[Gastrointestinal damage in osteoarthritis patients]. / Lesão gastroduodenal assintomática em portadores de osteoartrose.
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo
; 52(2): 47-50, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
Seventy-seven patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the hip and/or knee, with clinical indication for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were studied. However, no patient was submitted to any anti-inflammatory medication seven days, prior the beginning of the study and did not complain of any gastrointestinal disease. Shortly before starting the anti-inflammatory drug therapy all patients were submitted to gastroduodenal endoscopy. This diagnostic procedure revealed that 54.6% of the patients presented at least one gastroduodenal damage, 22.1%, hyperemia, 3.9%, petechias, 23.4%, erosions and 5.2%, peptic ulcers. There results permitted to conclude that to identify and/or exclude damage of the gastrointestinal tract, data obtained in the anamnese are not sufficient. For these patients the endoscopic examination is a need. Anti-inflammatory therapy must be careful associated with dietetic orientation and the prescription of drugs to protect the gastrointestinal mucosa.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Osteoartritis
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Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos
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Mucosa Gástrica
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Enfermedades Gastrointestinales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo
Año:
1997
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Article