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Transient ischaemic colitis following an aeroplane flight: two case reports and review of the literature
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- Published on: 18 April 2016
- Published on: 18 April 2016Transient ischaemic colitis due to reserpineShow More
Dear Editor
I read with interest the article by Butcher et al. [1] regarding transient ischaemic colitis following aeroplane flight. In this article among other predisposing factors leading to ischaemic colitis drugs are also mentioned and cocaine is given as an example.I think that reserpine, a rauwolfia alkaloid is another drug which can cause ischaemic colitis.
A 74 year old female patient was h...
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