Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in Uremia

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GROSS gastrointestinal hemorrhage is not usually seen in uremic enterocolitis, and generally does not occur on the basis of renal failure.1 We have recently treated 2 patients with acute renal insufficiency who had massive gastrointestinal bleeding. The recognition of a bleeding lesion distinct from uremic enterocolitis was important for successful management.Case ReportsCase 1. A 40-year-old man was transferred to Walter Reed Army Hospital on October 28, 1954, with the diagnosis of lower-nephron nephrosis. Four days earlier, he had been found in a semistuporous condition after an alcoholic debauch. His course before transfer was complicated by grand-mal seizures and . . .

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