NEONATAL GASTROINTESTINAL PSEUDOHAEMORRHAGE

Authors
BULSTRODE NW CUCKOW PM SPITZ LS
Citation
Nw. Bulstrode et al., NEONATAL GASTROINTESTINAL PSEUDOHAEMORRHAGE, Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 43(5), 1998, pp. 355-356
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358835
Volume
43
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
355 - 356
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8835(1998)43:5<355:NGP>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon in the first few hours of life. On rare occasions swallowed maternal blood mimics gastr ointestinal haemorrhage and causes concern in an otherwise healthy inf ant. We present a case and discuss how we arrived at the diagnosis, th rough a careful history and the use of a simple laboratory test.