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Suggest Treatment For Vomiting And Abdominal Pain

My 10 yr. old son, 63 pounds, has had vomiting and extreme abdominal pain for 24 hrs with 2 more days of just abdominal pain. No fever. 4 days later he had a rash only on his cheeks then 2 days later the rash spread to different patches on his arms and legs. Dr. put him on prednizone and the rash seemed to go away. 1 day after last dose of the prednizone it started again with the vomiting (only for 24 hrs)and again 3 days of tummy pain for 2 more days. No fever again. There was about 3 weeks in between each of the the vomiting but the rash has been their for about 2 weeks sometimes very itchy. They've done xrays, taken blood work to see if he's allergic to any respitory/food allergy, urinealisis, and just regular blood work. Please help
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi.
The recurrent pain in abdomen, vomiting and body rash is indicative of the following :
Since your son is just 10 years old you have to give him tablets for te intestinal worms.
-Another cause can be mesenteric lymphadenitis, this being common in this age group. Ultrasonography will confirm this ans also help to rule out appendicitis or other causes.
- If necessary CT scan of the abdomen may help .
Blood- complete blood picture, kidney functions tests, blood sugar fasting and post-lunch,
Urine- routine,microscopy, culture and sensitivity ( before start of antibiotic)
Ultrasonography of abdomen.
Once a proper diagnosis has been made , the treatment is an easy thing to do.

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Suggest Treatment For Vomiting And Abdominal Pain

Hi. The recurrent pain in abdomen, vomiting and body rash is indicative of the following : Since your son is just 10 years old you have to give him tablets for te intestinal worms. -Another cause can be mesenteric lymphadenitis, this being common in this age group. Ultrasonography will confirm this ans also help to rule out appendicitis or other causes. - If necessary CT scan of the abdomen may help . Blood- complete blood picture, kidney functions tests, blood sugar fasting and post-lunch, Urine- routine,microscopy, culture and sensitivity ( before start of antibiotic) Ultrasonography of abdomen. Once a proper diagnosis has been made , the treatment is an easy thing to do.