Back to Search
Start Over
A 12-year-old girl presenting with hematemesis, melena and gradual abdominal distension
- Source :
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, Vol 13, Iss 2 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, 2020.
-
Abstract
- A 12-year-old girl, 2nd issue of non-consanguineous parents, immunized as per EPI schedule, presented with the history of hematemesis and melena 3 months back and abdominal distension for 1 year. After the episodes of hematemesis and melena, she received 1 unit of blood trans-fusion. She had no history of fever, jaundice, abdominal trauma, umbilical catheterization, umbilical sepsis, severe dehydration, offending drug intake and abdominal trauma or any surgery.
- Subjects :
- Abdominal distension
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20742908 and 22247750
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0cebfd7980744ce85d2b8a1f4043d67
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3329/bsmmuj.v13i2.47604