Acute upper GI bleed in a 4-year-old boy: a case of atypical Burkitts lymphoma in a 4-year-old

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2012 Jan;34(1):47, 76-7. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31822bf86a.

Abstract

Lymphomas have been seen in the pediatric population; more frequently in patients with H. Pylori, Celiac disease, and/or patients with congenital or acquired immune deficiencies. We report a case of a 4-year old male with an acute gastric-intestinal bleed accompanied by a rare lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / complications*
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / therapy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Ki-67 Antigen / analysis
  • Male

Substances

  • Ki-67 Antigen