A rare cause of GI bleeding in a 56-year-old man

A 56-year-old man, with a known history of diabetes for 1 year, presented with a 5-day history of melena that was associated with one episode of haematemesis. One month prior, he had completed a course of oral amoxicillin for a dental infection that occurred after a tooth extraction. The only other significant past medical problem was hypertension for 10 years. Physical examination only showed pallor and abdominal examination was normal. Laboratory investigations revealed haemoglobin level of 8.4 g/dL and HbA1C of 7.8%. His upper GI endoscopy showed a diffuse irregular friable exudative ulcerative lesion involving the gastric fundus (figure 1). Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) demonstrated disrupted gastric wall layers with wall thickening of 5.1 mm and regional lymph nodes (figure 2). Abdominal CT also showed gastric wall thickening and cluster of regional lymph nodes (figure 3). Upper GI series showed a focal irregular mucosal pattern with relatively flattened gastric...
Source: Gut - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: GUT Snapshot Editor ' s quiz: GI snapshot Source Type: research