Hemorrhagic stress ulceration in a case of appendicitis.
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.
Agarwal
Hemant Shyam
HS
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-9075, USA. hemant.agarwal@vanderbilt.edu
Churchwell
Kevin Bernard
KB
Pietsch
John Brooke
JB
Little
Cheryl Ann
CA
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