[Hypertensive manifestation of an acute intestinal intussusception].
BACKGROUND
Hypertension may be associated with intussusception.


METHODS
An 8-month-old infant showed the following symptoms: lethargy, vomiting and hypertension. Abdominal ultrasound suggested the diagnosis of intussusception, which was confirmed by barium enema. The hypertension resolved after the intussusception was reduced.


CONCLUSIONS
Intussusception should be considered a diagnostic possibility in infants who show a history of vomiting and in whom lethargy and systematic hypertension are noted. This case re-affirms the diagnostic usefulness of abdominal ultrasonography.
Département de pédiatrie, CHU, Grenoble, France.
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Bourdat-Michel
D000208:Acute Disease; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012894:Sleep Stages; D014839:Vomiting
D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D009543:Nifedipine
Forme hypertensive d'une invagination intestinale aiguë.