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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan 12;182(1):62.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.081683. Epub 2009 Aug 24.

Clinical images: Multiple esophageal submucosal hematomas

Vincent Zimmer  1 , Frank Lammert
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Case Reports

Clinical images: Multiple esophageal submucosal hematomas

Vincent Zimmer et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
A) Endoscopy of the distal esophagus of a 68-year-old woman with hematemesis who was taking prophylactic acetylsalicylic acid. The image shows sharply demarcated lesions without evidence of bleeding. B) A repeat endoscopy performed 8 days later shows complete resolution of the esophageal lesions.
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