Hydroxyurea associated ileocecal valve ulcer: Evidence for causality

• Main Authors: Jayaraman, Thevaraajan, Rajaram, Ruveena Bhavani, Gan, Gin Gin, Hilmi, Ida Normiha
• Format: Article
• Published: Korean Assoc Study Intestinal Diseases 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35695/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85118650411&doi=10.5217%2fir.2020.00099&partnerID=40&md5=e06a1f976fcd04dbe13495e5f7830024
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Hydroxyurea is an antimetabolite drug that is commonly used in many hematological disorders. Ulcer formation in the gastrointestinal tract is a rare phenomenon associated with this drug. We report a case of a 73-year-old woman who was found to have an isolated ileocecal valve ulcer while on hydroxyu...