Nausea e calo ponderale nell’adolescente: una diagnosi “acuta”

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.