Crying infant
Crying infant: Introduction
Although infants and young children
cry for a variety of simple reasons (tired, thirsty, hungry, lonely,
scared, full diaper, etc.),
crying can also be a symptom of various medical conditions.
Reduced or weakened crying may also be a symptom of various problems.
Unusual, excessive or changed crying of an infant is a serious symptom
that needs prompt professional medical advice.
For excessive crying of an adult or non-infant see weeping.
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Causes of Crying infant:
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Cat's cry
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Cat's cry
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Cat's cry
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Crying
- "The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult" (2008)
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Crying infant: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Crying infant
Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases,
because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms....read more »
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but this dangerous condition can be misdiagnosed as a mental condition in...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over...read more »
Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form
of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer.
Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash
with redness and warmth, but...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure....read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers,...read more »
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Crying infant: Related Rare Diseases
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Diagnostic tests for Crying infant:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Crying infant. Some of these are listed below :
- General inspection
- Current level of any distress
- Note character of cry
- Note presence of stridor or wheeze
- Note any peculiarity in appearance - e.g. dysmorphic.
- Note state of alertness
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Crying infant.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had problems with the baby crying? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Are there any distinguishing features of the cry? - e.g. whimpering high pitched cry with meningitis, weak feeble cry with botulism or infantile myasthenia.
- Details of mother's pregnancy? - e.g. illness during pregnancy, gestation when baby born, smoking during pregnancy, alcohol ingestion during pregnancy.
- Details of birth? - e.g. labor, mode of delivery such as normal vaginal, caesarian, forceps.
- Birth weight?
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Crying infant) may include:
- Have you ruled out explained reasons for crying? - e.g. wet or soiled nappy, hungry, thirst, teething, too cold, too hot, tired, lonely, scared, noisy environment, lights too bright.
- Is the baby gaining an acceptable amount of weight? - may help determine if crying is due to hunger.
- Fever? - suggests infection e.g. urinary tract infection, viral gastroenteritis, viral upper respiratory tract infection, ear infection, meningitis.
- Symptoms of inguinal hernia? - e.g. irreducible tender lump in the groin - the hernia can become clamped off by the tight muscles in the groin which is called strangulation and causes intense pain.
- Symptoms of intestinal obstruction or intussusception? - e.g. weight loss, pallor, vomiting, sudden change in the babies bowel movements, drawing legs up and an alarming sudden change in the baby's behavior. Spasms tend to last for 2-3 minutes and occur at intervals of about 10-15 minutes - these conditions are very rare.
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Detailed list of causes of Crying infant
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How Common are these Causes of Crying infant?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Crying infant.
Of the 62
causes of Crying infant that
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- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 7
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 57
causes have no prevalence information.
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Conditions listing symptoms: Crying infant:
The following list of conditions
have 'Crying infant' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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14q+ syndrome
... feeble cryA
Anxiety, separation
... cryingArnold Stickler Bourne syndrome
... abnormal cryAromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency
... cryingC
Carbamate insecticide poisoning
... lacrimationCaustic or corrosive substance ingestion
... cryingChromosome 1, monosomy 1q4
... abnormal cryChromosome 3, monosomy 3p25
... abnormal cryCongenital syphilis
... hoarse crying, weakened cryingCri-du-chat syndrome
... cat-like cry in infants, cat-like infant cryingCytochrome c oxydase deficiency, French-Canadian type
... continuous infant cryingE
Earache
... excessive cryingF
Floppy infant syndrome
... feeble cryFood Allergy - wheat
... colic in infantsG
Gluten allergy
... colic in infantsI
Infant botulism food poisoning
... feeble cryInfantile colic
... crying may stop when baby is held, infant crying with legs drawn up, crying infantL
Leigh syndrome
... continuous infant cryingLeigh syndrome, French Canadian type
... continuous infant cryingLeigh syndrome, Saguenay-Lac-St. Jean type
... continuous infant cryingLesch-Nyhan syndrome
... colic in infantM
Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome
... continuous infant cryingMeningitis
... whimpering, high pitched cryingMeningococcal disease
... whimpering, high pitched cryingMiddle ear infection
... Crying (infant)N
Neonatal myasthenia
... feeble cryO
Oculocutaneous tyrosinemia
... lacrimationOrganophosphate insecticide poisoning
... lacrimationR
Reactive depression
... Frequent cryingReflux
... crying infantS
Sickle Cell Anemia
... cryingSituational depression
... Frequent cryingT
Tuberous sclerosis
... childhood episodes of cryingTucker syndrome
... abnormal cryU
Urinary tract infections
... crying when urinating, crying when picked upUrinary tract infections (child)
... cryingV
Viral meningitis
... whimpering, high pitched cryingW
Whooping Cough
... Lacrimation
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Crying infant?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Crying infant, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
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Classifications of Crying infant:
Subtypes of Crying infant:
Lacrimation (4 causes), Cat's cry
Medical Conditions associated with Crying infant:
Infant symptoms (2479 causes), Weeping (43 causes), Emotional symptoms (1141 causes)
Symptoms related to Crying infant:
Weeping (43 causes), Hunger (23 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Tantrums, Behavioural symptoms, Discomfort (5609 causes), Breast feeding
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