CLINICAL QUIZ
Nausea and weight loss in teenagers: an “acute” diagnosis
Alessandro Raffaele1, Maria Ruffoli1, Emanuele Cereda2, Luca Lungarotti3, Maria Sole Prevedoni Gorone3, Marco Brunero1, Gian Battista Parigi1, Luigi Avolio1
1UOC Chirurgia Pediatrica, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo - Pavia 2UOC Dietetica e Nutrizione clinica, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo - Pavia 3UOC Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo - Pavia
A 14 years old girl was admitted for weight loss and recurrent nausea, worsened after appendectomy. Clinical and instrumental examinations revealed a rare syndrome, successfully treated conservatively. This report focus attention about not underrate non-specific symptoms that could underlie rare condition, role of conservative treatment and multidisciplinary approach.