Date: 10/19/2008
TUMSPR News: Based on a report by the Public Relations of Bahrami Children’s Hospital, looking for excessive crying in infancy once again proves the importance of thorough history taking and physical examination.
Dr. Daryoosh Fahimi, Dr. Babak Shamsollahi, Dr. Payman Salamati and Dr. Kambiz Sotoudeh evaluated 13600 infants below the age of two referring to the Emergency Department of the Hospital and 200 (1.74%) infants with ≥ 2 hours of crying without any apparent causes to their parents were selected.
According to this study, the three most common causes of excessive crying were infantile colic (29.5%), acute otitis media (15.5%) and constipation (5.5%). History taking and performing a full physical examination led to diagnosis in 86% of the cases.
The study demonstrated that many conditions and diseases may cause excessive crying in infants. Complete history and physical examination of all parts of the body provide clues for the diagnosis in most causes and help the physician avoid over-diagnosis or over-treatment.
http://publicrelations.tums.ac.ir/english/news/detail.asp?newsID=9148
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