Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A Rare Cause of Colonic Mass

Ahmed Baiomi; Hafsa Abbas; Shehriyar Mehershahi; Myrta Daniel

doi:10.1159/000511748

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: A Rare Cause of Colonic Mass

Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Mar 18;15(1):395-399. doi: 10.1159/000511748. eCollection 2021 Jan-Apr.

Authors

Ahmed Baiomi^{1

2}, Hafsa Abbas^{1

2}, Shehriyar Mehershahi^{1

2}, Myrta Daniel^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, New York, USA.
² Division of Gastroenterology, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, New York, USA.

Abstract

NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are one of the most used medications worldwide. Every day they are used by more than 30 million Americans. Here, we report a rare and interesting case of a 63-year-old woman with a history of NSAID use who presented to our emergency room with lower abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen with intravenous contrast revealed focal mucosal thickening in the cecum which was highly suspicious for colonic malignancy. She had a colonoscopy which showed two masses and ulcers in the right colon, pathology was negative for malignancy and showed inflammation consistent with NSAID colopathy.

Keywords: Abdominal mass; Adverse effects of NSAID; Colon mass; NSAID; NSAID colopathy.

Publication types

Case Reports