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Gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report
- Source :
- Horizonte Médico (Lima), Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Article number: e1412, Published: OCT 2020
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Universidad de San MartÃn de Porres. Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2020.
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Abstract
- RESUMEN Presentamos el caso de un paciente de 40 años con diagnóstico previo de neurofibromatosis y un antecedente crónico de episodios de rectorragias intermitentes que acude al servicio de emergencia por una rectorragia asociada a hipotensión y taquicardia, y es hospitalizado. En los exámenes complementarios se evidencian hemorroides internas de grado 1 que no se correlacionaban con las características clínicas del paciente. Debido a la naturaleza intermitente del cuadro hemorrágico se sospechó de alguna malformación vascular, la cual se confirmó posteriormente mediante una angiografía abdomino-pélvica. ABSTRACT We present the case of a 40-year-old male with a previous diagnosis of neurofibromatosis and a chronic history of intermittent rectal bleeding episodes. He visited the emergency service for frequent rectal bleeding associated with hypotension and tachycardia, and was hospitalized. Complementary tests evidenced grade 1 internal hemorrhoids not associated with the clinical features of the patient. Due to the intermittent nature of the bleeding, a vascular malformation was suspected, which was subsequently confirmed by a pelvic and abdominal angiography.
Details
- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Horizonte Médico (Lima), Volume: 20, Issue: 4, Article number: e1412, Published: OCT 2020
- Accession number :
- edsair.od.......619..48b4bebe1150ac4370eb0dc6d1810123