Glutaraldehyde colitis: a rare cause of bleeding per rectum

Adli METUSSIN and Vui Heng CHONG

Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

ABSTRACT

Endoscopy is a common procedure and is associated with risk, albeit very small, of cross infection. Adherence to recommendation of disinfection requires to be followed at all time. The chemical disinfectant used; in particular gluteraldehye which widely used is associated with complications. We report the case of glutaraldehyde colitis in a man who had undergone colonoscopy for screening purposes. Although a self-limiting condition, clinicians need to be aware and be alert to this differential diagnosis especially when colitis follows a recent normal colonoscopy study

Keywords: Colonoscopy, complication, colitis, disinfectant colitis

Correspondence author: Vui Heng CHONG

Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan BA 1710, Brunei Darussalam.

Tel: +673 2242424 Ext 5233, Fax: +673 2242690

E mail: chongvuih@yahoo.co.uk

Brunei Int Med J. 2014; 10 (3): 165-168