A Rare Case of Duodenal Melanosis: Case Report
| Autor: | Umair Minhas, Navpreet Rana, Thomas C. Mahl |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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upper endoscopy
medicine.medical_specialty Nausea duodenal melanosis 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Epigastric pain Pathogenesis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Intestinal mucosa small bowel Diabetes mellitus Internal Medicine medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Gastroenterology General Engineering pseudomelanosis medicine.disease Dermatology Melanosis Endoscopy Etiology medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.10475 |
| Popis: | Pseudomelanosis (PM) is a rare condition of unknown etiology and pathogenesis, described as speckled black pigmentation of intestinal mucosa. It is usually discovered as an incidental finding during endoscopy. Although, etiology of PM is unclear, it has been associated with different medications and systemic diseases such as chronic renal disease and diabetes mellitus. In this report, we describe a case of a 72-year-old male with multiple co-morbidities who presented with epigastric pain, nausea and hematemesis. Subsequently, upper endoscopy performed revealed intestinal PM with no active bleeding. Although considered a benign condition, knowing the existence of PM is important to exclude other serious conditions with similar endoscopic findings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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