Doxycyclin induced esophageal injury: A Case series
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2013, Vol 40, Issue 2
Abstract
Some drugs have been known to damage to esophagus for a long time. Half of the cases reported are of tetracycline and its derivatives. The damage caused by these drugs is depends on the drug itself and the patient. In this paper we present 5 patients having diagnosed esophageal damage endoscopically after due to doxycyclin use. The mean age of the patients was 26 years. Three of them for acne and 2 for heir complaints gynecological infection were taking these drugs. Lesions were located at the middle in 4 cases and lover part in 1 patient. The common complaint was retrosternal pain and heartburn after taking the drug with insufficient water or without water. All the patients were relieved by symtomatic teratment. Esophageal damage is to be remembered in patients complaning sudden pain and difficult swallowing on doxycyclin treatment and endoscopic procedure should be employed for definition of diagnosis and evaluation of the severity of the damage. After treatment, endoscopic control is not necessary. Physicians must not forget to advice the patients to take these drugs with splendid amount of water. Key words: Doxycycline, esophagus damage, endoscopy
Authors and Affiliations
İsmail Demiryılmaz, İsmayil Yılmaz, Kemal Peker, Atalay Şahin, Nurdan Sekban
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP141075
- DOI 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2013.02.0270
- Views 121
- Downloads 0
Orofarengeal kanamanın nadir bir sebebi: Dil kökü yerleşimli Kaposi sarkomu
Kaposi Sarkomu, sıklıkla immün yetmezlikli hastalarda, vasküler endotelin ve bağ dokusunun proliferasyonu şeklinde gözüken, yavaş seyirli nadir bir malignitedir. En sık görünümü cilt lezyonları olsa da, atipik lokasyonl...
Increased mean platelet volume in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Objective: Platelet functions have important roles in the development of vascular complications in diabetic patients. Platelets with increased volume have increased activity compared to smaller ones; therefore, mean p...
Our experience on brachial plexus blockade in upper extremity surgery
Objective: Peripheral nerve blocks are usually used either alone or along with general anesthesia for postoperative analgesia. We also aimed to present the results and experiences. Materials and methods: This retrosp...
The evaluation of comorbid diseases in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Objective: To evaluate comorbid diseases and existing rates of their in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods: Totally 70 patients with AS, 70 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 70 healthy con...
Magnetic resonance imaging findings of primary hepatic lymphoma
Primary hepatic lymphoma is a very rare entity and accounts for less than 1% of all extranodal lymphomas. A higher incidence is seen in patients that are immunocompromised, such as transplant recipients and patients w...