A Case Report of Idiopathic Omental Infarction in an Obese Child

Joint Authors

Fujisawa, Tomoo
Tsunoda, Tomoyuki
Inui, Ayano
Sogo, Tsuyoshi
Komatsu, Haruki

Source

Case Reports in Pediatrics

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-2, 2 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-08-16

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

2

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Omental infarction (OI) is a rare cause of acute abdomen in children.

A 9-year-old girl was presented with sudden-onset intermittent right lower quadrant abdominal pain and fever (37.9°C).

Physical examination revealed abdominal tenderness in the right lower quadrant with localized rebound tenderness which resembled acute appendicitis.

She was obese and her BMI was on the 99th percentile.

Computed tomography (CT) revealed a 5 cm ill-defined heterogeneous fatty mass with hyperattenuating streaks just beneath the abdominal wall.

She was diagnosed as OI and treated conservatively with reduced meals and antibiotics.

Her symptom resolved gradually and she was discharged on day 7 without complications.

OI should be considered as a differential diagnosis for acute right-sided abdominal pain, especially in obese children.

Enhanced CT is useful for differentiating OI from other conditions presenting with acute abdomen.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Tsunoda, Tomoyuki& Sogo, Tsuyoshi& Komatsu, Haruki& Inui, Ayano& Fujisawa, Tomoo. 2012. A Case Report of Idiopathic Omental Infarction in an Obese Child. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477622

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Tsunoda, Tomoyuki…[et al.]. A Case Report of Idiopathic Omental Infarction in an Obese Child. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477622

American Medical Association (AMA)

Tsunoda, Tomoyuki& Sogo, Tsuyoshi& Komatsu, Haruki& Inui, Ayano& Fujisawa, Tomoo. A Case Report of Idiopathic Omental Infarction in an Obese Child. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477622

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-477622