GASTRIC ULCER AFTER SHORT-TERM NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS ADMINISTRATION IN A SMALL CHILD - CASE REPORT

• Main Authors: Ancuta Ignat (Author), Gabriela Paduraru (Author), Angelica Cristina Marin (Author), Anamaria Ciubara (Author), Valeriu V. Lupu (Author), Marin Burlea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) produce gastric lesions through two mechanisms: local irritation and systemic action. A 2 year and 10 months old female received NSAID for acute upper respiratory infection for 2 days and she developed coffee ground vomitus one day later. Upper gastroin...