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A Case of Multiple Hemorrhagic Gastric Ulcers Developed via a Mechanism Similar to Water-Immersion Restraint Stress
- Source :
- Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics. :136-140
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., 2015.
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Abstract
- In rats, water-immersion restraint stress is a model of experimental ulceration. We encountered a case in which multiple hemorrhagic gastric ulcers formed in the stomach in a setting similar to water-immersion restraint stress. The patient was a 54-year-old man who was found wet on a riverbank and transported by ambulance. Because of hypothermia and renal failure, hemodialysis was performed. Tarry stools were noted and endoscopy revealed the presence of multiple hemorrhagic gastric ulcers; thus, hemostasis was performed end oscopically. During the course, pseudo membranous colitis also developed and was ameliorated with vancomycin. Further, the renal failure and gastric ulcers improved, and the patient was discharged from hospital 25 days later. The reason why he survived more than 2 weeks was the hot summer season and he was not soaked in the river water throughout.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Stomach
Hypothermia
digestive system diseases
Surgery
Endoscopy
medicine.anatomical_structure
Water immersion
Hemostasis
Medicine
Vancomycin
Hemodialysis
Restraint stress
medicine.symptom
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21625824 and 21625816
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a2d1b863cf36699f3dd06815324469a2