‘Bali belly’ or a more serious illness?
A child’s post-holiday illness highlights the importance of a pre-travel checkup and vaccines before heading to endemic areas of risk
Maya, a previously well six-year-old girl, was brought in by her mother, Nat, for review because the whites of her eyes have become yellow over the past two days.
They, along with Maya’s father, Sam, had returned from a family holiday in Bali five days earlier.
Nat reports Maya has had a slightly reduced appetite and lethargy but no fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, or abdominal pain. They are a family of three and no-one else at home is unwell.
Maya has no significant medical history, takes no regular medications, and has no known allergies.
