KTK - THE CHILDREN'S DAY CLINIC IN LIESTAL

Information & Registration Form.

Dear Parents,

Since 16.05.2022, the general obligation to wear masks in our practice has been lifted. Of course, you are still welcome to wear a mask.

However, the following mask requirement continues to apply in the case of symptoms of respiratory diseases for children over 12 years of age as well as their accompanying persons (recommendation of the FMH):

• Runny nose
• Cough
• Hoarseness
• Fever
• Loss of sense of smell or taste
• Sore throat
• Shortness of breath

Thank you for your understanding.

If you and your child are visiting the KTK children's day clinic for the first time, please fill out the registration form.

We wish everyone a continued beautiful and healthy time.

Your KTK Team

Promotion to Medical Director of Pediatrics.

We warmly congratulate Dr. med. Schmidlin on his promotion to Medical Director of Pediatrics at the KTK children's day clinic in Liestal.

We sincerely wish him a lot of enjoyment and motivation in his new area of responsibility and are looking forward to developing the KTK children's day clinic further together with him.

Ear and Head Deformities

Since May 1, 2023, Prof. Dr. med. Mayr, in addition to his work at the UKBB, has been part of the team at the KTK children's day clinic in Liestal.

Besides his specialty in ultrasound examination, he also diagnoses, advises, and treats ear and head deformities in infants and toddlers. Both types of these deformities are often only of an aesthetic nature and have no health consequences.

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Drown; The Silent Death

Dear Parents
The topic of drowning/secondary drowning in children and babies is an extremely complex one. Due to multiple inquiries and requests, we have gathered some information for you. It's important for us to clarify that we do not wish to spread panic with this topic, but rather, it's our concern to inform you about the symptoms so that you can act in case of an emergency.

Before we delve into the topic in detail, here is an important piece of information: Secondary drowning always happens after a bathing accident! If a child swallows water while bathing in the tub or swimming in the sea/pool, this is no reason to worry!

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Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a widespread and usually harmless viral infection that mainly occurs in summer and autumn. The disease is transmitted by so-called enteric and coxsackie viruses. Hand, foot and mouth disease is very contagious. Because of the high risk of infection, there are often small epidemics in daycare centers and kindergartens. Small red dots and blisters are typical, especially in the area of the feet, hands and in the mouth.

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Pectus Excavatum & Pectus Carinatum

Pectus excavatum is characterized by a funnel-shaped indentation of the breastbone into the thoracic cavity (see figure). Abnormal growth of the rib cartilage is suspected to be the cause. The incidence of PE, i.e., the number of new cases, is about 1 in 300 births. PE is usually visible at birth and tends to develop significantly during puberty.

Pectus carinatum, the second most common congenital deformity of the anterior thoracic wall, is characterized by a keel-shaped protrusion of the breastbone. Its incidence is about 0.6%. PC is rarely visible at birth and usually begins to develop with the onset of puberty.

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Ticks! Tick-borne encephalitis

Spring is finally here and the beautiful, long and sunny days are returning.

With spring, however, the ticks are coming back and are on the rise in Switzerland. Tick bites can cause serious illnesses with sometimes permanent consequences. Anyone who often spends time outdoors should therefore protect themselves.

The infectious disease TBE (tick-borne encephalitis = meningitis), which is caused by viruses, as well as the bacterial infectious disease Lyme disease, can be transmitted by ticks.

While Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics, you can protect yourself against TBE with a vaccination. However, the vaccination is only effective if you were vaccinated before becoming ill.

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