Abnormal per rectal bleed

A 3-year old girl presented to our A&E with a complaint of an acute event of per rectal bleed. The parent had given a history of a visit to a nearby waterfall one day ago. Upon admission she developed hypotension and had a fainting episode due to the excessive passing of blood per rectum. The ca...

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Published in:Scottish medical journal 2011-02, Vol.56 (1), p.1-2
Main Author: Singh, Arvinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Child, Preschool
Electrocoagulation
Female
Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Hemorrhage - parasitology
Hemorrhage - therapy
Humans
Leeches
Rectum - parasitology
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A 3-year old girl presented to our A&E with a complaint of an acute event of per rectal bleed. The parent had given a history of a visit to a nearby waterfall one day ago. Upon admission she developed hypotension and had a fainting episode due to the excessive passing of blood per rectum. The case report shows how the appropriate investigations were carried out and the twist behind the cause.
ISSN:0036-9330
2045-6441
DOI:10.1258/smj.2010.010026