Severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding in healthy full-term neonates.
Severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding is unusual in newborns, and is usually seen in sick premature infants. We report on three healthy full-term neonates who, after uneventful deliveries, presented with profuse bleeding in the first 48 h of life. Two infants had duodenal ulcers and one had diffuse hemorrhagic gastritis. All three patients responded to conservative medical therapy and have shown no recurrence of symptoms during a follow-up period of 1-4 yr.
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Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Nutrition, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut.
Treem
W R
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Hyams
J S
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D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014667:Vasopressins; D011899:Ranitidine