Gastric lethal hemorrhage due to Dieulafoy's disease

Gastric Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a potentially fatal entity that causes upper digestive hemorrhage as a consequence of the erosion of an abnormal large-caliber artery in the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. We report the case of a 59-year-old female patient admitted to the emergency facility due to melena without any active sign of bleeding during the esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Unexpectedly, she progressed presenting a massive hematemesis followed by an irreversible cardiorespiratory arrest. The aim of this study is to draw attention to DL as a possible cause of massive and fatal digestive hemorrhage, and to describe the anatomical autopsy findings.

Supervivencia del paciente cirrótico con gastropatía portal hipertensiva / Survival of the Cirrhotic Patient with Hypertensive Portal Gastropathy

Introducción: la gastropatía portal hipertensiva constituye una complicación de la hipertensión portal que ocurre en pacientes cirróticos. Objetivo: determinar la probabilidad de supervivencia en un grupo de pacientes cirróticos con gastropatía portal hipertensiva. Métodos: seguimiento longitudinal, prospectivo, para estudiar la supervivencia de 34 pacientes con cirrosis hepática atendidos en el servicio de Gastroenterología del Hospital Militar Central Dr. Luis Díaz Soto desde octubre de 2012 hasta octubre del 2015. Se construyeron las curvas de sobrevida total y por estratos, según clasificación de Child-Pugh-Turcotte, etiología de la cirrosis, gravedad de la gastropatía y ocurrencia de sangrado agudo durante el período de observación. Se utilizó para ello el método de Kaplan-Meier y la comparación de las curvas por el logaritmo de rangos. Resultados: se apreció una probabilidad de supervivencia global de 94,1 por ciento a los dos meses y 61,7 por ciento a los 30 meses. La media de la supervivencia para pacientes con gastropatía leve y grave fue de 29,1 y 29,7 meses, respectivamente; esta fue de 28,3 meses para casos con cirrosis por virus C y de 30,1 meses para los de otras etiologías. Hubo predominio de casos en estadios de Child A (41,2 percent) y B (47,1 percent), con una media de supervivencia de 33,5 y 30,1 meses; para los del Child C (12 por ciento) fue de 12 meses; (p= 0,05). De los pacientes, el 35,3 por ciento de los casos sangraron, con una media de supervivencia de 25,5 meses inferior respecto a los que no sangraron (p= 0,35). Conclusiones: la presencia de gastropatía portal hipertensiva se relaciona con una mayor probabilidad de fallecer cuando hay un mayor deterioro de la función hepática o ha ocurrido un sangrado agudo, a partir de los 30 meses de haberse realizado su diagnóstico(AU)

Introduction: Hypertensive portal gastropathy is a complication of portal hypertension that occurs in cirrhotic patients. Objective: Determine the probability of survival in a group of cirrhotic patients with hypertensive portal gastropathy. Methods: a longitudinal, prospective follow-up was conducted to study the survival of thirty four (34) patients with liver cirrhosis and they were treated at the Gastroenterology Service of Dr. Luis Díaz Soto Central Military Hospital from October 2012 to October 2015. Full-length and strata survival curves were constructed, according to Child-Pugh-Turcotte classification, as well as etiology of cirrhosis, severity of gastropathy, and occurrence of acute bleeding during the observation period. Kaplan-Meier method was used and the comparison of the curves by the logarithm of ranges. Results: A global survival probability of 94.1 was observed at two months and 61.7 percent at 30 months. The mean survival for patients with mild and severe gastropathy was 29.1 and 29.7 months, respectively; this was 28.3 months for cases with C virus cirrhosis and 30.1 months for those of other etiologies. There were predominant cases in Child A (41.2 percent) and B (47.1 percent), with an average survival of 33.5 and 30.1 months; For Child C (12 percent) was 12 months; (P = 0.05). 35.3 percent of the cases bled, with an average survival of 25.5 months lower than those who did not bleed (p = 0.35). Conclusions: The presence of hypertensive portal gastropathy is associated with a greater probability of dying when there is a greater deterioration of the liver function or acute bleeding has occurred, as of 30 months after having been diagnosed(AU)

Caracterización clínica de pacientes cirróticos con gastropatía portal hipertensiva / Clinical Characterization of Cirrhotic Patients with Hypertensive Portal Gastropathy

