title: Unusual presentation of duodenal Dieulafoy's lesion in a toddler.
abstract: Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in any age. It predominantly occurs in the proximal stomach. We report on a child who presented with massive rectal haemorrhage and a clear nasogastric aspirate due to duodenal Dieulafoy's lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum