Probable ishemic colitis caused by pseudoephedrine with tramadol as a possible contributing factor

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2068-2070

  Traino, Amelia A ^a   Buckley, Nick A ^b   Bassett, Mark L ^b,c,d,e  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Canberra Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^e CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decongestant; Ischemic colitis; Pseudoephedrine; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; TRAMADOL; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; EPHEDRINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; CONSTIPATION; ENTEROPATHY; GASTROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SELF MEDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG INTERACTION; MIDDLE AGED;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COLITIS, ISCHEMIC; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EPHEDRINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TRAMADOL;

EID: 12844269211     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1E011     Document Type: Article

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