Introducción: la gastropatía portal hipertensiva (GPH) constituye una complicación de la hipertensión portal de relevancia clínica, que aparece en pacientes con cirrosis hepática. Objetivo: caracterizar los diferentes tipos de gastropatía portal hipertensiva (GPH) según la presencia de manifestaciones de hipertensión portal, el estado de la función hepática y la ocurrencia de eventos de sangrado digestivo. Método: estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal que incluyó 46 pacientes con diagnóstico de cirrosis y evidencia endoscópica de gastropatía portal hipertensiva (GPH), atendidos entre 2011-2013 en el servicio de Gastroenterología del Hospital Militar Central Dr. Luis Díaz Soto. Se clasificaron según su forma leve o grave y se hicieron comparaciones entre ambos grupos. Resultados: el 78,2 por ciento de los pacientes presentó una gastropatía leve y la localización más frecuente resultó ser el fondo gástrico (78,2 por ciento). Todos los casos con la forma grave fueron hombres (p=0,008). Entre los que tuvieron una gastropatía grave, predominaron los que tuvieron un mayor diámetro de la porta (18,3 mm vs 13,5 mm, p=0,001) y del bazo (137,4mm vs130,03 mm, (p=0,0002), así como los que también tenían várices esofágicas (100 por ciento, p=0,007), por lo que el sangrado agudo también fue más frecuente entre ellos (60 por ciento, p=0,01). No se manifestaron diferencias con los parámetros hematológicos de hipertensión portal ni con los grados de función hepática, aun cuando el 63 por ciento de los pacientes se encontró en los grupos B y C de la clasificación de Child-Pughs-Turcotte. Conclusiones: la forma grave de la gastropatía portal hipertensiva (GPH) es la menos frecuente, pero se acompaña de alteraciones clínicas, humorales e imaginológicas relevantes, que requieren una atención personalizada para este tipo de enfermos(AU)

Introduction: Hypertensive portal gastropathy (HPG) is a complication of portal hypertension of clinical relevance, which appears in patients with liver cirrhosis. Objective: Characterize the different types of hypertensive portal gastropathy (HPG) according to the presence of manifestations of portal hypertension, the state of liver function and the occurrence of digestive bleeding events. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 46 patients diagnosed with cirrhosis and endoscopic evidence of portal hypertensive gastropathy (HPG), treated from 2011 to 2013 in the Gastroenterology Department of Dr. Luis Díaz Soto Central Military Hospital. They were classified according to mild or severe form and comparisons were made between both groups. Results: 78.2 percent of the patients presented mild gastropathy and the most frequent location was the gastric fundus (78.2 percent). All cases with the severe form were men (p = 0.008). Among those who had severe gastropathy, those with larger diameter of the portal (18.3 mm vs 13.5 mm, p = 0.001) and spleen (137.4 mm vs 130.03 mm, p = 0, 0002), as well as those who also had esophageal varices (100 percent, p = 0.007), so that acute bleeding was also more frequent among them (60 percent, p = 0.01). Hematologic factors of portal hypertension or with degrees of liver function, although 63 percent of patients were found in groups B and C of the Child-Pughs-Turcotte classification. Conclusions: The severe form of hypertensive portal gastropathy (GPH) is the least frequent, but it is accompanied by relevant clinical, humoral and imaging alterations, which require a personalized attention for this type of patients(AU)

A Case of Primary Gastric Amyloidosis with Fulminant Heart Failure / 대한소화기학회지

A 53-year-old woman was admitted with epigastric discomfort and weakness. Laboratory examination at admission showed mild anemia and proteinuria. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed marked mucosal atrophy, diffuse nodularity and granular appearance with mucosal friability. Biopsy was performed on the antrum and body of the stomach. On the next day, the patient began to complain of severe dyspnea, and hypoxia was present on pulse oximetry. Therefore, emergency echocardiography was conducted and it showed restrictive cardiomyopathy along with thrombus in the left atrium. With time, heart failure was aggravated despite intensive management. The result of gastric biopsy revealed amyloid deposits which stained positively with Congo red. On immunohistochemistry study, kappa and lambda chain were present. In addition, kappa chain was significantly elevated in urine and serum on electrophoresis. Although the patient was finally diagnosed as having primary gastric amyloidosis with restrictive cardiomyopathy, her general condition rapidly deteriorated and died at 12th hospital day. When obscure gastric lesion is encountered, performing gastric biopsy is strongly recommended since it be primary gastric amyloidosis. Herein, we present an unusual case of primary gastric amyloidosis.

