Open AccessAnorexia in a hemodialysis patient due to pneumatosis intestinalis: A case report
Author(s) -
Son Daisuke,
Inoue Kazuoki,
Lee Young,
Kamimoto Minako,
Imaoka Shintaro,
Yamamoto Shiori,
Hamada Toshihiro,
Taniguchi Shinichi,
Koda Masahiko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.470
Subject(s) - medicine , anorexia , hemodialysis , nausea , pneumatosis intestinalis , vomiting , pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis , surgery , gastroenterology
We report a case of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) in a hemodialysis patient who presented with anorexia and nausea. Anorexia with postprandial nausea can be caused by gastrointestinal diseases, with one of the rare causes being PI. PI may occur in hemodialysis patients, but it is rarely reported. We experienced a case of benign PI in a hemodialysis patient, for whom the conservative treatment with antibiotics improved the patient's clinical symptoms. In patients with PI, it is important to rule out potentially life‐threatening complications, such as the presence of hepatic intraportal gas on CT scan.