Duodenal perforation in a 12-month old child with severe malaria.
Goldman, Nina;
Punguyire, Damien;
Osei-Kwakye, Kingsley;
Baiden, Frank;
(2012)
Duodenal perforation in a 12-month old child with severe malaria.
The Pan African medical journal, 12.
1-.
ISSN 1937-8688
https://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/4647256
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Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in children remains rare and difficult to diagnose before the onset of complications. We report on a case of a 12-month child with perforated duodenal ulcer, association with malaria. The severity of the febrile presentation and the positive laboratory confirmation of malaria delayed the diagnosis of PUD. Surgical intervention was successful and without significant sequelae. An awareness of the possibility, and a lower threshold for considering PUD in children may help prevent complications.
