Open AccessAcetonemia in children. Krabbel (Zentr. f. Chir., 1928, No. 13)
Author(s) -
I. Tsimkhes
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj95739
Subject(s) - urinalysis , vomiting , abdominal pain , acute appendicitis , medicine , urine , acetone , exhaled air , pediatrics , gastroenterology , general surgery , chemistry , toxicology , organic chemistry , biology
The author observed a case of severe vomiting with indefinite abdominal pain in a 6-year-old child, the son of a doctor. The picture of the disease was very similar to an acute attack of appendicitis, but the strong smell of acetone in the patient's exhaled air was disconcerting. Urinalysis also revealed the presence of acetone in the urine.