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Find information about types of blood disorders in children and adolescents.
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Children with blood disorders may have many tests and procedures to make a diagnosis, deliver therapy, or monitor response to treatment. Learn more about procedures that children with blood disorders may have.
Your child may have many tests to diagnose and to check their response to treatment. Learn more about tests, what your child may experience, and how to prepare.
Treatments for childhood illnesses include medicine, surgery, radiation, stem cell transplant, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy. Learn about these treatments.
Health care providers may remove your child’s toenail to treat significant, repeated problems such as infection or ingrown toenail. The provider might remove the whole toenail or just the edges (nail borders).