Case of the Month

A 5 1/2-month-old girl presented to the emergency department for the second time. She cried and screamed a lot during the day. She has merely been drinking anymore, last wet nappy was in [...]

Presentation of a 17-year-old Patient in the ER with persisting palpitations, rapid heartbeat and slight dizziness for a few hours. It started while practise, which he had to stop. There was no chest [...]

A 10 year old girl was referred from her general pediatrician due to persistent prickling und loss of muscle function in both legs. It all started after competing in school gymnastics, who could [...]

Enea, 8-month-old, was admitted to the emergency department in a secondary care hospital for multiple episodes of vomiting (10 in less than 24 hours, not bilious) associated with apathy in the last few [...]

After a telephone consultation on Saturday, we see a 5 month old girl 2 days later on Monday for the evaluation of failure to thrive combined with repetitive vomiting. The clinical examination shows [...]

19-month old patient presenting with unexplained, intermittent consolable crying and subfebrile temperatures (max 38.0°) since the previous day, as well as a single episode of non-bilious vomiting after breakfast. No further abnormalities in [...]

An infant of 8 months was referred by his pediatrician to our childrens emergency departement for further evaluation: He had a mass lesion on his bony palate, which had only been seen by [...]

A 15 years old healthy teenage girl with no relevant medical history, came to the emergency room (ER) with her older sister at 3 am for an acute onset of vomiting after being [...]