Open AccessSodium Polystyrene Sulfonate-Induced Gastric Pneumatosis: A Rare Side Effect
Author(s) -
Dasu Neethi,
Khalid Yaser,
Dasu Kirti,
Joo Lucy,
Blair Brian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1662-0631
DOI - 10.1159/000518929
Subject(s) - single case
Kayexalate has been used in the USA since 1975 for the treatment of hyperkalemia. Prior case reports have shown that sorbitol added to kayexalate has been known to cause rare side effects of colonic necrosis. We present a unique case report of gastric pneumatosis as a complication of kayexalate.