Throwing up blood (hematemesis) can look like bright red blood, streaks of blood mixed with food, or dark brownish blood that looks like coffee grounds. Several conditions can cause you to vomit blood ...

Hematemesis is the medical term used to describe vomiting blood. The blood can be bright red, dark red, black, or dark brown, or resemble coffee grounds. It is caused by internal gastrointestinal (GI) ...

Discovering blood in your vomit creates immediate alarm and concern. This symptom, medically termed hematemesis, signals something significant happening in your digestive tract that requires attention ...

This 56-year-old Mexican man was admitted for hematemesis. Approximately 1 year prior to this presentation, the patient had an episode of hematemesis; he was treated at a hospital in Mexico. At that ...

A range of medical conditions can cause people to vomit blood. This is a medical emergency. Vomiting blood is also known as hematemesis. Conditions that can cause hematemesis can range from a simple ...

Fatty liver disease, which is also known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, refers to a range of liver conditions that are not linked to alcohol. The primary cause of fatty liver disease is having ...

A 68-year-old woman presented with an episode of painless hematemesis that later progressed to retrosternal pain radiating to the epigastric area. She was taking acetylsalicylic acid as prophylaxis ...

MALLORY and Weiss, 1 in 1929, first reported gastroesophageal laceration associated with or induced by vomiting. Fifteen cases were reviewed, in 2 of which surgical exploration had been fruitless. A ...

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