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. 1979 Jan;55(639):24–25. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.55.639.24

Teething complications, a persisting misconception.

I L Swann
PMCID: PMC2425416  PMID: 432167

Abstract

Fifty children were admitted to hospital with symptoms of illness that were attributed, by the parent or general practitioner, to the process of teething in the course of one year. In all but 2 cases an organic cause, other than teething, could be found and the most serious conditions were meningitis in one patient and febrile convulsion in 11.

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