| Literature DB >> 16203193 |
M M Aloysius1, P V Kaye, D N Lobo.
Abstract
Although non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced colopathy is well described, colonic perforations complicating non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug intake are rare. We report a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who was on long-term diclofenac and presented with early colonic stricture formation and a caecal perforation, which to the best of our knowledge, has only been reported once before. It is important to suspect this diagnosis in patients on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy who present with an acute abdomen.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16203193 DOI： 10.1016/j.dld.2005.09.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dig Liver Dis ISSN： 1590-8658 Impact factor: 4.088