A Case of Oral-contraceptive Related Ischemic Colitis in Young Woman.
- Author:
Choon Sik SEON
1
;
Young Sook PARK
;
Se Hwan PARK
;
Sang Ryol RYU
;
Yun Ju JO
;
Seong Hwan KIM
;
Byoung Kwan SON
;
Sang Bong AHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Ischemic colitis; Oral contraceptives
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Colitis, Ischemic; Contraceptives, Oral; Estrogens; Female; Humans; Hypovolemia
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2011;44(2):129-132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Ischemic colitis is generally considered a disease of the elderly. The causes of ischemic colitis include low-flow states due to cardiac dysfunction or hypovolemia and certain medications including estrogen. Here we report a case of ischemic colitis in a 26-year-old woman. She had no specific medical history except taking oral-contraceptives for a long time. The mechanism of estrogen-induced ischemic colitis is not clearly understood. But we recommend that oral-contraceptives should be considered as a cause of ischemic colitis in young women.
