Open AccessTriggers of histologically suspected drug-induced colitis
Author(s) -
Thorsten Brechmann,
Katharina Günther,
Matthias Neid,
Wolff Schmiegel,
Andrea Tannapfel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v25.i8.967
Subject(s) - medicine , colitis , gastroenterology , ischemic colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , odds ratio , ulcerative colitis , coronary artery disease , disease
Drug toxicity is a common and even serious problem in the gastrointestinal tract that is thought to be caused by a broad spectrum of agents. Although withdrawal of the causative agent would cure the disease knowledge is scarce and mostly derives from case reports and series.