Prevalence of upper digestive endoscopy and gastric histopathology findings in morbidly obese patients / Prevalência de achados gástricos endoscópicos e histopatológicos em pacientes obesos

CONTEXT: The prevalence of obesity has been increasing in modern society. Roux-en-y gastric bypass is a bariatric surgery that involves the exclusion of significant part of the stomach. Atrophy, intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer have been associated with infection by Helicobacter pylori. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the presence of endoscopy findings and histological changes in morbid obese patients for the presence of inflammatory cells, inflammatory activity, lymphoid hyperplasia, H. pylori infection, atrophy and intestinal metaplasia in the gastric mucosa. METHODS: Upper digestive endoscopy and gastric histopathological were studied in 126 obese patients in the preoperative evaluation for bariatric surgery. RESULTS: Upper digestive endoscopy abnormalities were diagnosed in 73/126 (57.9%) patients. In three patients (2.4%) the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy diagnosed gastric ulcer and one patient (0.8%) had duodenal ulcer. The histopathological from gastric biopsies of these obese patients showed 65.1% of mucosa inflammation, inflammatory activity in 50.0%, infection by H. pylori in 53.2%, lymphoid hyperplasia in 50.0% and atrophy and/or intestinal metaplasia in 16.7%. CONCLUSIONS: In present study, with routine preoperative upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and histopathological examination, were detected 57.9% patients with endoscopy abnormalities, high prevalence of infection by H. pylori (53%) and 16.7% of gastric atrophy and/or intestinal metaplasia.

CONTEXT: A prevalência de obesidade tem aumentado significativamente nos últimos anos. Bypass gástrico em Y-de-Roux, uma das técnicas cirúrgicas realizadas no tratamento da obesidade, envolve exclusão de parte do estômago. Atrofia, metaplasia intestinal e câncer gástrico têm sido associados com infecção pelo Helicobacter pylori. OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a prevalência de achados endoscópicos e alterações histopatológicas em pacientes obesos mórbidos em relação à presença de células inflamatórias, atividade inflamatória, hiperplasia linfóide, infecção pelo H. pylori, atrofia e metaplasia intestinal na mucosa gástrica. MÉTODOS: Achados na endoscopia digestiva alta e histopatologia gástrica foram analisados em 126 pacientes obesos na avaliação pré-operatória de cirurgia bariátrica. RESULTADOS: Anormalidades endoscópicas do trato digestivo superior foram diagnosticadas em 73/126 pacientes, com três pacientes (2,4%) apresentando úlcera gástrica e um paciente (0,8%) com úlcera duodenal. A histopatologia das biopsias gástricas dos obesos estudados revelou 65,1% de processo inflamatório na mucosa, atividade inflamatória em 50,0%; infecção pelo H. pylori em 53,2%, hiperplasia linfóide em 50,0%, atrofia e/ou metaplasia intestinal em 16,7%. CONCLUSÕES: No presente estudo, através de endoscopia digestiva alta e histopatologia de biopsias gástricas, foram detectados 57,9% de pacientes com anormalidades endoscópicas, prevalência de infecção pelo H. pylori em 53% e atrofia e/ou metaplasia intestinal em 16,7%.

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children in southern Iran.

Objective. To find out whether the causes of upper GI bleeding in our center in a developing country differed from developed countries. Methods. Children presenting to our center with upper GI bleeding from March 2002 to March 2007, were retrospectively evaluated. Informations were retrieved from patient’s history and physical examination and results of upper GI endoscopy regarding etiology of bleeding, managements, use of medications which might predispose patient to bleeding, and the mortality rate. Results. From 118 children (67 boys; with age of 7.7±4.7 yrs) who underwent upper GI endoscopies, 50% presented with hematemesis, 14% had melena and 36% had both. The most common causes of upper GI bleeding among all patients were gastric erosions (28%), esophageal varices (16%), duodenal erosions (10%), gastric ulcer (8.5%), Mallory Weiss syndrome tear (7.8%), duodenal ulcer (6.8%), esophagitis (1.7%) and duodenal ulcer with gastric ulcer (0.8%). The causes of bleeding could not be ascertained in 20.5% of cases. No significant pre-medication or procedure related complications were observed. Endoscopic therapy was performed in 13.5% of patients. In 14.4% of patients, there was a history of consumption of medications predisposing them to upper GI bleeding. Two deaths occurred (1.7%) too. Conclusion. The findings in the present study showed that half of upper GI bleedings in pediatric patients from south of Iran, were due to gastric and duodenal erosions and ulcers. This study concludes that the causes of upper GI bleeding in children in our center of a developing country, are not different from those in developed ones.

