title: A Case of Oral-contraceptive Related Ischemic Colitis in Young Woman.
abstract: Ischemic colitis is generally considered a disease of the elderly. The causes of ischemic colitis include low-flow states due to cardiac dysfunction or hypovolemia and certain medications including estrogen. Here we report a case of ischemic colitis in a 26-year-old woman. She had no specific medical history except taking oral-contraceptives for a long time. The mechanism of estrogen-induced ischemic colitis is not clearly understood. But we recommend that oral-contraceptives should be considered as a cause of ischemic colitis in young women.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Choon Sik
authors: CS
authors: Seon
authors: Young Sook
authors: YS
authors: Park
authors: Se Hwan
authors: SH
authors: Park
authors: Sang Ryol
authors: SR
authors: Ryu
authors: Yun Ju
authors: YJ
authors: Jo
authors: Seong Hwan
authors: SH
authors: Kim
authors: Byoung Kwan
authors: BK
authors: Son
authors: Sang Bong
authors: SB
authors: Ahn