A Small Bowel Ulcer due to Clopidogrel with Cytomegalovirus Enteritis Diagnosed by Capsule and Double-Balloon Endoscopy

A Small Bowel Ulcer due to Clopidogrel with Cytomegalovirus Enteritis Diagnosed by Capsule and Double-Balloon Endoscopy

We report the first case of small bowel ulcers due to clopidogrel in a 74-year-old man. He presented with diarrhea and melena after having been taking low-dose aspirin (LDA) and clopidogrel. There was no evidence of bleeding in the stomach, duodenum, or colon. Capsule endoscopy showed multiple ulcer...

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Main Authors: Masahide Ebi, Satoshi Inoue, Tomoya Sugiyama, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Kazunori Adachi, Takashi Yoshimine, Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Tamura, Shinya Izawa, Yasutaka Hijikata, Yasushi Funaki, Naotaka Ogasawara, Makoto Sasaki, Kunio Kasugai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-06-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Cytomegalovirus
Small bowel ulcer
Clopidogrel
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/490096

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