Authors:

^aPediatra. CAP Sants. Institut Català de la Salut. Barcelona. España.

Correspondence: M Enrubia. Email: menrubia.bcn.ics@gencat.cat

Reference of this article.:

Enrubia Iglesias M. Del síntoma a la enfermedad: dolor abdominal recurrente. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2009;11 (Supl 17):s437-s441.

Published in Internet: 31/12/2009

Abstract:

Recurrent abdominal pain is a motive of frequent consultation in paediatrics Primary Care. A clinical case of recurrent abdominal pain is presented in which the final diagnosis was acute pancreatitis. The anamnesis, physical examination, complementary test, differential diagnosis, as well as a summary of acute pancreatitis in childhood is also discussed.

Keywords: Abdominal pain. Acute pancreatitis. Cholelithiasis. Adolescent.

From the symptom to the disease: recurrent abdominal pain