Aetiology
Possible causes of vomiting in infancy include:
- infection - including tonsillitis, otitis media, pneumonia, meningitis and urinary tract infection
- gastrointestinal tract obstructions, which may occassionally present after the early neonatal period, especially volvulus associated with gut malrotation
- gastro-oesophageal reflux
- cow's milk intolerence
- rumination
- infantile pyloric stenosis
- pylorospasm
- gastroenteritis
- malabsorption
- intestinal obstruction
- incarcerated or strangulated hernias
- poisons or drugs
- raised intracranial pressure or brain tumour
Related pages
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux in infancy
- Pneumonia in neonates
- Urinary tract infection
- Urinary tract infection (UTI) in children
- Neonatal intestinal obstruction
- Intestinal obstruction in children
- Intestinal obstruction
- Vomiting & abdominal pain associated with childhood URTI
- Pertussis
- Acute tonsillitis
- Meningitis
- Raised intracranial pressure
- Coeliac disease
- Neonatal meningitis
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Uraemia
- Metabolic acidosis
- Gastroenteritis in children
- Cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA)
- Rumination
- Pyloric stenosis (infantile)
- Pylorospasm
- Strangulated hernia
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