Does metronidazole cure cap polyposis by its antiinflammatory actions instead of by its antibiotic action? A case study.
Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
Kayoko
K
Shimizu
Hideki
H
Koga
Mitsuo
M
Iida
Takashi
T
Yao
Katsuya
K
Hirakawa
Kazunori
K
Hoshika
Yoshiki
Y
Mikami
Ken
K
Haruma
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D015242:Ofloxacin