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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec 14;30(2):153-155.
doi: 10.1159/000521195. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Sodium-Polystyrene Sulfonate-Induced Colitis

Francisco Souza Dos Santos  1 , Gabriel Peixoto Aver  1 , Thais Vieira Paim  1 , Floriano Riva  2 , Eduardo Brambilla  3   4 , Jonathan Soldera  3   5
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Case Reports

Sodium-Polystyrene Sulfonate-Induced Colitis

Francisco Souza Dos Santos et al. GE Port J Gastroenterol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Colitis; Diarrhea; Sodium polystyrene sulfonate.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Sigmoid colon, colonoscopy. Colitis: edema, enanthema, and mucosal erosion.
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Fig. 2
Sigmoid colon, biopsy. a Mucosal injury with intraepithelial neutrophils (HE ×200). b Polystyrene crystals displaying a fish-scale appearance (HE ×600).
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