Pseudoephedrine Induced Ischemic Colitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Ischemic colitis due to medications is common, and a number of cases have been described with pseudoephedrine as the culprit agent. We present here an interesting case of a healthy female with no risk factors who developed pseudoephedrine induced ischemic colitis. This case serves to remind the heal...

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Autores principales: Aziz, Muhammad, Pervez, Asad, Fatima, Rawish, Bansal, Ajay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6046157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30050703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8761314
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Sumario:Ischemic colitis due to medications is common, and a number of cases have been described with pseudoephedrine as the culprit agent. We present here an interesting case of a healthy female with no risk factors who developed pseudoephedrine induced ischemic colitis. This case serves to remind the healthcare providers about the utmost importance of obtaining a comprehensive history to aid with the diagnosis.

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