title: Hemorrhagic stress ulceration in a case of appendicitis.
abstract: Hemorrhage from stress ulceration in acutely ill children is seen in association with acute respiratory failure, coagulopathy and Pediatric Risk of Mortality Score of 10 or higher. We report an unusual association of clinically significant hemorrhagic stress ulcer with appendicitis in a pediatric patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-9075, USA. hemant.agarwal@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Hemant Shyam
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Kevin Bernard
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Churchwell
authors.forename: John Brooke
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Pietsch
authors.forename: Cheryl Ann
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Little
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013312:Stress, Physiological