• Am J Emerg Med · Jun 2014

    Case Reports

    Gluteraldehyde-induced colitis: a rare cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

    • Vui Heng Chong, Muhamad Zulkhairi Mohamad, and Kai Shing Koh.
    • Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan BA 1710, Brunei Darussalam.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Jun 1;32(6):685.e1-2.

    AbstractGluteraldehyde is an effective and widely used disinfectant. Despite the large volume of endoscopic procedures carried out, gluteraldehyde-induced colitis is rare. It typically presents with acute onset of lower abdominal pain, fever, and bloody stool, within hours to up to 2 days of endoscopy. Even though a self-limiting condition, it is important for front line clinicians to be aware of this entity as procedure related complications is of major concern to patients and healthcare providers.

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