[The hemorrhagic infarction of the cecum. A complication after the intake of potassium-chloride tablets (author's transl)].
Case report of a 28 year old female patient who had a localized gangrene of the cecum after the intake of Kalinor-Dragées an enteric-coated potassium tablet. It is emphasized that the enteric-coated potassium-tablets have a higher complication rate of stenosis, ulceration and spontaneous perforation of the small bowel, than the slow-release tablets. One should remember potassium-chloride tablet as a possible cause of unexplained stenosis, localized gangrene, ulceration or perforation of the small bowel.
D000328:Adult; D002432:Cecum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013608:Tablets, Enteric-Coated
D013608:Tablets, Enteric-Coated; D011189:Potassium Chloride
Der hämorrhagische Infarkt am Zökum. Eine Komplikation nach Einnahme von Kaliumchlorid-Tabletten.