A Case of Oral-contraceptive Related Ischemic Colitis in Young Woman
Seon, C.S.; Park, Y.S.; Park, S.H.; Ryu, S.R.; Jo, Y.J.; Kim, S.H.; Son, B.K.; Ahn, S.B.
Clinical Endoscopy 44(2): 129-132
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 2234-2443 PMID: 22741124 Document Number: 552512
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.