A cecal diaphragm associated with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
In the small intestine, strictures and diaphragms causing obstructive symptoms are well known to occur in patients using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Recently, two cases of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-associated diaphragm-like colonic stricture were reported as unexpected findings in patients being investigated for iron-deficiency anemia. We present a third such case that occurred in the cecum in a 49-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who had been taking NSAIDs for 5 years.
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Department of Pathology, Griffin Hospital, Derby, Connecticut.
Haswell
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Dreznick
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West
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D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal