Cyclic vomiting syndrome: a case report

The cyclic vomiting syndrome is defined as the episodes of severe nausea and vomiting lasting hours to days. The patient is healthy between the episodes and has no clinical finding. This disease is one of the rare periodic syndromes described mostly in children of school age. The differential diagno...

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Published inGülhane tıp dergisi Vol. 50; no. 1; p. 57
Main Authors Balamtekin, Necati, Hacıhamdioğlu, Bülent, Çalışkan, Bahadır, Taşçılar, M Emre, Akın, Rıdvan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Turkish
Published Ankara Gulhane Medical Journal 01.03.2008
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Vomiting
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Summary:The cyclic vomiting syndrome is defined as the episodes of severe nausea and vomiting lasting hours to days. The patient is healthy between the episodes and has no clinical finding. This disease is one of the rare periodic syndromes described mostly in children of school age. The differential diagnosis is difficult because many diseases may present with episodic vomiting. In this article an infant diagnosed to have cyclic vomiting syndrome is presented, and clinical features of the disease is discussed along with the literature findings.
ISSN:1302-0471
2146-8052