Clinical features in acute abdomen.

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in Childhood; Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Laboratory Features

Background: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), which occurs spontaneously or after systemic viral infection and vaccination mostly affects children. This study aims at describing the epidemiologic, clinical, neuroimaging, laboratory features, treatment and outcome in children who diagnosed as having ADEM and admitted in a referral center in Tehran. Methods: This descriptive prospectiv...

A Clinical Approach to the Acute Abdomen

The acute abdomen is a challenging clinical problem that requires an early and accurate diagnosis in order to minimize patient morbidity and mortality. There are many definitions but key to most is that there is a sudden onset of severe abdominal pain that is less than 24 hours in duration. The challenge lies in determining if a patient is truly suffering from an acute abdomen and then in narro...

Acute abdomen with a misleading clinical entity

Massive ovarian edema is a rare, non-neoplastic solid tumor-like lesion. It results from compromised venous and lymphatic drainage due to partial or intermittent torsion of ovarian pedicle. Pain, distension or abdominal mass, menstrual irregularities, infertility and hormone-related symptoms can be the clinical presentation. We report a case of massive ovarian edema in a 28-year-old female who ...

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Acute Abdomen

The term 'acute abdomen' represents a rapid onset of severe symptoms that may indicate lifethreatening intra-abdominal pathology. Pain is usually a feature but is not always the case. A pain-free acute abdomen is more likely in the elderly, in children and in the third trimester of pregnancy. [1] The differential diagnosis is extremely wide and definitive diagnosis is often difficult, particula...