Patanè R, Bottaro G, Ricca O, Iudica ML, Nicosia A, Iudica MC. [Cushing's ulcer in childhood. Description of a case].
LA PEDIATRIA MEDICA E CHIRURGICA 1984;
6:719-23. [PMID:
6535140]
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Abstract
The authors describe a case of Cushing's duodenal ulcer associated with Encephalitis. Diagnosis was made as the following criteria: neurological manifestations (fever, seizures, coma) and clinical manifestations of ulcer (hematemesis and melena); endoscopic evidence of ulcer and demonstration of increased gastric acid secretion; direct correlation between neurological lesion and duodenal ulcer. The good therapeutic result obtained with Ranitidine was noteworthy. The high dosage (20 mg/kg/die) allowed the control of the bleeding and the ulcer cicatrization.
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