Mallory Weiss syndrome in children
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is rarely observed in children. Since the development and manifestation of the disease is often a longer lasting process, patients between the ages of 20 and 40 are more likely to be affected. The risk factor alcohol tends to be absent in children, although the drinking habits of some adolescents can lead to such damage in extreme cases.
An important aspect is the eating disorder bulimia, which, like anorexia nervosa, develops mainly in adolescence. The pressure that the children sometimes put on each other, but also the change in physical characteristics, as well as the hormones during puberty can trigger emotional crises that end in such a mental illness.
