“…Since peptic ulcer disease is not seen very frequently in the pediatric age group, it does not very often come to one's mind among the causes of abdominal pain occurring in children, and diagnosis can be made only after the emergence of complication(s). Although formation of acid, and pepsin are the most important factors in the development of peptic ulcer, serious stress, Helicobacter pylori, familial predisposition, systemic diseases, burn wounds, head trauma, and drug release (NSAIDs, and steroids) also play critical roles (1,2,6).…”