders
    • Thyroglossal duct cyst
    • Thyroid enlargement
    • Tinnitus
    • Tonsillar hypertrophy
    • Tracheal stenosis
    • Tracheoesophageal fistula
    • Tracheomalacia
    • Tracheostomy dependence
    • Tympanic membrane perforation
    • Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI)
    • Vertigo
    • Vocal fold paralysis

    Eyes

    • Amblyopia
    • Chalazion
    • Coats disease
    • Congenital ocular infections
    • Congenital ptosis
    • Conjunctivitis
    • Corneal/limbal dermoid
    • Corneal dystrophies
    • Facial/eye trauma in children
    • Facial hemangioma
    • Fundus coloboma
    • Hereditary optic neuropathy Inflammatory optic neuropathy
    • Leber’s congenital amaurosis
    • Nasolacrimal obstruction/anomaly
    • Nystagmus
    • Optic nerve drusen
    • Orbital dermoid
    • Papilledema
    • Pediatric cataracts
    • Pediatric glaucoma
    • Pediatric refractive surgery
    • Pediatric uveitis
    • Peter’s Anomaly
    • Refractive error
    • Retinal dystrophies
    • Retinitis pigmentosa
    • Retinoblastoma and other retinal tumors
    • Retinopathy of Prematurity
    • Strabismus

    Gastrointestinal, Liver, Pancreas & Nutritional Disorders

    • Abdominal pain
    • Acute/chronic liver disease
    • Allergic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
    • Celiac disease
    • Chronic diarrhea
    • Constipation
    • Crohn’s disease
    • Dysphagia/swallowing disorders
    • Encopresis
    • Eosinophilic esophagitis
    • Esophageal stricture
    • Fatty liver disease
    • Functional gastrointestinal disease
    • Gallbladder disease
    • Gastrointestinal bleeding
    • Gastroparesis
    • Hepatitis (Acute & Chronic)
    • Inflammatory bowel disease
    • Intestinal polyps
    • Malnutrition (including failure to thrive)
    • Nutritional disorders
    • Pancreatitis
    • Peptic ulcer disease
    • Poor weight gain
    • Reflux/heartburn
    • Short bowel syndrome
    • Ulcerative Colitis
    • Vomiting

    Genetics & Metabolism

    • Birth defects
    • Genetic cardiovascular disorders
    • Chromosomal disorders
    • Ciliopathies
    • Connective tissue disorders
    • Inborn errors of metabolism
    • Marfan Syndrome
    • Neurofibromatosis
    • Neurogenetic disorders (including Williams syndrome)
    • Noonan Syndrome
    • Skeletal dysplasia

    Heart & Vascular

    • Aortic stenosis
    • Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage
    • Arrhythmias
    • Atrial septal defect
    • Atrioventricular canal defect
    • Bicuspid aortic valve
    • Cardiomyopathy
    • Chest/upper abdominal pain or pressure
    • Coarctation of the aorta
    • Congenital and acquired heart block
    • Ebstein anomaly
    • Endocarditis
    • Hemangioma
    • Hypertension
    • Patent ductus arteriosus
    • Patent foramen ovale
    • Pulmonic stenosis
    • Single ventricle (including pulmonary atresia, tricuspid atresia)
    • Syncope
    • Tetralogy of Fallot
    • Truncus arteriosus
    • Ventricular septal defect
    • Vascular malformations
    • Vascular rings

    Hormones & Glands

    • Adrenal gland disorders
    • Calcium disorders
    • Childhood obesity
    • Diabetes mellitus
    • Growth disorders
    • Pituitary gland disorders
    • Puberty disorders
    • Sexual differentiation disorders
    • Thyroid disorders
    • Turner syndrome

    Infectious Diseases

    • Bacterial infections
    • Bone and joint infections
    • Congenital and other perinatally acquired infections
    • Endocarditis
    • Fever of unknown origin
    • Fungal infections
    • Hepatitis C
    • Herpes
    • Histoplasmosis
    • HIV
    • Infections in immunocompromised children
    • Kawasaki disease
    • Lymphadenitis
    • Meningitis
    • Parasitic Infections
    • Postoperstive & surgical site infection
    • Recurrent fevers
    • Recurrent infections
    • Sepsis
    • Skin and soft tissue infections, including infection caused by MRSA
    • Tick and other insect-transmitted infections
    • Tuberculosis
    • Viral infections

    Kidneys & Urinary Tract

    • Acute and chronic renal failure
    • Antenatal hydronephrosis
    • Chronic kidney disease
    • Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (including obstructive uropathy, multicystic dysplastic kidneys)
    • Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis
    • Glomerulonephritis (acute and chronic)
    • Hematuria
    • Hemolytic uremic syndrome
    • Hernia
    • Hydrocele
    • Hydronephrosis
    • Hypertension
    • Hypospadias
    • Kidney stones
    • Lupus nephritis
    • Nephrotic syndrome
    • Neurogenic bladder
    • Nocturnal enuresis
    • Pediatric hypertension
    • Polycystic kidney disease
    • Posterior urethral valves (including lower urinary tract obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux)
    • Proteinuria
    • Renal hypoplasia/dysplasia
    • Renal osteodystrophy
    • Solitary kidney
    • Undescended testes
    • Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
    • Urinary tract infections
    • Vesicoureteral reflux

    Neuromuscular Disorders

    • Perthes disease
    • Repetitive stress injuries
    • Scheuermann’s kyphosis
    • Scoliosis
    • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
    • Spina bifida
    • Spinal deformities
    • Spondylolisthesis
    • Spondylolysis
    • Sprains & strains
    • Torticollis

    Orthopaedics

    • Complex hip disorders
    • Diskitis
    • Fractures
    • Herniated disk
    • Hip dysplasia
    • Limb deformities 

    Reproductive & Sexual Health

    • Abnormal menstrual bleeding (include irregular and heavy bleeding)
    • Abnormal menstrual cycles (include early or delayed onset of periods)
    • Amenorrhea
    • Breast discharge
    • Breast masses
    • Gynecomastia
    • Dysmenorrhea (painful periods)
    • Ovarian cysts
    • Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
    • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
    • Pregnancy (include pregnancy screen)
    • Sexually transmitted diseases (STD)
    • Sexuality concerns
    • Sexual risk behaviors
    • Transgender health issues
    • Vaginal discharge/infections

    Rheumatic Diseases & Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes

    • Acute arthritis
    • Acute rheumatic fever
    • Autoinflammatory/periodic fever syndromes
    • Behçet’s disease
    • Chronic arthritis
    • Complex regional pain syndrome
    • Fibromyalgia
    • Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
    • Hypermobility syndrome
    • Joint swelling
    • Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis
    • Juvenile dermatomyositis
    • Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
    • Kawasaki disease
    • Limb pain
    • Mixed connective tissue disease
    • Psoriatic arthritis
    • Reactive arthritis
    • Sarcoidosis
    • Sjrogen’s syndrome
    • Scleroderma/morphea
    • Spondyloarthropathy
    • Systemic lupus erythematosus
    • Systemic sclerosis
    • Uveitis/Iritis
    • Vasculitis

    Skin

    • Atopic dermatitis
    • Burns
    • Contact dermatitis
    • Dyshidrotic eczema
    • Fungal infections
    • Insect Bites
    • Parasitic skin infections
    • Seborrheic dermatitis
    • Skin Rashes

     

    Wounds & Trauma

    • Broken bones
    • Head injury
    • Minor wounds
    • Uncontrollable bleeding