Severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding in healthy full-term neonates.

Goyal, A; Treem, W R; Hyams, J S · Am J Gastroenterol · 1994

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Severe upper gastrointestinal bleeding is unusual in newborns, and is usually seen in sick premature infants. We report on three healthy full-term neonates who, after uneventful deliveries, presented with profuse bleeding in the first 48 h of life. Two infants had duodenal ulcers and one had diffuse hemorrhagic gastritis. All three patients responded to conservative medical therapy and have shown no recurrence of symptoms during a follow-up period of 1-4 yr.

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