PEDIATRICS Vol. 6 No. 4 October 1950, pp. 676-685
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DUODENAL ULCER IN INFANCY With Presentation of a Case

MILTON H. HOLLANDER 1 and MERITT W. STARK M.D.2

1 Major, Medical Corps, U.S.A., The Pediatric Service, Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver.
2 The Pediatric Service, Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver.

Editors: JOSEPH STOKES JR., M.D..

A fatal case of hemorrhage in an infant 10 weeks of age due to a bleeding duodenal ulcer is presented.

The relative infrequency of duodenal ulcer in infancy is cited. The relationship to trauma and burns and to vascular, chemical and neurogenic theories are discussed. Diagnosis, including the use of roentgenograms, is presented. Hemorrhage is the only definite sign pointing to duodenal ulcer. After persistent vomiting, with or without blood, plus melena and the appearance of sudden collapse, the possibility of peptic ulcer should be considered.

Submitted on June 15, 1949