ISCHEMIC COLITIS IN A CRACK ABUSER

被引:49
作者
YANG, RD
HAN, MW
MCCARTHY, JH
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,SW MED CTR,DEPT INTERNAL MED,5323 HARRY HINES BLVD,DALLAS,TX 75235
[2] UNIV TEXAS,SW MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,DALLAS,TX 75235
关键词
ENDOSCOPY; COLITIS; ISCHEMIA; COCAINE;
D O I
10.1007/BF01300764
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
学科分类号
摘要
We report a case of acute colitis temporally associated with smoking crack. Colonoscopy revealed a patchy left-sided hemorrhagic inflammation from the rectosigmoid colon to the splenic flexure. Biopsy specimens were consistent with resolving ischemic colitis. This entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute bloody diarrhea in recreational drug users. © 1991 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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页码:238 / 240
页数:3
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