Duodenal perforation in a 12-month old child with severe malaria

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in children remains rare and difficult to diagnose before the onset of complications. We report on a case of a 12-month child with perforated duodenal ulcer, association with malaria. The severity of the febrile presentation and the positive laboratory confirmation of mala...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Goldman, Nina, Punguyire, Damien, Osei-Kwakye, Kingsley, Baiden, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3396855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22826726
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Sumario:Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in children remains rare and difficult to diagnose before the onset of complications. We report on a case of a 12-month child with perforated duodenal ulcer, association with malaria. The severity of the febrile presentation and the positive laboratory confirmation of malaria delayed the diagnosis of PUD. Surgical intervention was successful and without significant sequelae. An awareness of the possibility, and a lower threshold for considering PUD in children may help prevent complications.

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