Gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report

We present the case of a 40-year-old male with a previous diagnosis of neurofibromatosis and a chronic history of intermittent rectal bleeding episodes. He visited the emergency service for frequent rectal bleeding associated with hypotension and tachycardia, and was hospitalized. Complementary test...

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Autores: Gamarra Osorio, Elman Rolando, Ruiz Vega, Pedro D'Angelo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Repositorio:Horizonte médico
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/1326
Acceso en línea:https://horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/1326
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neurofibromatosis 1
Malformaciones vasculares
Hemorragia gastrointestinal
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Vascular malformation
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
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Sumario:We present the case of a 40-year-old male with a previous diagnosis of neurofibromatosis and a chronic history of intermittent rectal bleeding episodes. He visited the emergency service for frequent rectal bleeding associated with hypotension and tachycardia, and was hospitalized. Complementary tests evidenced grade 1 internal hemorrhoids not associated with the clinical features of the patient. Due to the intermittent nature of the bleeding, a vascular malformation was suspected, which was subsequently confirmed by a pelvic and abdominal angiography.