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J Clin Gastroenterol
July 2004
Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Marmara University Institute of Gastroenterology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: Tetracyclines may cause esophageal injury.
Goals: The aims of this study are to describe 2 distinct clinical patterns of esophageal injury induced by tetracycline or its derivate doxycycline and to compare these patterns with respect to demographic, endoscopic, and clinical characteristics of the patients.
Study: Forty-eight patients with the diagnosis of doxycycline- or tetracycline-induced esophageal injury by endoscopy were analyzed retrospectively.
Gastrointest Endosc
August 2003
Department of Anatomic Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073-6769, USA.
J Pediatr
January 1992
Department of Pediatrics, Newton Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts.
Ulcerative esophagitis may be caused by corrosive agents and by commonly prescribed medications. We report severe esophagitis in five adolescents after ingestion of tetracycline preparations with minimal water immediately before going to bed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Assoc Thai
October 1991
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
Ten cases of tetracycline derivatives related drug induced esophageal ulceration were described. Five cases were due to minocycline and another five were due to doxycycline. Recumbent posture after drug ingestion was one of the predisposing factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWest Indian Med J
June 1990
Department of Medicine, U.W.I., Jamaica.
Medication-induced oesophagitis is an unusual cause of oesophageal damage. A patient is presented who developed sudden onset of odynophagia and dysphagia while taking tetracycline. Endoscopy revealed proximal oesophagitis which was confirmed histologically.
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