Resumen

TAMAYO MENESES, Luis  y  CASTILLO LOAYZA, Jorge. Dolor abdominal agudo, síntoma indirecto de neumonía: a propósito de tres casos. Cuad. - Hosp. Clín. [online]. 2006, vol.51, n.1, pp. 65-70. ISSN 1652-6776.

We are reporting three cases of severea cute abdominal pain that consulted in the Hospital del Niño Dr. Ovidio Aliaga in LaPaz. Initially, this symptom suggested abdominal pathology which had to be clarified in one case, pyelonephritis was suspected in the second, and even pancreatitis in the third case. Clinical observation, once the children were admitted to the Hospital, thorough exploration of the lungs, and chest x-ray, led to the diagnosis of segmentary pneumonia (in two cases), andpleuropneumonia in one case. The intensity of the abdominal pain was severe in all three cases, so that in one of them, even surgical exploration had been considered.

Palabras llave : Dolor abdominal; dolor abdominal reflejo; neumonía; pleuroneumonía.