Chronic relapsing pancreatitis from a scorpion sting in Trinidad
Ann Trop Paediatr
; 15(4): 285-9, Dec. 1995.
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ABSTRACT
Chronic relapsing pancreatitis is a rare cause of abdominal pain in children and exceptionally rarely is related to a scorpion sting. We describe a 13-year-old girl who, following envenoming by a scorpion, developed recurrent attacks of sharp, intermittent pain in the umbilical region associated with fever, nausea, anorexia and vomiting, and changes in her psychological behaviour. Thorough clinical evaluation, including CT scanning, disclosed unabated pancreatitis, particularly in children, a scorpion sting should be considered an aetiologically possibility(AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Pancreatite
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Picada de Aranha
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Trinidad y tobago
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Trop Paediatr
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article