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Article: Lansoprazole: Collagenous colitis: case report
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- Reactions Weekly
- Article date:
- October 25, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Wolters Kluwer Health Adis International Oct 25, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A 56-year-old man developed collagenous colitis during treatment with oral lansoprazole [duration of treatment before reaction not clearly stated].
The man had been treated with lansoprazole for gastrooesophageal reflux for 4 months; initially lansoprazole was started at a dosage of 40 mg/day then was subsequently increased to 40mg twice daily. About 4 months after the dose was increased, he presented with a 4-week history of watery diarrhoea; prior to presentation, colonoscopy findings were only significant for two polyps. He experienced 8 to 10 episodes each day with abdominal pain and mild rectal bleeding. He underwent colonoscopy with biopsies after ...