Does metronidazole cure cap polyposis by its antiinflammatory actions instead of by its antibiotic action? A case study

Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Jul;47(7):1465-8. doi: 10.1023/a:1015890329492.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Colon / pathology
  • Colonic Polyps / diagnosis
  • Colonic Polyps / drug therapy*
  • Colonic Polyps / pathology
  • Colonoscopy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Metronidazole / pharmacology*
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Ofloxacin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Metronidazole
  • Ofloxacin