Specialties & Conditions

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Sinusitis

An infection of the sinuses near the nose, usually occurring after a cold or after an allergic inflammation.

Skeletal Dysplasia

Also known as skeletal dysplasia, achondroplasia, or dwarfism, a group of about 400 congenital disorders characterized by abnormal growth of cartilage and bones.

Skier's or Gamekeeper's Thumb

An injury to the ulnar collateral ligament, which links the metacarpal bone at the base of the thumb with the middle thumb bone.

Skin Infection

Very common, caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites.

Skull Base Program

The Skull Base Program at Lurie Children's uses a minimally invasive surgery technique that uses an endoscope introduced through the nose to provide access to the midline cranial base.

Sleep Medicine

Lurie Children's sleep medicine specialists provide sleep studies and research for children with sleep disorders.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

A hip condition that occurs in adolescents, when the ball at the top of the thighbone slips backward through the growth plate in the hip.

Slow-Flow Malformations

Slow-flow malformations are abnormally formed veins or lymphatic channels that can happen anywhere in the body (excluding the brain). Learn more.

Smallpox

A highly infectious viral disease caused by the variola virus, with symptoms including high fever, fatigue, head and back aches.

Solid Tumor Program

The Solid Tumor Program at Lurie Children’s is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to providing world-class care to children, adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Sound Experience

Lurie Children's Sound Experience is a social experience for families of children with hearing loss. Learn more.

Spasticity

A condition caused by damage to the nerve pathways that control muscle movement, causing muscles to become overly excited.