[Cushing's ulcer in childhood. Description of a case].
The authors describe a case of Cushing's duodenal ulcer associated with Encephalitis. Diagnosis was made as the following criteria: neurological manifestations (fever, seizures, coma) and clinical manifestations of ulcer (hematemesis and melena); endoscopic evidence of ulcer and demonstration of increased gastric acid secretion; direct correlation between neurological lesion and duodenal ulcer. The good therapeutic result obtained with Ranitidine was noteworthy. The high dosage (20 mg/kg/die) allowed the control of the bleeding and the ulcer cicatrization.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
L'ulcera di Cushing in età pediatrica. Descrizione di un caso.