Open AccessA 12-year-old girl presenting with recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting
Author(s) -
Kaniz Fathema,
Ferdous Ara Begum,
S Al-Azad,
Khan Lamia Nahid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bangabandhu sheikh mujib medical university journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-7750
pISSN - 2074-2908
DOI - 10.3329/bsmmuj.v14i2.52722
Subject(s) - girl , medicine , vomiting , abdominal pain , pediatrics , surgery , developmental psychology , psychology
This article has no abstract. The first 100 words appear below:
A 12-year-old immunized girl with only issue of non-consanguineous parents presented with the complaints of severe, agonizing, and continued upper abdominal pain which radiated to the back, aggravated after taking food and partially relieved on leaning forward for the last 4 days. The pain was associated with several episodes of vomiting. She had a history of similar types of 3 attacks within the last 1 year and in between attacks, she was comparatively well. On query, the mother gave a history of gradual weight loss.