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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct 6:2015:bcr2015211271.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211271.

Paediatric trauma with hyperamylasemia

Tristan Boam  1 , Jonathan Durell  2 , Haitham Dagash  2 , Ashok Rajimwale  2
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Case Reports

Paediatric trauma with hyperamylasemia

Tristan Boam et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

In this case report, we describe a paediatric case of hyperamylasemia following parotid trauma. A 12-year-old boy was hit by a motorcycle, sustaining only superficial lacerations to the face overlying the parotid. A hyperamylasemia was noted, and further characterised by a fractionated isoamylase test, as being predominantly of the salivary type. Serum lipase levels were low. Based on these investigations, pancreatic injury was judged unlikely with the minor parotid trauma being the probable source of the hyperamylasemia. The patient was spared further unnecessary investigations and managed conservatively.

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Superficial lacerations to the face, overlying the parotid.
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