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It is difficult to heal ulcers during continuous administration of nonsteroidal autiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We retrospectively studied 136 rheumatoid arthritis patients who were taking NSAIDs at least 3 months, and who could be followed within 12 weeks of being diagnosed with an ulcer using endoscopy. Among patients who had ulcers in the antrum (A region), healing rates were 46.7% (21/45), 46.7% (21/45), and 73.3% (11/15) in the famotidine (F) group, lansoprazole (L) group, and misoprostol (MP) group, respectively; the rate was higher in the MP group than in the F and L groups. On the other hand, for ulcers in the body (M region) there were no differences among the groups; healing rates were 94.1% (16/17), 86.7% (13/15), and 100% (1/1), respectively. To study the background regarding A region ulcers and cardia/body (C/M) region ulcers, we studied acid output and Helicobacterpylori (HP)-positive rates. There were no differences in acid output between the two groups. In the NSAID group, the HP-positive rate was significantly lower among A region ulcers (48.3%) than in C/M region ulcers (100%). A large-scale, multicenter study that also considers the role of HP is needed to establish the best treatment of NSAIDS-induced ulcers.
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Mizokami, Y. et al. (2001). Effect of Antiulcer Drugs for Treatment of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug-Induced Ulcers. In: Asakura, H., Aoyagi, Y., Nakazawa, S. (eds) Trends in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67895-3_40
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