A toddler with persistent vomiting and diarrhoea. 1998

C P Cooper, and K R Kamath
Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Parramatta, NSW, Australia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007486 Ipecac A syrup made from the dried rhizomes of two different species, CEPHAELIS ipecacuanha and C. acuminata. They contain EMETINE, cephaeline, psychotrine and other ISOQUINOLINES. Ipecac syrup is used widely as an emetic acting both locally on the gastric mucosa and centrally on the chemoreceptor trigger zone. Syrup of Ipecac,Ipecac (Syrup),Ipecac Syrup
D008297 Male Males
D003967 Diarrhea An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight. Diarrheas
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014839 Vomiting The forcible expulsion of the contents of the STOMACH through the MOUTH. Emesis
D016735 Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy A phenomenon in which symptoms of a disease are fabricated by an individual other than the patient causing unnecessary, and often painful, physical examinations and treatments. This syndrome is considered a form of CHILD ABUSE, since another individual, usually a parent, is the source of the fabrication of symptoms and presents the child for medical care.

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