Kieswetter Lukas, Walters Thomas D, Lara-Corrales Irene, Carcao Manuel D, Ngan Bo, Pope Elena
Department of Paediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2019 Nov;36(6):902-905. doi: 10.1111/pde.13922. Epub 2019 Jul 30.
Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a small gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal erosion due to an abnormally large caliber and persistent submucosal arteriole. Typically occurring in adults, they are an extremely rare cause of GI bleeding in pediatrics. We report a case of multiple jejunal DLs in a 9-year-old girl with posterior fossa brain malformations, hemangiomas, arterial lesions, cardiac abnormalities, eye abnormalities (PHACE) syndrome, and the first described use of rapamycin in the treatment of pediatric DLs.