TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute colitis caused by caustic products
AU - Da Fonseca, Jorge
AU - Brito, Maria José
AU - Freitas, João
AU - Leal, Cunha
PY - 1998/12
Y1 - 1998/12
N2 - We report two cases of acute proctocolitis caused by rectal application of caustic products of domestic use. One 61-yr-old woman applied an ammonia solution enema; the other patient, a 63-yr-old woman, accidentally applied an enema containing lye. Both patients presented with intense anal pain, but the first patient also had abdominal pain with guarding, hematochezia, and leucocytosis. An acute proctocolitis was found at sigmoidoscopy in both patients. Only conservative and symptomatic measures were prescribed in both cases, and a clinical and endoscopic recovery was seen. In spite of persistent fibrosis in the lamina propria, no signs of stenosis were found.
AB - We report two cases of acute proctocolitis caused by rectal application of caustic products of domestic use. One 61-yr-old woman applied an ammonia solution enema; the other patient, a 63-yr-old woman, accidentally applied an enema containing lye. Both patients presented with intense anal pain, but the first patient also had abdominal pain with guarding, hematochezia, and leucocytosis. An acute proctocolitis was found at sigmoidoscopy in both patients. Only conservative and symptomatic measures were prescribed in both cases, and a clinical and endoscopic recovery was seen. In spite of persistent fibrosis in the lamina propria, no signs of stenosis were found.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9270(98)00616-9
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9270(98)00616-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 9860441
AN - SCOPUS:0032430414
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 93
SP - 2601
EP - 2602
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 12
ER -