Acute gastroenteritis: the need to remember alternative diagnoses.
Postgrad Med J
; 66(782): 1037-9, 1990 Dec.
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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.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Gastroenteritis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Postgrad Med J
Año:
1990
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Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido