Ischaemic colitis associated with psychotropic drugs

1 August 1984

journal article
case report
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal

Vol. 60 (706) , 564-565
https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.60.706.564

Abstract

Summary: Two cases of patients with ischaemic colitis requiring operative treatment are presented. Both had received a commonly used psychotropic drug in large dosage before the acute episode. Evidence is produced which may link the drugs used with the condition of ischaemic colitis.

Keywords

TREATMENT
DRUGS USED
COLITIS ASSOCIATED
LARGE DOSAGE
ACUTE EPISODE
REQUIRING OPERATIVE
USED PSYCHOTROPIC
DRUGS SUMMARY

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