Lesión de dieulafoy en colon: una causa inusual de hemorragia gastrointestinal en el paciente pediátrico / Colonic dieulafuy lesion: an unusual cause of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in children

La lesión de Dieulafoy es una causa importante pero infrecuente de hemorragia gastrointestinal. Se ha descrito a nivel gástrico y menos frecuente en duodeno, yeyuno y colon. Macroscópicamente es una malformación arterial, con tortuosidad y elongación del vaso, que aparece como un pequeño defecto de la mucosa e histológicamente son vasos largos que envuelven la submucosa y están por debajo de la mucosa. Tiene una incidencia del 0,3-1,5 por ciento como causa de sangrado gastrointestinal masivo. Pre-escolar masculino de cuatro años de edad quien ingresa por cuerpo extraño en vías aéreas (grano de maíz). Al estar hospitalizado presenta melenas con anemia e inestabilidad hemodinámica. Rectosigmoidoscopia con evidencia de sangrado descendente. Gammagrafía reporta zona de hipercaptación en ángulo esplénico de colon. En pabellón se realiza colonoscopia trans-operatoria, evidenciándose efusión sanguínea con puntillado hemorrágico en ángulo esplénico, por lo que se procede a realizar colectomía y anastomosis. Anatomía patológica reporta proliferación de vasos de mediano calibre en la submucosa, rodeados por estrona fibroso con infiltrado linfohistocitario, vasos congestivos en la serosa. Se plantea Lesión de Dieulafoy. Esta entidad clínica es infrecuente, el diagnóstico es difícil de realizar, cuando la ubicación es inusual. La gammagrafía es útil para el diagnóstico. Si el sangramiento digestivo compromete la vida del paciente el tratamiento definitivo es quirúrgico.

The Dieulafoy´s lesion is an infrequent but important cause of gastrointestinal haemorrhage. These lesions have been described at the gastric level and less frequently in the duodenum, jejune and colon. Macroscopically it is an arterial malformation, with tortuosity and elongation of the vessels that appear like a small defect in the mucosa and by histology as long vessels that surround the sub mucosa below the mucosa. It has an incidence of 0,3-1,5% as cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding. 4 years old male that presents with a foreign body (corn seed) in the airway that required bronchoscophy. During admission presents frequent melena with anemia and hemodynamic instability. Rectosigmoidoscopy showed lower gastrointestinal bleeding without abnormal findings. Gammagram reported hypercaptant zone at the splenic angle of the colon. During surgery, trans-operating colonoscopy demonstrated hemorrhagic punctiform lesions with blood effusion at the splenic angle of the colon, and a segment of the colon was resected. Histopathology reported congestive blood vessels with proliferation of medium-caliber vessels, surrounded by fibrous stroma with linfohistiocitic infiltrate in the serosa, confirming the diagnose of Dieulafoy´s lesion. This is an infrequent cause of gastrointestinal bleeding that is difficult to diagnose when it presents in an inusual location. Gammagram is helpful for the diagnosis. If the gastrointestinal bleeding compromises the life of the patient, definite treatment should be surgical.

The Incidence of Gastro-Esophageal Disease for the Patients with Typical Chest Pain and a Normal Coronary Angiogram

