Acute scoliosis in a 3-year-old boy.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20122012 May 08.
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| ID: mdl-22605832
ABSTRACT
The case describes the presentation of a fit and well 3-year-old boy to the emergency department of a district general hospital after he developed an acute scoliosis overnight. There was no history of trauma, his observations were normal and he had non-specific symptoms of lethargy and reduced appetite, but no fevers or respiratory distress. Bloods showed raised inflammatory markers and he was referred to orthopaedics as a septic disc as there was some spinal tenderness. An urgent MRI was considered initially but on further examination there was some reduced air entry on the left lung base which a chest radiograph confirmed as a left-sided pneumonia. A diagnosis of pneumonia and secondary functional scoliosis was made. The child was admitted under paediatrics and made a full recovery on antibiotics. At 8 weeks follow-up there was resolution of scoliosis clinically and radiologically.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
4_TD
Problema de salud:
4_pneumonia
Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Escoliosis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido