Viral Infections in Children, Volume II

This hardback book is relevant to all health-care professionals who look after unwell children. The text is well laid out and its headings make sections interesting and easy to read. Illustrations include useful diagrams on sinus development, electrocardiograms and photographs of exanthems. The book would be a welcome addition for clinicians wishing to be knowledgeable about viral infections in children while noting the provisos detailed above. (Helen Goodyear, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 79 (4), April,2018)

Robin J Green is Director of Paediatric Services and Paediatric Pulmonology, Paediatric Intensive Care and Allergy Services at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Pretoria. He is a Full Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health within the School of Medicine at the University of Pretoria. He holds a PhD and DSc, and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is Past President of the College of Paediatricians of South Africa and Immediate Past Chairman of the Allergy Society of South Africa. The National Research Foundation rates him as an established researcher, specialising in paediatric pulmonology. Robin has published 130 peer-reviewed scientific publications and given over 300 national and international lectures to medical audiences.

Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections.- Viral Lower Respiratory Tract Infections.- Viral Exanthems.- Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System in Children.- Viral Cardiac Infections (Including Myocarditis, Pericarditis, Endocarditis, Immune pathologies).- Viral Gastroenteritis.- Viral Hepatitis.