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- Title
Acute gastroenteritis: the need to remember alternative diagnoses.
- Authors
Felton, J. M.; Harries, A. D.; Beeching, N. J.; Rogerson, S. J.; Nye, F. J.
- Abstract
Five hundred and ninety-four patients were consecutively admitted to an infectious disease unit over a 2-year period with a referral diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis or food poisoning. In 175 (29%) patients, gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with a condition other than gastrointestinal infection. Non-infective gastrointestinal disease was present in 90 patients, systemic infection in 50 and systemic disease in 35. Four illustrative case histories are presented to emphasize the need for a high index of suspicion if diseases such as malaria, septicaemia or appendicitis are not to be missed.
- Publication
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1990, Vol 66, Issue 782, p1037
- ISSN
0032-5473
- Publication type
journal article