Figure 1.
Upper GI tract. A patient admitted in intensive care unit underwent upper GI endoscopy on day 15 after admission for haematemesis. Digested blood was found in the stomach and duodenum, together with a superficial ulcer with irregular margins with flat pigmentation (IIc according to Forrest classification) in the lesser curvature, on a pale and dystrophic background mucosa (A, B). In the second duodenal portion, small ulcers were found on an atrophic background mucosa (C). Histology of the ulcer showed ischaemic damage with sporadic endocapillary microthrombi. GI, gastrointestinal.