Acute Appendicitis in Infants. A Case Report
Acute appendicitis is more common in school-age children, but it rarely occurs in infants. The younger the patient, the fastest the course of the disease. In addition, there are greater risks of complications. A case of a nine-month-old infant, admitted to the pediatric hospital with fever and diarr...
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| author | Sergio Luis González López Rubén López Cruz Zoe Quintero Delgado Guillermo Máximo Cortiza Orbe Berta Emelina Fonseca Romero Yordan Ponce Rodríguez |
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| description | Acute appendicitis is more common in school-age children, but it rarely occurs in infants. The younger the patient, the fastest the course of the disease. In addition, there are greater risks of complications. A case of a nine-month-old infant, admitted to the pediatric hospital with fever and diarrhea, is presented. After several tests, he underwent surgery. Peritonitis caused by acute gangrenous appendicitis was diagnosed. While the patient was in the intensive care unit, he suffered a septic shock and acute multiple organ failure. As a result, he died 24 hours later. The biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of acute gangrenous appendicitis. Acute appendicitis is a disease that must be considered by doctors who treat infants with fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain related to irritability. Thus, an early diagnosis of the disease as well as the implementation of an appropriate surgical treatment can be performed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-770f279426654c9bb88936dfe0bae24a2024-03-04T23:09:42ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2013-04-01112201205976Acute Appendicitis in Infants. A Case ReportSergio Luis González López0Rubén López Cruz1Zoe Quintero Delgado2Guillermo Máximo Cortiza Orbe3Berta Emelina Fonseca Romero4Yordan Ponce Rodríguez5Hospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. CienfuegosHospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. CienfuegosHospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. CienfuegosHospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. CienfuegosHospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. CienfuegosHospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto. CienfuegosAcute appendicitis is more common in school-age children, but it rarely occurs in infants. The younger the patient, the fastest the course of the disease. In addition, there are greater risks of complications. A case of a nine-month-old infant, admitted to the pediatric hospital with fever and diarrhea, is presented. After several tests, he underwent surgery. Peritonitis caused by acute gangrenous appendicitis was diagnosed. While the patient was in the intensive care unit, he suffered a septic shock and acute multiple organ failure. As a result, he died 24 hours later. The biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of acute gangrenous appendicitis. Acute appendicitis is a disease that must be considered by doctors who treat infants with fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain related to irritability. Thus, an early diagnosis of the disease as well as the implementation of an appropriate surgical treatment can be performed.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2175apendicitislactantefactores de edaddiagnósticoinformes de casos |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Luis González López Rubén López Cruz Zoe Quintero Delgado Guillermo Máximo Cortiza Orbe Berta Emelina Fonseca Romero Yordan Ponce Rodríguez Acute Appendicitis in Infants. A Case Report Medisur apendicitis lactante factores de edad diagnóstico informes de casos |
| title | Acute Appendicitis in Infants. A Case Report |
| title_full | Acute Appendicitis in Infants. A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Acute Appendicitis in Infants. A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Appendicitis in Infants. A Case Report |
| title_short | Acute Appendicitis in Infants. A Case Report |
| title_sort | acute appendicitis in infants a case report |
| topic | apendicitis lactante factores de edad diagnóstico informes de casos |
| url | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/2175 |
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