A rare case of iron-deficiency anemia rapidly progressing to a life-threatening event
| Autor: | Caleb K. Schwieterman, Michael D. Sarap, Jennifer Childers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Perforation (oil well) Diverticulum Colon digestive system Gastroenterology Nurse Assisting Sepsis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Internal medicine Rare case medicine Diverticulosis Colonic Humans Abscess Anemia Iron-Deficiency business.industry medicine.disease Foreign Bodies digestive system diseases Iron-deficiency anemia 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Diverticular disease Bezoar Presentation (obstetrics) business Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage |
| Zdroj: | JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 29(5) |
| ISSN: | 1547-1896 |
| Popis: | Giant colonic diverticula are extremely rare; however, they should be considered in a patient with a history or susceptibility to diverticular disease because of the nonspecific presentation and life-threatening complications. Giant colonic diverticula often are overlooked because of their nonspecific gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, leading to complications of obstruction, perforation, abscess formation, and sepsis. A rare and unusual presentation of a giant colonic diverticulum is the development of a bezoar. This case describes a patient whose GI bleeding led to the diagnosis of a giant colonic diverticulum with a bezoar. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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