Unexplained crying in a healthy infant. Late-onset congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Miriam Melissa Mendoza Chávez^a, Patricia Castilla Ruiz^b, Félix Guerra Gutiérrez^c, Roi Piñeiro Pérez^d

^aServicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital General de Villalba. Madrid.
^bServicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital General de Villalba. Madrid. España.
^cServicio de Radiodiagnóstico. Hospital General de Villalba. Madrid. España.
^dServicio de Pediatría. Hospital General de Villalba. Collado Villalba. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: MM Mendoza . E-mail: miriam.mendoza@hgvillalba.es

Reference of this article: Mendoza Chávez MM, Castilla Ruiz P, Guerra Gutiérrez F, Piñeiro Pérez R. Unexplained crying in a healthy infant. Late-onset congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2021;23:293-5.

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Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a defect of the diaphragm that allows the passage of abdominal organs to the chest. Respiratory distress in the neonatal period is the most common presenting symptom, but in some cases its presentation may be later and with more diverse symptoms. We report a case of a 6-month-old infant who attended the emergency room due to irritability and persistent crying for one hour. Chest radiography and ultrasound confirmed the diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia.

Keywords

● Abdominal pain ● Congenital diaphragmatic hernia ● Hernia

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