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Unexpected outcome (positive or negative) including adverse drug reactions
Fluoxetine-induced pill oesophagitis
  1. Abdul Majid Wani1,
  2. Abdul Gaffar Shiekh2,
  3. Waleed M Hussain3,
  4. Wail Al Miamini4,
  5. Amer M Khoujah5,
  6. Najah R Zayyani6
  1. 1Department of Medicine, Bahrain Specialist Hospital, Manama, Bahrain
  2. 2Royal Bahrain Hospital, Manama, Bahrain
  3. 3Department of Medicine, Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  4. 4Department of Anesthesia, Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  5. 5Department of Pediatrics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
  6. 6Department of Gastroenterology, Bahrain Specialist Hospital, Manama, Bahrain
  1. Correspondence to Abdul Majid Wani, dr_wani_majid{at}yahoo.co.in

Summary

Pill-induced oesophagitis is well reported in people of all ages (range 3–98 years), with females outnumbering males by 1.5:1. Antibiotic pills, cardiac pills and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and alendronate are the most common culprits. We report a case of fluoxetine-induced pill oesophagitis in a young adult without any underlying pathological abnormalities of the oesophagus.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2010.3333

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    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.