Case 83-1961

Presentation of Case An eighteen-month-old female child was admitted to the hospital because of an abdominal mass and jaundice. Six weeks previously there was an episode of intestinal grippe characterized by a fever of 103°F., diarrhea and occasional vomiting. The fever and diarrhea continued intermittently, and moderate anorexia developed. When the patient was seen by a pediatrician two weeks before entry examinations of the blood and urine were said to show icterus, and physical examination was negative. Examinations of the blood during the week before admission were said to demonstrate a decrease in the icterus. On the day before entry . . .