Hypovolemic shock due to severe gastrointestinal bleeding in a child taking an herbal syrup

• Main Authors: Paola Angela Moro (Author), Valerio Flacco (Author), Federica Cassetti (Author), Valentina Clementi (Author), Maria Laura Colombo (Author), Giulia Maria Chiesa (Author), Francesca Menniti-Ippolito (Author), Roberto Raschetti (Author), Carmela Santuccio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report the case of a 4-years-old boy who was admitted with hypovolemic shock due to a severe gastrointestinal bleeding. The esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) showed hiatus hernia, erosions and ulcerations of the lower esophagus, possibly due to a gastroesophageal reflux, and a small duodenal eros...