Typhoid ulcer causing life-threatening bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion of the ileum in a seven-year-old child: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>We describe a case of rare complication of typhoid fever in a seven-year-old child and review the literature with regard to other rare causes of bleeding per rectum. Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon but important cause of rec...

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Main Authors: Rashid Abbas, Baban Trifa, Hussein Hiwa A, Ezzat Rajan, Abdullah Khaled
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/171