Esophagitis associated with the use of alendronate. Report of two cases;Esofagite da alendronato. Descrizione di due casi

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 223-225

  Girelli, Carlo Maria ^a,b   Reguzzoni, Giorgio ^a   Rocca, Francesco ^a  

^a UO Medicina I   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Alendronate; Esophagitis; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; EROSION; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ALENDRONATE; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OMEPRAZOLE; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; SUCRALFATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030835352     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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