11th June 2021

A mother brings her 5-month-old son to the GP

A mother brings her 5-month-old son to the GP. She is worried that he isn’t feeding properly and appears to be in pain. He cries intermittently and draws his legs up to his chest. Between crying episodes he goes very limp and pale.

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