viral gastroenteritis

Etiology

• Rotavirus
• Adenovirus
• Calcivirus
  • norovirus/Norwal agent
• Astrovirus
• Coxsackie virus
• Echovirus
• Enterovirus
• Torovirus

Clinical manifestations

• nausea/vomiting early
• watery diarrhea later
• abdominal pain
  • diffuse tenderness without rebound or guarding
• dehydration
• fever
• headache
• generally 1-2 days in duration, but may last up to 10 days

Management

• see diarrhea
• fiber may be of benefit
  • Isomil DF (IDF) infant formula

More general terms

• gastroenteritis
• gastrointestinal infection
• viral infection

More specific terms

• viral enteritis