BACKGROUND: Although patients may present with typical chest pain and exhibit ischemic changes on the cardiac stress test, they are frequently found to have a normal coronary angiogram. Thus, we wanted to determine which procedures should be performed in order to make an adequate diagnosis of the cause of chest pain. METHODS: 121 patients (males: 42, 34.7%) who had a normal coronary angiogram with typical chest pain were included in this study. All the patients underwent upper endoscopy, Bernstein's test and esophageal manometry. RESULTS: Among the 121 patients, clinically stable angina was noted in 107 (88.4%). Stress testing was done in 82 (67.8%); it was positive in 52 (63.4%). Endoscopic findings were erosive gastritis in 18 (14.8%), gastric ulcer in 4 (3.3%), duodenal ulcer in 5 (4.1%), and reflux esophagitis in 16 (13.2%). Positive results were observed on Berstein's test for 68 patients (56.2%); 59 (86.8%) of them had non-erosive reflux disease. On the esophageal manometry, 35 (28.9%) of these patients had motility disorders. Nutcracker esophagus was observed in 27 patients (22.3%), nonspecific esophageal motility disorder was observed in 5 (4.1%), and hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter was observed in 3 (2.5%). Among the 52 patients with positive cardiac stress testing and a negative coronary angiogram (this clinically corresponded to microvascular angina), 46 patients (85.1%) showed abnormal findings on the gastro-esophageal studies. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, 85.1% of the patients with microvascular angina revealed positive results of gastric or esophageal disease. In spite of any existing evidence of microvascular angina or cardiac syndrome X, it would be more advisable to perform gastro-esophageal studies to adequately manage chest pain.

Low-grade Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of Stomach / 대한소화기학회지

Stomach is the most common site of primary extranodal lymphoma. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a unique type of extranodal lymphoma which is associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). The development of low-grade MALT lymphoma of stomach is dependent on H. pylori. A transformed clone carrying the translocation t(11;18)(q21;q21) forms a MALT lymphoma, the growth of which is independent of H. pylori and will not respond to bacterial eradication. And inactivation of the tumor suppressor genes, p53 can lead to high-grade transformation. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is essential to document the extent of disease and is superior to CT scan in the detection of spread to perigastric lymph nodes and follow-up EUS may determine the response to therapy and detect the relapse in early phase. Lesions that are confined to the mucosa or submucosa of gastric wall can be successfully treated with H. pylori eradication. Those low-grade MALT lymphomas that are not H. pylori positive or do not respond to antibiotic therapy can be treated with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Follow-up is critical in all patients who have been treated with H. pylori eradication and consists of multiple endoscopic biopsies and EUS.

Obstrucción del vaciamiento gástrico secundario a heterotopia pancreática en el antro / Gastric Emptying Obstruction Secondary to Pancreatic Heteropathy in Antrum

La heterotopia pancreática (HP) es una lesión relativamente infrecuente, observada con mayor frecuencia en el estómago. En la mayoría de los casos laHP es asintomática, pero puede ocasionalmente acompañarse de dispepsia y hemorragia gastrointestinal superior. Se describe el caso de un hombre de 40 años de edad con obstrucción del vaciamiento gástrico, secundario a HP en el antro.

Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is a relatively infrequent lesion most often found in the stomach. In the majority of cases, HP does not cause symptoms, but it can occasionally present as dyspepsia and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This report describes the case of a 40-year-old man with gastric outlet obstruction resulting from HP in gastric antrum.

Ectopic pancreas as a cause of gastric outlet obstruction in an infant.

We report a one-month-old male child who presented with clinical and radiological features of gastric outlet obstruction. Surgical exploration showed presence of a prepyloric mass; histological examination of the resected specimen confirmed presence of ectopic pancreatic tissue. The child is well 8 months later.

Multiple myeloma with amyloidosis presenting with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding.

We report a 45-year-old woman who presented with hematemesis. Endoscopy showed nodular lesions and ulcers in the gastric antrum; histology of the lesions showed amyloidosis. The patient had received melphalan and prednisolone for multiple myeloma 5 years earlier.

Fever of Unknown Origin as a Presentation of Gastric Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor in a Two-Year-Old Boy

Gastric inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an extremely rare lesion with mimicking malignant features and accompanied with various clinical manifestations. Here we present a 2-yr-old boy who had a gastric IMT with a huge extragastric mass, which closely resembled a neuroblastoma on imaging studies. He experienced intermittent fever and poor appetite for 6 weeks. Fever remained up to 38degrees C even on the operation day. He underwent partial gastrectomy and distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy including the tumor. The preoperative fever disappeared and did not recur in the postoperative course.

Xanthelasma of esophagus and stomach.

Gastric xanthelasma, a benign condition, has been reported before; there has been no documentation of xanthelasma of the esophagus. We report a patient with xanthelasma of the stomach and esophagus.

