Child with intestinal volvulus misdiagnosed as diabetic ketoacidosis

BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Oct 1;14(10):e243858. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243858.

Authors

Anna Hermine Markowich¹, Giulia Nocentini², Paolo Maria Salvatore Schingo³, Andrea Deidda⁴

Affiliations

¹ University Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² University Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy giulianocentini@outlook.com.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Pediatric Emergency Department, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: emergency medicine; gastrointestinal surgery; paediatric surgery; paediatrics; radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1*
Diabetic Ketoacidosis* / diagnosis
Diagnostic Errors
Family
Humans
Intestinal Volvulus* / diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Volvulus* / surgery