title: Duodenal perforation in an infant with rotavirus gastroenteritis.
abstract: We describe for the first time a case of an infant with rotavirus gastroenteritis complicated by a duodenal perforation. Awareness of the perforation risk may prevent severe or lethal outcomes in this common infection among infants and children.
authors.affiliation: Deptartment of Paediatrics, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway. niklas.stabell@unn.no
authors.forename: Niklas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stabell
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klingenberg
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rushfeldt
mesh_terms: D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*