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The commonest infectious cause of vomiting is, rather unsurprisingly, [[ | The commonest infectious cause of vomiting is, rather unsurprisingly, [[Paediatric gastroenteritis|gastroenteritis]]. However, children tend to have more non-specific syndromes when they get infections. Since they often can't vocalise their symptoms, it is difficult to know exactly what is going on. As such, vomiting can be a sign of any of the following infections: | ||
*[[Paediatric | *[[Paediatric meningitis|Meningitis]] | ||
*[[Paediatric | *[[Paediatric urinary tract infection|UTI]] | ||
*[[Paediatric | *[[Paediatric respiratory infection|Respiratory Infection]] | ||
*[[Paediatric | *[[Paediatric otitis media|Otitis Media]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:12, 5 September 2008
The commonest infectious cause of vomiting is, rather unsurprisingly, gastroenteritis. However, children tend to have more non-specific syndromes when they get infections. Since they often can't vocalise their symptoms, it is difficult to know exactly what is going on. As such, vomiting can be a sign of any of the following infections: