A 2-year-old with a hepatic abscess secondary to an ascending retrocecal appendicitis: case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Diagnosing appendicitis within the pediatric population can be challenging, whether it be a neonate with irritability or a toddler with flank pain. Symptoms may mimic a viral illness, constipation, urinary tract infection, or intussusception, all of which are more common in this age grou...

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Published in:Int J Emerg Med
Main Authors: Taylor, Gregory M., Saffer, Ethan R., McDowell, Eric L., Warpinski, Matthew A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6923966/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31856705
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-019-0260-9
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