Gastrointestinal bleeding in a toddler secondary to chronic renal failure and hyper-gastrinemia

R Ganesh; N Suresh; N Prahalad; M Vijayakumar; B R Nammalwar; Malathi Sathiyasekaran

doi:10.1007/s12098-008-0013-x

Gastrointestinal bleeding in a toddler secondary to chronic renal failure and hyper-gastrinemia

Indian J Pediatr. 2008 Jan;75(1):80-1. doi: 10.1007/s12098-008-0013-x.

Authors

R Ganesh¹, N Suresh, N Prahalad, M Vijayakumar, B R Nammalwar, Malathi Sathiyasekaran

Affiliation

¹ Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, 12-A, Nageswara road, Nungambakkam Chennai, India.

PMID: 18245942
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0013-x

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Hypochromic / etiology
Anti-Ulcer Agents / therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Drug Therapy, Combination
Duodenal Ulcer / complications*
Duodenal Ulcer / diagnosis
Duodenal Ulcer / drug therapy
Erythropoietin / therapeutic use
Female
Gastric Acid / metabolism*
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / drug therapy
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnosis
Kidney Failure, Chronic / drug therapy
Omeprazole / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Ulcer Agents
Erythropoietin
Omeprazole