Still toddler: A clinical clue for acute appendicitis

J Paediatr Child Health. 2018 Aug;54(8):913-914. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13907. Epub 2018 Mar 21.

Authors

Giorgio Cozzi¹, Francesca Galdo², Claudio Germani¹, Daniela Codrich¹, Massimo Gregori¹, Egidio Barbi¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Burlo Garofolo Pediatric Institute, Trieste, Italy.
² Department of General and Specialized Surgery for Women and Children, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.

PMID: 29561068
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13907

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / diagnosis
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Acute Disease
Age Factors
Appendectomy / methods*
Appendicitis / diagnosis*
Appendicitis / diagnostic imaging
Appendicitis / surgery*
C-Reactive Protein / analysis
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital*
Humans
Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Intestinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Diseases / virology*
Male
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods

Substances

C-Reactive Protein