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what is DIEULAFOY'S SYNDROME????

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DIEULAFOY"S DISEASE
itz caused by gastric A-V malformation,,due 2 this profuse upper GI bleed occur, which is very difficult 2 treat as itz covered by normal mucosa sodifficult 2 identify.

if identified by upper GIendoscopy then SCLEROTHERAPY
is the Rx.

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Dieulafoy's erosion
Also known as:
Dieulafoy's disease
Dieulafoy's syndrome
Dieulafoy's ulcer
Dieulafoy's ulcus

Synonyms:
Exulceratio simplex, exulceratio simplex Dieulafoy.

Associated persons:
Paul Georges Dieulafoy

Description:
Simple mucosal erosion or ulcer complicating pneumonia and causing upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. A single bleeding point consists of a bare artery located in the folds of the upper third of the stomach. Possibly caused by overproduction of adrenal steroid hormones.

It was first described by M. T. Gallard in 1884. Dieulafoy described three of his own patients as well as four referred cases in 1898.

Bibliography:

M. T. Gallard:
Aneurysmes miliaires de l’estomac, donnant lieu a des hematemeses mortelles.
[bleep] et mémoires de la Société médicale des hôpitaux de Paris, 1884, 1: 84-91.

G. Dieulafoy:
Exulceratio simplex: Leçons 1-3. In: G. Dieulafoy, editor: Clinique medicale de l'Hotel Dieu de Paris. Paris, Masson et Cie: 1898:1-38.

Exulceratio simplex: l'intervention chirurgicale dans les hematemeses foudroyantes consecutives a l'exulceration simple del'estomac.
[bleep] de l'Académie de médecine, Paris, 1898, 39: 49-84.

L’exulceratio simplex.
In: Manuel de pathologie interne. Paris, Masson, 1908: 178-305

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thanx a lot pirate for more details

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