Dolor abdominal agudo como forma de presentación inicial de la enfermedad invasiva por meningococo serogrupo A / Abdominal acute pain as initial symptom of invasive meningococcus serogrup A illness
Arch. argent. pediatr
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109(2): e39-e41, abr. 2011. tab
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
El dolor abdominal agudo como manifestación inicial de laenfermedad meningocócica es una entidad infrecuente y raramentedescrita en la bibliografía. Presentamos el caso de un lactante de 10 meses que consulta en el Servicio de Urgenciaspor un síndrome febril y dolor abdominal agudo, aislándose en el hemocultivo Neisseria meningitidis serogrupo A.
ABSTRACT
The abdominal acute pain as an initial symptom of meningococcemia is an infrequent entity rarely described in the literature. We present a 10 month-old infant with fever and acute abdominal pain, who was admitted in Emergency Care. Later, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A was isolated from blood cultures.
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Main subject:
Abdominal Pain
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Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. argent. pediatr
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre/ES
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