Stercoral perforation in a child: a rare complication of NSAID use
| Autor: | Sharif Alarayedh, Aamenah Hawash, Yasser Al Omran, Saeed Al Hindi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Constipation Perforation (oil well) digestive system Article Colonic Diseases Colon Sigmoid Medicine Humans Medication Errors Adverse effect business.industry Anti-Inflammatory Agents Non-Steroidal Sigmoid colon General Medicine medicine.disease digestive system diseases Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Acute abdomen Intestinal Perforation Child Preschool Stercoral perforation Female medicine.symptom business Complication Tomography X-Ray Computed Rare disease |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2014 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | The adverse effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are well known. However, NSAID use rarely leads to a stercoral perforation, an extremely rare but life-threatening cause of acute abdomen. We present a case of stercoral sigmoid colon perforation in a 2-year-old girl, secondary to unintentional NSAID overdose, developing as a result of miscommunication between the general practitioner (GP) and the mother. To the best of our knowledge, stercoral perforation has never before been reported in a child. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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