- Case Report
- A Case of Dieulafoy's Lesion Presenting Upper Gastrointestinal
Bleeding in a Child in the Acute Phase of Kawasaki Disease
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Seung Min Lee, Seok Woo Park, Yun Hee Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Young Jin Hong, Byong Kwan Son
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(10):1124-1127. Published online October 15, 2004
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Dieulafoy's lesion is an unusual cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from the erosion of an abnormally large submucosal artery. Recently, improvement of endoscopic techniques has made effective hemostasis possible in most cases of Dieulafoy's lesion. Aspirin, which is an anti-inflammatory agent, increases the incidence of major upper gastrointestinal complications. Gastroduodenal mucosal injury associated with aspirin therapy in patients in... |
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