PubMed · 1992 · 13 citations · 0 references
MedicineChild HealthPediatricsInfant HealthNeonatal HealthNeonatologyAcute Gastrointestinal HemorrhageInfant Gastrointestinal HealthIntrapartum HemorrhageNeonatal Gastrointestinal DisordersNeonatal PathologyPediatric Gastrointestinal DisordersNeonatal Bleeding DisordersNeonatal Gastrointestinal BleedingNeonatal HemorrhagePediatric Gastritis
We report three cases of hemorrhagic gastritis in term infants that led to massive bleeding of life--threatening proportions in the first 24 hours of life. In all three cases, bleeding was controlled by conservative therapeutic management. Management of this unusual entity in the newborn infant is discussed.