Treatment of refractory ulcerative oesophagitis with omeprazole

A 7 year old boy with ulcerative oesophagitis failed to respond to a two month course of intensive medical treatment using H2 receptor antagonist treatment in combination with domperidone and sucralfate. He demonstrated complete resolution using omeprazole 10 mg once a day for eight weeks.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 1992-05, Vol.67 (5), p.641-642
Main Authors: Dalzell, A M, Searle, J W, Patrick, M K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Digestive system
Esophagitis, Peptic - drug therapy
Esophagitis, Peptic - pathology
Esophagoscopy
Esophagus - pathology
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Male
Medical sciences
Omeprazole - therapeutic use
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A 7 year old boy with ulcerative oesophagitis failed to respond to a two month course of intensive medical treatment using H2 receptor antagonist treatment in combination with domperidone and sucralfate. He demonstrated complete resolution using omeprazole 10 mg once a day for eight weeks.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.67.5.641