Misdiagnosis of spider bite in a 3-year-old child

Misdiagnosis of spider bite in a 3-year-old child

Abdominal pain is a common complaint among children with a vast differential diagnosis. Hip pain is also a nonspecific sign. Here, we present a case of a 3-year-old boy with a complaint of abdominal pain and pain in both hips, much on the right one. After evaluations, the diagnosis was a spider bite...

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Main Authors: Anahita Alizadeh, Maryam Vahabzadeh, Anoush Azarfar, Yalda Ravanshad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Abdominal pain
children
spider bite
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2018;volume=23;issue=1;spage=28;epage=28;aulast=Alizadeh
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Summary:Abdominal pain is a common complaint among children with a vast differential diagnosis. Hip pain is also a nonspecific sign. Here, we present a case of a 3-year-old boy with a complaint of abdominal pain and pain in both hips, much on the right one. After evaluations, the diagnosis was a spider bite.
ISSN:1735-1995
1735-7136

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