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Case Reports
. 1975 Apr;51(594):246-9.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.51.594.246.

Self-induced colitis

J S Byrne, M W Carney, D S Harry, F I Lee
Case Reports

Self-induced colitis

J S Byrne et al. Postgrad Med J. 1975 Apr.

Abstract

The case is reported of a young ex-nurse with severe inflammation in the distal colon, extending 15 cm proximally from the anus, due to the self-instillation of a noxious substance, namely, caustic soda. She escaped detection over a period of months. The result was extensive inflammatory change in the terminal 15 cm of the large bowel, with gross macroscopic, histological and radiological abnormalities.

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    1. Lancet. 1951 Feb 10;1(6650):339-41 - PubMed

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