56 year-old woman with
dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and odynophagia (painful swallowing). In
addition to severe inflammation of the esophagus (which accounted for her
symptoms), endoscopy also demonstrated these two ulcers in the duodenal bulb.56 year-old woman with
dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and odynophagia (painful swallowing). In
addition to severe inflammation of the esophagus (which accounted for her
symptoms), endoscopy also demonstrated these two ulcers in the duodenal bulb.
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43 year-old man with hematemesis (vomiting blood) and melena (black, tarry
stools), found to have two ulcers in the duodenal bulb: a small ulcer in the
foreground, and a larger ulcer with a "sentinel clot" which was the
source of bleeding.
66 year-old man taking
anti-arthritis medication, who presented with upper gastrointestinal tract
bleeding. Endoscopy demonstrated two large ulcers in the duodenal bulb, with
surrounding duodenitis.