Real Case: Does this 10-year-old have abdominal migraine?
Today I saw my young adult patient with a distant history of Crohn’s disease and new, chronic abdominal pain. Amitriptyline, 10 mg twice a day,…
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
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