A rare case of acute necrotising pancreatitis in a paediatric patient
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Jansen, L., Colleran, G., Okafor, I., Quinn, N., A rare case of acute necrotising pancreatitis in a paediatric patient, Journal of Advanced Pediatrics and Child Health, 2020, 3: 061-063.Download Item:
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The diagnosis of acute necrotising pancreatitis is a rare event in the Paediatric Emergency Department (ED).
We report a case of acute pancreatitis in a paediatric patient, diagnosed in our ED, a tertiary level paediatric hospital.
This child presented with vague symptoms of constipation, abdominal pain and back pain, and on clinical examination had a distended abdomen with peritonism. She rapidly deteriorated and needed aggressive fluid resuscitation in the ED for treatment of septic shock. The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (AP) was only considered once elevated amylase levels were apparent.
Whilst AP is an important differential diagnosis in a patient who is presenting with acute abdominal symptoms, the diagnosis in children in particular is seldom and thus easily overlooked in the previously healthy child.
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Author: Colleran, Gabrielle
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