Ischemic colitis in young adult patients.
A retrospective study of ten patients suggests a possible causal relationship between the thrombogenic properties of estrogen-containing drugs and ischemic colitis, a disease entity believed to be related to occlusion of small blood vessels. We also emphasize that ischemic colitis is a disease limited not only to the elderly, and that it should be included in the differential diagnosis of colitis with bleeding in younger patients.
D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D004967:Estrogens