Severe Diarrhea in a 4-Month-Old Baby Girl with Acute Gastroenteritis : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 4.5-month-old baby girl presented to hospital with a 2-day history of watery diarrhea and fever.
Rehydration and electrolytic balance were restored with intravenous fluid therapy followed by oral rehydration solution but diarrhea did not improve by the fourth day of hospitalization despite treatment with a probiotic.
The patient was next treated with gelatin tannate, a medical device recently marketed in Europe to control and reduce the symptoms of diarrhea in infants, children, and adults.
The child’s diarrhea improved considerably within the first twelve hours and resolved completely within three days.
Gelatin tannate might be considered as a useful treatment complementary to oral rehydration solution for the treatment of diarrhea in infants with rotavirus gastroenteritis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Guzganu, Ionela Loredana. 2012. Severe Diarrhea in a 4-Month-Old Baby Girl with Acute Gastroenteritis : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508205
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Guzganu, Ionela Loredana. Severe Diarrhea in a 4-Month-Old Baby Girl with Acute Gastroenteritis : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508205
American Medical Association (AMA)
Guzganu, Ionela Loredana. Severe Diarrhea in a 4-Month-Old Baby Girl with Acute Gastroenteritis : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508205
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508205