Phu Tho: The 9 -year -old boy has 2 duodenal ulcer, the main reason from the habits of many parents

On July 21, Cam Khe District Medical Center received Baby DM.Q (9 years old, living in Cam Khe district, Phu Tho) hospitalized in the state of abdominal pain in the epigastric and around the navel.

After the examination, the patient was indicated that the gastrointestinal endoscopy, the results showed: In the 2nd duodenum, there are 02 large symmetrical ulcers, size 1.2 and 1.5 cm, the edema sores with congested edema, the bottom has a white macelet with a few small superficial ulcers, negative HP test.

The patient is diagnosed with negative duodenal ulcer.Previously, the patient had continuous high fever, was given ibuprofen by the family every 5 hours and repeated continuously for 4 days, including hunger.

According to BSCKI Nguyen Van Huynh - Deputy Head of Pediatric Department: Patients with normal food history, history of gastrointestinal pathology are not special, the cause of ulcer may be due to the use of ibuprofenuse.

Currently, many parents are giving priority to using ibuprofen as their first medicine when their children have a fever.However, parents need to be very cautious because this is an anti-inflammatory drug of the Non-Stoid group (NSAID), the characteristics of this group is the effect of antipyretic, anti-inflammatory well but there are many unwanted side effects.

Therefore, parents should not arbitrarily use this drug, consult a doctor, especially not used without excluding the cause of dengue fever.