A Magnesium Oxide Bezoar

Overview

Journal Intern Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2018 Jun 8

PMID 29877289

Citations 2

Authors

Masaya Iwamuro

Shunsuke Saito

Masao Yoshioka

Haruo Urata

Kumiko Ueda

Kazuhide Yamamoto

Hiroyuki Okada

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Abstract

A 75-year-old Japanese woman presented with nausea and appetite loss. Computed tomography showed a radiopaque substance in the stomach. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed bezoars in the stomach, which were endoscopically retrieved. The bezoars were mainly composed of magnesium and oxide. Although bezoar formation associated with magnesium oxide consumption is infrequently encountered, the present case indicates that pharmacobezoar should be considered among the differential diagnoses in patients who demonstrate a radiopaque mass in the digestive tract and have a history of magnesium oxide use.

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