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ETIOLOGY AND HEALING PROCESS OF DUODENAL ULCER IN MELENA NEONATORUM

ETIOLOGY AND HEALING PROCESS OF DUODENAL ULCER IN MELENA NEONATORUM Examination of the literature dealing with true melena neonatorum shows that there is no agreement in regard to its etiology. It has long been known that duodenal ulcers may be found in infants who have died from melena. Shukowsky,1 in 1907, estimated that ulcers of the gastro-intestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, duodenum and lower intestine, have been demonstrated in 45 per cent. of such infants. Theile2 found records of sixty-four cases of ulcer of the gastro-intestinal tract occurring with melena neonatorum; thirty-one were in the duodenum and twenty-nine in the stomach. He does not give the percentage of cases of melena neonatorum without lesions. Undoubtedly, duodenal ulcer is much more common than has generally been accepted, and more common than Shukowsky's estimate of 45 per cent. As I have pointed out,3 they are easily overlooked at necropsy because they may be very small, and obscured by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

ETIOLOGY AND HEALING PROCESS OF DUODENAL ULCER IN MELENA NEONATORUM

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1926 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1926.04130050031002
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Abstract

Examination of the literature dealing with true melena neonatorum shows that there is no agreement in regard to its etiology. It has long been known that duodenal ulcers may be found in infants who have died from melena. Shukowsky,1 in 1907, estimated that ulcers of the gastro-intestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, duodenum and lower intestine, have been demonstrated in 45 per cent. of such infants. Theile2 found records of sixty-four cases of ulcer of the gastro-intestinal tract occurring with melena neonatorum; thirty-one were in the duodenum and twenty-nine in the stomach. He does not give the percentage of cases of melena neonatorum without lesions. Undoubtedly, duodenal ulcer is much more common than has generally been accepted, and more common than Shukowsky's estimate of 45 per cent. As I have pointed out,3 they are easily overlooked at necropsy because they may be very small, and obscured by

Journal

American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 1926

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