Clinical Endoscopy  2011;44(2):129-132

doi:10.5946/ce.2011.44.2.129

A Case of Oral-contraceptive Related Ischemic Colitis in Young Woman.

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

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Keywords

Ischemic colitis; Oral contraceptives

Country

Republic 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.