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Gabriela Bonente Herculano de Andrade1, Barbara Said Marin1, Daniela Nasu Monteiro Medeiros1, Mauricio Gustavo Ieiri Yamanari1, Eduardo Juan Troster2.
Abstract
Vomiting episodes in newborns are extremely common and often attributed to gastroesophageal reflux. The symptoms of vomiting, however, may be caused by other complications. In this report, we present two cases of a 1-month-old male and a 2-month-old female, both presenting vomiting episodes that led to malnutrition. Some pediatricians often attribute the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux to newborns that are vomiting; however, there is a portion of the population that has other causes that lead to similar symptoms. The pediatrician should be alert to the clinical signs of weight loss, dehydration and malnutrition to investigate other causes of vomiting.Entities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 33263676 PMCID: PMC7687917 DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020RC4641
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Einstein (Sao Paulo) ISSN: 1679-4508
Figure 1Ultrasonography with a high frequency linear transducer shows distension of the gastric antrum (A) and duodenal bulb (B). The duodenal membrane reduces the lumen of the second duodenal portion (arrows)
Figure 3Ultrasonography with a high frequency linear transducer shows distension of the duodenal bulb with abrupt tapering (arrows) in the second duodenal portion, corresponding to the local duodenal membrane
Figura 1Ultrassonografia com transdutor linear de frequência evidenciando distensão do antro gástrico (A) e bulbo duodenal (B). A membrana duodenal reduz o lúmen da segunda porção do duodeno (setas)
Figura 3Ultrassonografia com transdutor linear de frequência evidenciando distensão do a bulbo duodenal com afunilamento abrupto na segunda porção do duodeno (setas), correspondendo ao local da membrana duodenal