Gastrointestinal bleeding in a toddler secondary to chronic renal failure and hyper-gastrinemia.
A 3-year-old girl with H. pylori negative duodenal ulcer with hypergastrinemia secondary to chronic renal failure presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleed as the cardinal manifestation is unusual in toddlers and the case is presented for its rarity.
Ganesh
R
R
Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, 12-A, Nageswara road, Nungambakkam Chennai, India.
Suresh
N
N
Prahalad
N
N
Vijayakumar
M
M
Nammalwar
B R
BR
Sathiyasekaran
Malathi
M
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000209:etiology; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D004921:Erythropoietin; D009853:Omeprazole