Cameron ulcer

At initial endoscopy an adherent blood clot may be shown covering a whitish and necrotic mucosal defect. Similar tears maybe found in the body of the stomach at the level of the diaphragmatic opening in patients with a diaphragmatic hernia (Fig. 3.20). These ulcers, known as Cameron ulcers, have the same characteristics as Mallory-Weiss tears, including rapid healing. Hemostatic treatment is only advised if active bleeding is observed. 

Fig. 3.20. A Cameron ulcer . A moderately large shallow ulcer within a hiatus hernia and just beyond the Z-line...

Wilson CL, Cameron J, Powell SM, Cherry G, Ryan TJ. High incidence of contact dermatitis in leg-ulcer patients— implications for management. Clin Exp Dermatol 1991 16(4) 250-3. 

Pennington (1980) describes four patients ranging in age from 65 to 81 years with pseudomembranous colitis after repeated cotrimoxazole therapy for slight infections in the region of the respiratory system or of the urinary tract (Bartle and Saibil 1977). A further case was observed by Cameron and Thomas (1977). Bjar-NASON and Bjornsson (1981) report a case of esophageal ulcers after cotrimoxazole. 

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