A Case of Hirudiniasis with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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A young woman with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Vikas Kumar Sarna [email protected] Njaal Stray Department of Medicine Diakonhjemmet Hospital A young, previously healthy woman was admitted to the department of internal medicine with haematemesis and haemodynamic instability. Her haemoglobin level was low, and a rapid infusion of fluid and a blood transfusion were necessary. The first gastroscopy did not identify any clear focus of bleeding...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1309-534X
DOI: 10.5505/jaemcr.2012.37450