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- Title
Unusual abdominal pain in an 8-year-old boy.
- Authors
NIBHANIPUDI, KUMARA V.; HABAL, RANIA; JAIN, DEEPALI
- Abstract
The article describes the case of an eight-year-old Hispanic boy with unusual abdominal pain. The patient was taken to the emergency department (ED) due to abdominal pain and nonprojectile vomiting. Upon physical examination, moderate tenderness in the epigastric area and right upper quadrant was observed. The child was diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy or Reye Syndrome. The epidemiology and pathophysiology of Reye syndrome as well as the treatment for the condition are discussed.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of abdominal pain; REYE'S syndrome; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Contemporary Pediatrics, 2016, Vol 33, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
8750-0507
- Publication type
Case Study