Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency presenting as recurrent abdominal pain in childhood.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 27(9): 850-3, 2011 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-21926883
ABSTRACT
Recurrent abdominal pain remains one of the most common symptoms in pediatrics. We present the case of a 3-year-old girl who had recurrent episodes of abdominal pain requiring more than 13 visits to the emergency department. A diagnosis of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency was eventually made. Urea cycle disorders often present beyond the neonatal period with frequent vomiting episodes; however, recurrent abdominal pain as a presenting symptom is unusual. Unnecessary invasive investigations of recurrent abdominal pain in childhood can be avoided by considering inborn errors of metabolism earlier in the differential diagnosis.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Abdominal
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Doença da Deficiência de Ornitina Carbomoiltransferase
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Emerg Care
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá