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Gastroenteritis viral
Nombres alternativos:
Virus de Norwalk; Infección por rotavirus; Gripe estomacal
SÃntomas:
- Dolor abdominal
- Cólicos abdominales
- Diarrea
- Náuseas
- Vómitos
Los sÃntomas adicionales que pueden estar asociados con esta enfermedad son:
- Pérdida involuntaria de peso
- Vómito con sangre (muy raro)
- Sudoración excesiva
- Piel frÃa y húmeda
- Dolor muscular
- Rigidez articular
- Incontinencia
- Fiebre
- EscalofrÃos
- Alimentación deficiente
Signos y exámenes:
Las pruebas para examinar las muestras de heces se utilizan para identificar el virus especÃfico o para descartar una causa bacteriana.
Referencias:
US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Approves New Vaccine to Prevent Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Infants , Rockville, MD: National Press Office; February 3, 2006. Press Release P06-16.
Dennehy PH. Acute diarrheal disease in children: epidemiology, prevention, and treatment. Infect Dis Clin North Am . 2005; 19(3): 585-602.
Jabbar A. Gastroenteritis and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Prim Care . 2003; 30(1): 63-80, vi.
- Fecha de revisión: 2/14/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Alan Greene, MD, FAAP, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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