A Dominant Alarm Symptom in Eldery Patient with Gastroduodenitis Erosive NSAID

Authors

  • Yudi Agung Wibisono
  • Harijono Achmad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24871/63200586-87

Abstract

Alarm symptoms for dyspepsia, such as anemia, evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding, weight loss, dysphagia, odynophagia and new onset at age > 50 years are associated with an increase risk of cancer. Most guidelines for the management of dyspepsia emphasize that patients with alarm symptoms should undergo aggressive evaluation including endoscopy. We reported a case of 65 years old female with several alarm symptoms that suggesting of malignancy, but endoscopy finding revealed gastroduodenitis erosive NSAID due to the pain killer herbal medicine use.  
Keywords: melena, alarm symptoms, cancer, gastroduodenitis, NSAID
VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3, December 2005

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2005-01-12

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Wibisono, Y. A., & Achmad, H. (2005). A Dominant Alarm Symptom in Eldery Patient with Gastroduodenitis Erosive NSAID. The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy, 6(3), 86–87. https://doi.org/10.24871/63200586-87

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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 3, December 2005

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Case Reports

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