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Bruising of the esophagus as a cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in a case of heatstroke
- Source :
- Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas v.97 n.8 2005, SciELO España. Revistas Científicas Españolas de Ciencias de la Salud, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Alterations in blood clotting are a frequent complication of serious heatstroke and may result in gastrointestinal bleeding. We report the case of a 26-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital with symptoms of hyperthermia associated with encephalopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) after prolonged exposure to sunlight. He presented hematemesis, after which he was diagnosed with having a bruising of the esophagus that took up the upper and lower thirds, there being no other lesions in the stomach or duodenum. After supportive treatment and following the resolution of the underlying pathology, the endoscopy-revealed injuries healed with a complete normalization of the esophageal mucosa. Esophageal submucosal bruising is an exceptional cause of hematemesis in serious heatstroke not previously described in the literature.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Heat Stroke
Encephalopathy
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Heatstroke
Esophageal Diseases
Hematoma
Esophagus
medicine
Humans
business.industry
Esophageal disease
Stomach
General surgery
Esophageal bruises
Gastroenterology
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
business
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11300108
- Volume :
- 97
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f46c9a568b3a7b8d91b016aacf95e0b8