A fatal case of colic.
The potential causes of excessive, prolonged crying in early infancy represent a broad range of conditions. The underlying etiology causing an acute episode of crying may not be recognized in a single emergency department encounter. An adverse outcome may result when an infant with unexplained crying is discharged with a diagnosis of colic.
Singer
J I
JI
Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit.
Rosenberg
N M
NM
D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003085:Colic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003448:Crying; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant