A case of Mallory-Weiss syndrome secondary to chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting

• Main Authors: Afzal SF, Ramakrishna KA, Saikumar B, Sambasivaiah K
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: KIMS Foundation and Research Center 2016-06-01
• Series: Journal of Medical and Scientific Research
• Subjects: Mallory-Weiss syndrome; chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV)
• Online Access: http://jmsronline.com/article.aspx?ID=case-of-Mallory-Weiss-syndrome
• ISSN: 2321-1326; 2394-112X

Mallory-Weiss syndrome is a rare complication of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. We report one such case of hematemesis in a patient with chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), secondary to Mallory-Weiss syndrome.