An abdominal asimmetry in a 17 years old girl

A 17-year-old girl with chronic intermittent abdominal pain. Acute intermittent porphyria.

139 Editor’s note: Each month, this department features a discussion of an unusual diagnosis. A description and images are presented, followed by the diagnosis and an explanation of how the diagnosis was determined. As always, your comments are welcome via email at [email protected]. For diagnosis, see page 140 A17-year-old girl was admitted to our emergency department with complaints of sudden...

A 3 Years Old Girl with Dysphagia

We report the case of a three-year-old girl who complained from dysphagia and post-prandial vomiting since she was 6 months old. Several diagnostic work-ups were performed for her problem. Upper GI endoscopy was normal but barium swallow revealed an external pressure effect over upper part of the esophagus (figure 1) and the CT angiography of thoracic aorta showed that this external pressure ef...

Idiopathic Perforation of the Sigmoid Colon in a 2.5 Years Old Girl: A Case Report

    Idiopathic colon perforation is rare in children. It is more common at the extremes of age. Splenic flextures, ileocecal and lower sigmoid regions are the most common sites of perforation. Delay in proper management of this condition is associated with high mortality and morbidity rate. We report on the case of a 2.5 years old girl who presented with fever, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting and...

Chest Pain in a 17-Year-Old Girl with Chickenpox.

A 17 years old girl with Kikuchi - Fujimoto disease ( KFD ) and severe leukopenia

Background: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is an enigmatic, benign and self-limited syndrome characterized by regional lymphadenopathy with tenderness, usually accompanied by mild fever and night sweats. Patient: A 17 years old girl admitted in infectious diseases ward with chief complaint of fever and cervical lymphadenopathy since one week ago. Her problems started with fever and pharyngitis....