Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatr Emerg Care
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Pediatric emergency care · Sep 2004
Case ReportsSturge-Weber syndrome presenting as an acute life-threatening event.
Young infants may present to an emergency department after an acute life-threatening event. The differential diagnosis for an acute life-threatening event is quite extensive. ⋯ A case of Sturge-Weber syndrome is described in a 2-day old who presented to the emergency department after an acute life-threatening event. A thorough history and detailed physical examination are generally helpful in discerning the etiology for most acute life-threatening events and may at times reveal unusual diseases such as Sturge-Weber syndrome.