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Misspelled words can lead you to miss out on important health information you are searching for. Common misspellings in pediatrics include apendicitis, menengitis, hepatitus, and exema.
Aderol, Aderall or Aderal for ADHD
Common misspellings for Adderall and Adderall XR, ADHD medicines for kids, include Aderol, Aderall and Aderal.
Anerexia
Anerexia is a common misspelling for anorexia, an eating disorder that can cause serious, even life-threatening medical and psychological problems.
Appendisitis
Are you looking for information about appendisitis, a common misspelling for appendicitis?
Epilepsie
Epilepsie is a common misspelling for epilepsy.
Exema
Exema is a common misspelling for eczema, a chronic skin condition that can cause an itchy rash.
Hemofilia
Hemofilia is a common misspelling for Hemophilia.
Muscular Distrophy
Muscular Distrophy is a common misspelling for Muscular Dystrophy.
Obstructive Sleep Apnia and Children
Sleep Apnia is a common misspelling for Sleep Apnea or Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Staff Staff Infections and MRSA
Staff is a common misspelling for the word staph. Learn to identify and treat common skin infections caused by the staph bacteria, including impetigo and abscesses.
Stratera
Stratera is common misspelling for Strattera, a nonstimulant medication that has been approved for the treatment of ADHD in children and adults.
Viral Hepatitus
Hepatitus is a common misspelling for hepatitis
Viral Menengitis, Spinal Menigitis, Menangitis, and Menningitis
Menenitis, menigitis, menangitis and menningitis are all common misspellings for meningitis.
Whoping Cough
Whoping cough is a common misspelling for whooping cough.

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