Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Oct 2013
Case ReportsA Toddler With Vomiting, Abdominal Pain, and Alopecia.
A previously healthy toddler presented to the emergency department with nonspecific gastrointestinal complaints. Laboratory studies were consistent with pancreatitis, and imaging studies demonstrated a pancreatic transection. Alopecia felt to be related to traction was also noted. There was no history of any witnessed trauma, and nonaccidental trauma was diagnosed.