A child with chronic abdominal pain and leg weakness

American Heart Journal, 1978

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2007

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal

This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: A 14-year-old boy, 4th issue of his non-consanguineous parents got admitted in the Department with the complaints of gradual abdominal distension and occasional abdominal pain since two years of his age. There was no history of jaundice, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, fever, contact with a known case of tuberculosis patient or family history of such type of illness. On examination, he was alert, anicteric, no facial dysmorphism, vitally stable, no stigmata of chronic liver disease and anthropometrically well thrived.

American Journal of Medical Genetics, 2000

A 4-month-old Caucasian boy presented to the emergency room because of increasing respiratory distress. Mild congestion and a nonproductive cough had started 3 days earlier. On the day of admission he was brought to his pediatrician, who referred him to emergency care because of peripheral blood oxygen saturation of 67%. Impending respiratory failure necessitated mechanical intubation and transfer to the intensive care unit.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal

This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: A 12-year-old immunized boy, 3rd issue of consanguineous parents, presented with jaundice for the last 4 months and gradual abdominal distension for last 2 months. Mother also mentioned the swelling of both ankles for the same duration. He had anorexia, nausea and generalized weakness. There was no history of previous jaundice, blood transfusion, surgical procedure, history of taking offending drugs, no family history of liver disease, deterioration of school performance or neuropsychiatric manifestations, bleeding manifestations, behavioral abnormality, altered consciousness or convulsion.

Pediatrics, 2017

Paediatrics & child health, 2006

2003

A 10-month-old previously healthy girl was brought to the pediatric emergency department with a 6-week history of progressive abdominal distension noted by her grandmother. The grandmother stated that the infant was otherwise asymptomatic and was gaining weight appropriately. Past medical history was unremarkable. She was a full-term baby, delivered vaginally without any complications. The grandmother could not recall the infant's birth weight and length. The infant was fed formula alone for 4 months and was then given age-appropriate infant cereal and table food. There were no feeding problems over the last 6 weeks. The infant received routine immunizations at the 2-, 4-, and 6-month well-child visits, and the physician did not note any unusual findings on those visits. The family history was noncontributory. There was no foreign travel. Two months before presentation, the infant had visited her father in Texas and had contact with a pet dog. Key Point Enlargement of the abdomen can result from diminished tone of the wall musculature, increased content (fluid, gas, or solid), an abdominal organ which diffusely enlarges, or an isolated mass. Physical Examination The infant was well developed, well nourished, active, alert and happy. The facies appeared unremarkable, with a normal hairline and without coarse or dysmorphic features. Review of systems was not contributory. Vital signs included a rectal temperature of 100.4°F (38°C), heart rate of 138 bpm (50th percentile for age), respiratory rate of 20 breaths/min, and blood At the time of submission, Dr.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal

This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below: A 12-year-old boy of non-consanguineous parents presented with the history of fever and left sided upper abdominal pain for 1 month. His fever was high grade, intermittent, associated with chills and rigor. The abdominal pain was dull aching in nature without any radiation, aggravating or relieving factors. His bowel habit was normal. The child had no history of jaundice, cough, respiratory distress, burning sensation during micturition, earache, skin infection, contact with tubercular patient, blood transfusion or parenteral medica-tion. On examination, she was fretful, febrile, mode-rately pale, and anicteric. Tachycardia was present. Per abdominal examination revealed tenderness at the left hypochondriac region.

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1995