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Child Had Abdominal Pain, Yellow Eyes And Urine. Test Showed Laminated Gall Bladder Walls. Given Clavulin, Bispanol
Hi Doctor,
My daughter is 5 years old and suffered from abdominal pain a week ago. She had yellow eyes and urine. Tests were done and indicated that her gall bladder walls were laminated. She was put on treatment for 10 days (Metrodinazole, Clavulin and Bispanol). She responded well to the treatment (not so yellow eyes and the pain has stopped. However the urine is now brown)
She is completing the treatment tomorrow so we went for review and were advised to carry out fresh tests. The doctor however indicated that she could be having jaundice.
Please advise
Peter (Uganda)
My daughter is 5 years old and suffered from abdominal pain a week ago. She had yellow eyes and urine. Tests were done and indicated that her gall bladder walls were laminated. She was put on treatment for 10 days (Metrodinazole, Clavulin and Bispanol). She responded well to the treatment (not so yellow eyes and the pain has stopped. However the urine is now brown)
She is completing the treatment tomorrow so we went for review and were advised to carry out fresh tests. The doctor however indicated that she could be having jaundice.
Please advise
Peter (Uganda)
Fri, 30 Aug 2013
Hi,
Thanks for writing in to us.
From your details, it looks like your daughter has some liver infection which caused abdominal pain and jaundice.
Most of the infections in this age group are due to contamination by food or water. It could be an infection like typhoid enteric fever or viral hepatitis A. Whatever the final diagnosis, tests need to be done like serum bilirubin, total, direct and indirect. Liver enzymes like AST, ALT and ALP also might need to be repeated.
Most infections require strict food and water hygiene for at least 2 months until complete recovery. Please discuss with your pediatrician. Avoid oily foods for her.
Hope this helps
Thanks for writing in to us.
From your details, it looks like your daughter has some liver infection which caused abdominal pain and jaundice.
Most of the infections in this age group are due to contamination by food or water. It could be an infection like typhoid enteric fever or viral hepatitis A. Whatever the final diagnosis, tests need to be done like serum bilirubin, total, direct and indirect. Liver enzymes like AST, ALT and ALP also might need to be repeated.
Most infections require strict food and water hygiene for at least 2 months until complete recovery. Please discuss with your pediatrician. Avoid oily foods for her.
Hope this helps
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Hi and welcome to HCM.
Thanks for the query.
Jaundice is a sign. it is not an diagnosis. If there was prove of gallblader disorder that this is probably cause of his symptoms. this is not common condition and he should do mire tests to see is there a need of cholecystectomy or not. also there are some congenital diseases which can cause jaundice in his age. Wish you good health. Regards
Thanks for the query.
Jaundice is a sign. it is not an diagnosis. If there was prove of gallblader disorder that this is probably cause of his symptoms. this is not common condition and he should do mire tests to see is there a need of cholecystectomy or not. also there are some congenital diseases which can cause jaundice in his age. Wish you good health. Regards
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