Abdominal pain is a common and recurring problem in paediatric emergency departments.

Aim: Abdominal pain is a frequent reason for paediatric emergency department visits, but specific research is lacking. Our aim was to obtain information on the diagnosis of abdominal pain and what healthcare services children with this condition need.

Methods: This retrospective study focused on patients visiting the emergency department of the Children's Hospital Iceland in 2010 with abdominal pain and any subsequent visits up to 1 January 2015.

Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with elevated methylmalonic acid is caused by SUCLA2 mutations.

We have identified 12 patients with autosomal recessive mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with elevated methylmalonic acid. The disorder has a high incidence of 1 in 1700 in the Faroe Islands due to a founder effect, and a carrier frequency of 1 in 33. The symptoms comprise hypotonia, muscle atrophy, hyperkinesia, severe hearing impairment and postnatal growth retardation.

Paediatric burns in Iceland. Hospital admissions 1982-1995, a populations based study.

Epidemiological data of 290 children admitted to the Paediatric Department, University Hospital of Iceland, over a 14 year period, 1982-1995, are presented. The sex ratio boys/girls was 1.6.

[The epidemiology of serious burn injuries in Iceland 1988-1992.].

Introduction: Due to widespread access to hot water in Iceland it has been suspected that the incidence of burn injury is higher compared to other countries. The epidemiology of severe burn injury needing hospitalization was studied.

Material And Methods: The files of all patients who were diagnosed with burn injury and admitted to the four largest community hospitals in Iceland were retrospectively reviewed.