Ileal Perforation with Norovirus Gastroenteritis in a 3-Month-Old Infant / 대한소아소화기영양학회지
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
; : 130-133, 2017.
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| ID: wpr-27205
المكتبة المسؤولة:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Noroviruses have been recognized as the leading cause of epidemic and sporadic gastroenteritis since the advent of molecular diagnostic technique. They have been documented in 5-31% of pediatric patients hospitalized with gastroenteritis. Although norovirus gastroenteritis is typically mild and self-limited, it causes severe, but sometimes fatal, conditions in the vulnerable population such as immunocompromised patients, young children, and the elderly. Bowel perforation due to norovirus infection is rare. We report a case of small bowel perforation with norovirus gastroenteritis in the infant with Down syndrome during the hospitalization with pneumonia. Severe dehydration may cause bowel ischemia and could have triggered bowel perforation in this case. Physicians should be alert to the potential surgical complications followed by severe acute diarrhea, especially in high risk groups.
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النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
WPRIM
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Pneumonia
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Immunocompromised Host
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Down Syndrome
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Norovirus
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Dehydration
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Vulnerable Populations
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Diarrhea
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Gastroenteritis
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Hospitalization
نوع الدراسة:
Diagnostic_studies
المحددات:
Aged
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Child
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Humans
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Infant
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
السنة:
2017
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Article