Experiencia en pólipos gástricos / Gastric polips

En 1824 se describe por primera vez un pólipo gástrico, pero hasta 1965 se logra diferenciar un pólipo gástrico de cualquier lesión prominente por Yamada Fukutomi. Los pólipos gástricos son hallazgos endoscópicos y radiológicos, ya que no dan síntomas. Se dividen en dos grupos, los hiperplásicos y los adenomatosos, la importancia de su diagnóstico es por la posibilidad de malignizarse.Se realizó un estudio prospectivo entre diciembre de 1996 y marzo de 1998. Se realizó panendoscopia a pacientes mayores de 15 años, que ameritaran este estudio por otro diagnóstico; se incluyeron a todos los pacientes que presentaban pólipos gástricos, se valoró el número de ellos, la localización, el tamaño, las características de la mucosa adyacente, y se realizó polipectomía.Durante el periodo de 16 meses, se realizaron 1,622 panendoscopias, dentro de las cuales se detectaron 30 pacientes con pólipos gástricos que corresponde a una frecuencia de 1.84 por ciento. Se encontraron 10 portadores masculinos y 20 femeninos, la edad más frecuente fue en la cuarta y sexta década de la vida, la localización más frecuente fue en el cuerpo gástrico 18 (60 por ciento), antro 9 (30 por ciento), fondo 3 (10 por ciento). Sólo en cinco pacientes se encontró pólipo único, en 25 fueron múltiples pero no más de cinco; en un 80 por ciento los pólipos eran sésiles. En cuanto al resultado histopatológico se encontró que de los 30 pacientes, 20 (66.6 por ciento) tenían gastritis crónica, cuatro (13.3 por ciento) eran pólipos hiperplásicos, tres (10 por ciento) tenían metaplasia intestinal, uno (3.6 por ciento) con gastritis folicular, otro (3.6 por ciento) con gastritis crónica sin atrofia y uno (3.6 por ciento) fue pólipo hamartomatoso.Comparando los resultados obtenidos en este estudio, podemos observar que la frecuencia en esta población no difiere de otras cifras publicadas. La localización más frecuente corresponde al sitio donde tienen menor posibilidad de malignizarse, y la edad más frecuente entre los 40 y 50, lo que hace mucho más importante el seguimiento.

Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (Dowling-Meara type) associated with pyloric atresia and congenital urologic abnormalities

We report a case of epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Dowling-Meara type (EBS-DM), which was associated with congenital pyloric atresia (PA) and various urologic abnormalities, a diagnosis confirmed by immunofluorescence mapping and electron microscopic findings. Immunofluorescent mapping showed the serum from a patient with bullous pemphigoid faintly binding to the floor of the blister, and monoclonal antibodies against type IV and VII collagens were also stained on the floor of the blister. Electron microscopy showed epidermolytic cleavage and prominent clumping of tonofilaments in the basal and suprabasal keratinocytes. An abdominal radiograph and barium swallow showed a complete obstruction at the pyloric channel level. The widespread bullae healed without any scar formation and the bullae formation was localized on the extremities after 3 months of age without any specific treatment. Multiple urologic abnormalities such as bilateral hydronephrosis, hydroureter and a distended bladder with trabeculation were observed at 12 months of age. Currently, with the patient at 4 years of age, bullae still appear on the hands and feet and nail shedding can be observed. The patient's father, a paternal uncle and a paternal aunt had had similar bullous eruptions in infancy, all of which had improved spontaneously by the age of one.

Coexisting carcinoma and tuberculosis of stomach.

We report a rare association of carcinoma and tuberculosis of the stomach. It is difficult to explain the simultaneous occurrence or a causal relationship of the two diseases.

Gastropatia por aines en pediatría: reporte de un caso

Reportamos el caso de un paciente de 16 meses con uso reiterado de antiinflamatorios no esteroideos (AINES), hemorragia de vías digestivas (HVD), anemia severa secundaria (hemoglobina 4.7g/del), úlcera prepilórica con vaso visible sangrante en sábana (Forrest lb, recidiva 50 por ciento), que requirió escleroterapia endoscópica de urgencia para detener la hemorragia. La presentación del caso busca alertar al personal médico pediátrico de los efectos y las complicaciones por el uso indiscriminado de AINES