Duodenal Ulcer in Osteoarthritis Patient Using Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs

I Gede Komang Aditya Permana

Abstract: 68-year-old female Javanese tribe comes with a major complaint of melena and pain in the epigastric area. Patients often consume nsaid as a pain reliever on their knees, because patients have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. The patient came pale and weak, on the laboratory examination patients get a severe anemia. Esofagogastroduodenoscopy then performed on this patient and obtained a picture of ulcers on the duodenum. Transfusions and Proton Pump Inhibitor medication are administered to treat the patient's condition, NSAID medications are temporarily not given.

Keywords: duodenal ulcer, nsaid, osteoarthritis