What is Dieulafoy's lesion?

Dieulafoy's lesion is characterized as an aberrant dilated blood vessel which erodes within the gastrointestinal tract and eventually begins to bleed.

How do members experience Dieulafoy's lesion?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Dieulafoy's lesion*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Dieulafoy's lesion*

Who has Dieulafoy's lesion on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 2
30s 0
40s 0
50s 2
60s 2
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 4
Female 3